In Search of Genuine DigiCash
Jim Miller
jim at bilbo.suite.com
Fri Aug 19 13:38:01 PDT 1994
A few days ago I asked:
> Can a case be made that anonymous digicash is less risky
> (to a bank) than NON-anonymous digicash?
There were no takers. Therefore, I'll ask different questions:
Would a Chaum-style anonymous digital cash service be more profitable to a
bank than a NON-anonymous digital cash service?
Are the costs involved in offering and supporting anonymous digital cash
more, or less, than the costs associated with NON-anonymous digital cash?
In other words, why might a bank chose to offer/support anonymous digital
cash over NON-anonymous digital cash?
If a "bank-centric" case for anonymous digital case over NON-anonymous
digital cash can't be made, then there's little chance we'll see anonymous
digital cash any time soon.
Jim_Miller at suite.com
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