Veserr@sh.itjust.works to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month agoFarage trying to block ‘Britcoin’ plans that could be costly for billionaire donorwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
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minus-squarematt1126@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoOr you could have a publicly owned payment scheme that uses regular money, see debit cards in France (and Germany?) Or the mobile payment options in Sweden and Norway (and also Denmark maybe?) You don’t need crypto to fulfill the same function as Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, etc.
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minus-squarematt1126@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoOnly saw this now, so apologies for a delayed reply; I don’t understand what you mean, they only mentioned a new digital currency; I made a point that you don’t need a separate digital currency, what other reasons are you referring to?
Or you could have a publicly owned payment scheme that uses regular money, see debit cards in France (and Germany?)
Or the mobile payment options in Sweden and Norway (and also Denmark maybe?)
You don’t need crypto to fulfill the same function as Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, etc.
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Only saw this now, so apologies for a delayed reply; I don’t understand what you mean, they only mentioned a new digital currency; I made a point that you don’t need a separate digital currency, what other reasons are you referring to?
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