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Australia is investigating a digital currency, or e-dollar, but its benefits seem slight and the risks to privacy large

Written by Nafis Alam, Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University

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We 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.

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