Uh yeah, wait a minute, 1985 calling.
Uh yeah, wait a minute, 1985 calling.
Yeah, we have that. Its called "cash".
Just say NO to CBDC.
From the post:
>Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia are rolling out offline card payment systems to provide a back-up if internet connections are lost, including due to sabotage, Bank of Finland board member Tuomas Valimaki said on Wednesday. The plans come after the Baltic Sea region has suffered several instances of unexplained damage to critical undersea infrastructure in recent years, and as Western intelligence services have accused Russia of committing various acts of sabotage - a charge the Kremlin rejects.
Yeah, we have that. Its called "cash".
**Just say NO to CBDC.**
Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/nordics-estonia-plan-offline-card-payment-back-up-if-internet-cut-2025-05-07/
From the post:
>>Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia are rolling out offline card payment systems to provide a back-up if internet connections are lost, including due to sabotage, Bank of Finland board member Tuomas Valimaki said on Wednesday.
The plans come after the Baltic Sea region has suffered several instances of unexplained damage to critical undersea infrastructure in recent years, and as Western intelligence services have accused Russia of committing various acts of sabotage - a charge the Kremlin rejects.
As if Estonia is not Nordic?
As if Estonia is not Nordic?
Does it even have money?
Does it even have money?
It seems to be the most prosperous of the post-soviet states with the likely exception of Russia, as it is quite a digitally advanced nation, much like it's big brother Finland. Skype was invented in Estonia.
It seems to be the most prosperous of the post-soviet states with the likely exception of Russia, as it is quite a digitally advanced nation, much like it's big brother Finland. Skype was invented in Estonia.
TIL.
TIL.