[Cryptography] Two articles on what is and isn't money

[John Levine]

NY Times: Cash Might Be King, but They Don't Care

As restaurants in New York stop accepting cash, they are surprised how
few people care, or even notice.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/nyregion/no-cash-money-cashless-credit-debit-card.html

FT: Israeli regulator becomes latest to crack down on bitcoin

Israel bars bitcoin trading companies from Tel Aviv stock exchange
because "Nobody knows what stands behind this."  On the other hand,
they're considering a digital shekel for mobile payments.

http://click.notice.ft.com/f/a/Z3B0L0Bul4__oT5GvASd6g~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRcJTWpP0RaaHR0cHM6Ly9naWZ0YXJ0aWNsZS5mdC5jb20vZ2lmdGFydGljbGUvYWN0aW9ucy9yZWRlZW0vMTI5Yjk0MDgtOWFiNi00OGFjLWE4NTgtYmFlMTIyZDNkNzcxVwhmaW50aW1lc1gEAAAAAEIKAAGpsEJam7gDKA~~

R's,
John