Digital identity systems promise a way out of the coronavirus slump. But as they have major implications for money systems, politics and democracy, getting them wrong could have disastrous repercussions. […]
Author: Paul Amery
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Payments are about politics
You can’t give it away
China digital cash launch threatens US control
The users are in charge
Fixing crypto’s broken market structure
At the sharp end
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