Australia is investigating a digital currency, or e-dollar, but its benefits seem slight and the risks to privacy large
- Written by The Conversation
ShutterstockWe are used to thinking of money as notes and coins, the kind most of us hold in our wallets. But most money – in Australia it’s 96.3% – is digital, held by financial institutions and moved around via bank transfers, debit cards and credit cards.
Late last year Treasurer Josh Frydenberg promised to consult about...














