E money The Future Of Money

Using real cash may seem like such a major convenience today. Far out in the digital future, though, cash will mutate from one form to another at blazing speeds. One minute, you'll be transacting in crypto-currencies; the next you'll probably exchange digital credits to purchase new gadgets -- and for almost any other monetary transaction. In a 2011 science fiction movie, In Time, currency is measured by a digital clock, which extends one's life, and "time" credits are exchanged between people, essentially meaning that people earn or spend time credits. When one's "time" credits are exhausted, that person dies, i.e. has'timed out.'