> I get that they're thinking about launching their own digital currency, and might just want to be rid of potential competitors A state wanting to continue to

> I get that they're thinking about launching their own digital currency, and might just want to be rid of potential competitors A state wanting to continue to control currency, taxation etc seems like a fairly predictable and compelling reason though. It would be interesting if that's not the reason, but I don't think that we need to search hard for one.