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Conspiracy theory: it's actually the Deutsche Bundesbank's last-ditch effort to get people to stop using cash, already (Germany is very, very cash-centric relat
by rsynnott 2y ago
Conspiracy theory: it's actually the Deutsche Bundesbank's last-ditch effort to get people to stop using cash, already (Germany is very, very cash-centric relative to most of Europe).
More seriously, though, the Bloomberg article someone linked here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42998489 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42998489 is worth reading; in particular, states who've brought in countermeasures are seeing less of this.
- beardyw 2y ago> Germany is very, very cash-centric relative to most of Europe Thank you. That was my recollection from many years ago, so this comes as no surprise.