If you look closely at these two fields, you will find that they have begun to develop independently of each other. Although digital currency is technically inseparable from the blockchain, the blockchain technology is not limited to digital currency, and it has been favored by various technology companies in terms of product traceability, data transparency and distributed knowledge. So you said that the central bank's entry into digital currency will have any impact on the blockchain industry, but it will not change much. At present, Ant Financial behind Alipay is the enterprise with the largest number of blockchain patents in the world, but it doesn't see too much overlap with digital currency.
One of the most beneficial is the domestic currency circle. In 20 17, China banned digital currency and related fund-raising activities, which was also quite negative in the eyes of ordinary people. The central bank's initiative to explore cryptocurrencies is actually an endorsement of digital currency's core ideas. With this incentive, domestic enterprises will actively enter this industry and inject fresh blood into this industry, which is the most important.
Regarding this matter, you can look at the reports of blockchain media, such as Jin Caijing, Coin Easy to Know, and Chain News.