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I understand many people here, and in the world, don't like cash anymore. But there are many others, like me, that still think that physical money gives them a better feeling of their spending. So in my eyes Kong is a really nice take on the cash technology, not to mention it's beautifully executed.


So why not just use regular cash?


Unverifiable compared to simply checking an NFC


Because "regular cash" requires trust and that trust has been routinely violated by various governments of the world so I would rather have trustless currency instead.

I trust math, science and verified algorithms rather than people or governments.


No amount of math, science, and verified algorithms are going to make someone else value your digital currency... you are still having to trust other people to maintain a somewhat stable value of the asset.

Since this is always going to be true, I am probably going to go with the best bets based on track record... I will use the currencies that have held pretty consistent value over the last 100 years.


I think the big point to get here is that having digital crypto vs physical crypto is not mutually exclusive.




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