US Treasury Approves President Trump’s Plan To Phase Out All Paper Money in Favor of Crypto, Gold Coins

https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/economy/us-treasury-approves-president-trumps-plan-to-phase-out-paper-money/

I'm only 95% sure this is an April Fools joke. I honestly believe he wants to do something like this.

The implications for privacy are staggering, so I figured posting it here would be okay even though I think it's not real.

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lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 144d (1 reply)

Holy out of touch "joke", jesus fucking christ.

BillyGruff82@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 144d

Yeah, I just about flipped my shit with that title.

AntiBullyRanger@ani.social · 0 pts · 144d (1 reply)

Hasn't been the first time.

MasterBlaster@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 127d

Well, China basically implemented the cashless regime years ago, if memory serves.