The launch of the digital euro could give every European a free, universal payment account. But this grand vision is at risk of being curtailed by a well-coordinated lobbying campaign of the banking industry. Banks want to make sure you will keep needing them – and they have EU officials’ ears.

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    9 months ago

    Just cut every method of digital money in general. I want just cash everywhere.

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        9 months ago

        Ah yes of course! Let everyone track what you do.

        Man if it was allowed i would pay with gold.

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          9 months ago

          You can go back to the stone age, but I embrace the digital age. Privacy is an issue that can be fixed through policy if need be.

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            9 months ago

            It can’t, digital things always leave traces even with no log policies. Otherwise you couldn’t keep track of who has what.

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                9 months ago

                Leaves traces like everything else, is extremely energy intensive and you can’t use it for most things.

                So in short, get all the downsides of bitcoin and make climate change even worse…

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          9 months ago

          Let everyone carry around large amounts of cash on a regular basis, there is no way that could be exploited by criminals. Or even better, valuable metals like gold so the stolen money is not even traceable as being stolen.

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              9 months ago

              Virtually every scam used today was first invented back when cash was the only form of payment.

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                9 months ago

                And yet its not robbery with force… My point wasn’t that it solves scams at all.

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        9 months ago

        Ok, they have more material worth than currency worth… Just melt them and sell it.