I was unable to connect to the listed URL, but I rather suspect this is not a form of "e-cash" that is of much interest or use to Cypherpunks.
The URL was missing a ':' after the http, otherwise worked fine for me.
No mention of "untraceable" or "anonymous" or "Chaum." And no mention of "Digicash," except in your (Wayne's) introduction; Digicash is, rightly or wrongly, a trademark of the company with the same name.
I suspect there are slight differences, but will need to confirm, between Advance's mint protocol and MT. If I understand correctly, they use a somewhat different customer authentication procedure (PIN). Even so, it should have all the same anonymity features (or lack thereof) of MT ecash. It isn't clear to me, from their lengthy regulation list, whether a non-Australian can open an account. Several items of interest. 1. No Mac support. This is an opportunity for a non-Digicash purse. 2. Fee schedule. Advance plans to charge a 0.5% discount to funds entering the mint, like traveller's checks. Either banking competition must be different in Australia or they know something I don't. This would probably not fly in the US under current competitive conditions. --Steve PGP mail preferred Fingerprint: FE 90 1A 95 9D EA 8D 61 81 2E CC A9 A4 4A FB A9 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Schear | tel: (702) 658-2654 CEO | fax: (702) 658-2673 First ECache Corporation | 7075 West Gowan Road | Suite 2148 | Las Vegas, NV 89129 | Internet: azur@netcom.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- I know not what instruments others may use, but as for me, give me Ecache or give me debt. SHOW ME THE DIGITS!