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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    5 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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        5 months ago

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

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          5 months ago

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