CONSEQUENCES OF DIGITAL CASH What are the economic consequences of digital cash? What are its implications from the view of economics? In recent years, several proposals for electronic cash have appeared in cyberspace. In several cases, forms of digital cash are already in use. The economic consequences of these transactions have not yet been fully examined. To some observers, one important economic consequence of electronic cash is the free issue of private currency by commercial …showed first 75 words of 5312 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5312 total…of the Internet may be regulated by those who best know cyberspace, the netizens, technicians, and agents of this borderless place, in the form of new and responsive digital bureaucracy. The economic consequences of the large-scale use of digital cash clearly indicate that some form of control will occur. Only time will tell if the history of virtual commerce will be peaceful, successful, and tightly coupled with current operational features of the international financial community.