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A Cashless, High-Value, Anonymous Currency: How?

Posted by Soulskill on from the this-must-be-the-mysterious-step-2 dept.

jfruh writes "The cashless future is one of those concepts that always seems to be just around the corner, but never quite gets here. There's been a lot of hype around Sweden going almost cashless, but most transactions there use easily traceable credit and debit cards. Bitcoin offers anonymity, but isn't backed by any government and has seen high-profile hacks and collapses in value. Could an experiment called MintChip brewing in Canada finally take us to cashless nirvana?"

3 of 400 comments (clear)

  1. Bitcoin hacked? Um no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Theft, yes. Bitcoin itself ever hacked, no.

  2. Re:Gold pressed Latinum. by gmuslera · · Score: 5, Informative

    The main problem with anonymous currency is that is being pressed to be outlawed all around the world. The second problem, of course, is people.

  3. No by Rix · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you don't check to see that the transfer has been confirmed, sure, but that's no different than putting a bill on the counter and then snatching it away. It's not a hack, and you can't do it to someone that doesn't allow you to.