Honestly, I'd not trust such a source. Any similar update article on Coindesk or some other trustable source?
Correct, we really need to learn to read between the lines as a lot of crypto related websites will just post anything about crypto without any verification, all they wanted is for people to click it for ad revenues.
So I didn't read the news but for me, it doesn't make sense for a country to create their own crypto backup currency, I mean what would be the advantage for them? To put (high) taxes? What countries should do is to regulate and adopt crypto or even take advantage of Blockchain technology.