Is the QFS going to ban cash to try and limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus?
"Your account on the QFS can only be accessed with your DNA.
All funds under the QFS will be digital.
This must be done in order to introduce a cashless society"
https://bloggitoutloud.wordpress.com/2018/10/22/qfs-quantum-financial-system/
"The transition to a cashless society seems to be gaining momentum because of the pandemic. But will the latter rid us of paper money for good?"
https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/comarch/covid-19-the-viral-spread-of-cashless-society.html
"The coronavirus pandemic sparked many changes throughout society: like mask-wearing, social distancing, and cashless purchases."
https://local21news.com/news/local/concerns-over-more-stores-going-cashless-causes-barrier-and-equity-issues
"More than a third of shoppers have been blocked from paying with cash since the start of the Covid crisis, prompting calls for urgent action to protect the millions who rely on the UK’s “critically endangered” cash network."
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/19/uk-shoppers-paying-cash-covid-19-crisis
"Under U.S. Treasury Department guidance, federal law does not require that private businesses accept U.S. currency or coin as payment. Retailers can adopt policies limiting payment methods to debit, credit, or other electronic means like Square, Venmo, PayPal, or ApplePay unless limited by state or local law. Galvanized by concerns cashless businesses disadvantage communities with poor access to traditional banking systems, a national movement protecting consumers’ ability to pay in cash may be emerging.
Before 2019, no city and only one state – Massachusetts – prohibited retailers from refusing cash. However, since the Retail Blog’s last post in January 2019, at least 21 cities and states have adopted or are considering cashless retail bans. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey have already enacted bans, and at least 10 states may be poised to follow. Berkeley, Philadelphia, and San Francisco also prohibit retailers from refusing cash; New York City’s ban takes effect on November 21, 2020. At least four other major cities are considering bans of their own."
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/cash-or-credit-state-and-city-bans-cashless-retailers-are-rise
"From Monday, Newsxpress in Toorak will only accept bank cards in a bid to protect staff from contracting the disease.
Employee Anna Balsecchi said the move – announced on a sign at the front of the shop – was a "small step to minimise risk"."
https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/coronavirus-store-in-toorak-bans-cash-over-coronavirus-fears/c9185a78-fafa-4d65-901e-c90dc4fe0d46
"Many people have stopped using cold, hard — and dirty — cash in favor of debit, credit, or contactless forms of payment. Transferred from one person to the next, money is susceptible to picking up a whole host of germs. And naturally, when the coronavirus hit, this left people questioning if cash was safe, while many businesses started encouraging cashless forms of payment."
https://www.inquirer.com/philly-tips/cash-coronavirus-covid-19-safety-20201023.html
"More than a year after the Covid-19 pandemic hit, igniting fears that the virus could be spread by handling currency, a group of three financial associations and a Chicago-based cash-in-transit and money-protection service sent a letter Monday to members of Congress, governors, and state legislators around the country warning about the harmful economic and social effects of prohibiting cash payment for goods and services."
https://www.digitaltransactions.net/more-than-a-year-into-the-pandemic-concerns-are-still-swirling-about-bans-on-cash/
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a surge in demand for contactless payments, accelerating the shift from cash to digital options
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/03/covid-19-pandemic-accelerating-the-shift-from-cash-to-digital-payments.html
Column: As coronavirus surges, more stores are going cashless. The price tag is racism
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-27/coronavirus-cashless-business-racism-inequity-square
Many businesses may keep the cash-free model they started in the pandemic
https://www.marketplace.org/2021/05/21/many-businesses-may-keep-the-cash-free-model-they-started-in-the-pandemic/