[bartwe]

The ending of the article is weirdly anti-cash

[pphysch]

Ironically, the problem in this case is that cash requires too much trust; trust that local deposits won't be raided by thieves.

A more "trustless" approach could involve the collection box being replaced by a link or QR code or a bunch of detachable paper slips with said link. Link leads to online donation portal. Of course, someone could try to tamper with those links.

[jibcage]

Switzerland has a national payment network called Twint, created by the Post, that’s based on QR codes. I think the bigger challenge is getting cell coverage to all of these remote peaks.

[petre]

And cards and QR codes require too much infrastructure out of your control. Once someone flips the switch, everyone's basicaly cashless.

[notfed]

> Millions of francs have been stolen in the last three years alone, causing the Swiss Federal Police to warn that ...

More than much money in cryptocurrency is stolen every day.