It certainly will, but its main purpose will be government control of spending. They mean this to replace cash entirely, and then they'll have control over who can access their money and what they can spend it on.

Buying your third soda of the week? Too much sugar, so the nanny state has decided you can't buy that. Oh you want a beer instead? We've determined your alcohol consumption is too high, so you can't have that either.

Why do you need all that gas? Planning a trip out of town? Well that's bad for the environment, so you can't have your gas.

You've already bought your 100 grams of red meat for the month, so it's plant based or bugs from now til the 30th.

Oh, you attended this protest against our digital currency policies? Well that makes you an undesirable, so no more money for you.

That's the future.

It certainly will, but its main purpose will be government control of spending. They mean this to replace cash entirely, and then they'll have control over who can access their money and what they can spend it on.

Buying your third soda of the week? Too much sugar, so the nanny state has decided you can't buy that. Oh you want a beer instead? We've determined.your alcohol consumption is too high, so you can't have that either?

Why do you need all that gas? Planning a trip out of town? Well that's bad for the environment, so you can't have your gas.

Oh, you attended this protest against our digital currency policies? Well that makes you an undesirable, so no more money for you.

That's the future.