Ben Arc on Nostr: Just how useful digital payments (including bitcoin) are in a war scenario with ...

Just how useful digital payments (including bitcoin) are in a war scenario with limited Internet access breaks my maxiness.
Sure keep little bottles of liqueur and cigarettes for bartering, but having stash of cash is prob a good play. In an unstable world can we afford to not have physical currency?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/30/sweden-and-norway-rethink-cashless-society-plans-over-russia-security-fears