Nordics are walking back the cashless society initiative because their centralized implementation of the conc…

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@vitalik (Vitalik Buterin)

Nordics are walking back the cashless society initiative because their centralized implementation of the concept is too fragile. Cash turns out necessary as a backup. Ethereum needs to be resilient enough, and private enough, to be able to credibly play this kind of role. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/16/sweden-cash-digital-payments-electronic-banking-security