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Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--and the Coming Cashless Society
Da Capo Press
February 2012
On Sale: February 14, 2012
240 pages
ISBN: 0306818833
EAN: 9780306818837
Kindle: B006YTPR2W
Hardcover / e-Book
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For ages, money has meant little metal disks and rectangular slips of paper. Yet the usefulness of physical moneyβto say nothing of its valueβis coming under fire as never before. Intrigued by the distinct possibility that cash will soon disappear, author and Wired contributing editor David Wolman sets out to investigate the future of moneyβ¦and how it will affect your wallet. Wolman begins his journey by deciding to shun cash for an entire yearβa surprisingly successful experiment (with a couple of notable exceptions). He then ventures forth to find people and technologies that illuminate the road ahead. In Honolulu, he drinks Mai Tais with Bernard von NotHaus, a convicted counterfeiter and alternative-currency evangelist whom government prosecutors have labeled a domestic terrorist. In Tokyo, he sneaks a peek at the latest anti-counterfeiting wizardry, while puzzling over the fact that banknote forgers depend on society's addiction to cash. In a downtrodden Oregon town, he mingles with obsessive coin collectorsβthe people who are supposed to love cash the most, yet don't. And in rural Georgia, he examines why some people feel the end of cash is Armageddonβs warm-up act. After stops at the Digital Money Forum in London and Icelandβs central bank, Wolman flies to Delhi, where he sees first-hand how cash penalizes the poor more than anyoneβand how mobile technologies promise to change that. Told with verve and wit, The End of Money explores an aspect of our daily lives so fundamental that we rarely stop to think about it. Youβll never look at a dollar bill the same again.
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