https://www.coindesk.com/central-bank-of-uruguays-president-announces-digital-currency-pilot-program/

I read about this here as well. It seems like a lot of it is up in the air for now; we don't have much information about the whole thing. However, this whole project would probably end up boosting the effect of cryptocurrencies on the marketplace. We may see a crypto that rises above bitcoin if something has enough traction and bitcoin drops low enough.