Smart Banknotes and Cryptobanknotes: Hybrid Banknotes for Central Bank Digital Currencies and Cryptocurrency Payments

Banknotes and Economic Growth

Modern paper currency contributes little to productive investment. This shortcoming is not inherent to paper money. It stems from the fact that currency today is monopolistically supplied by public monetary authorities that are poor intermediaries. Commercial banknotes, in contrast, support efficient intermediation. The holding of private banknotes promotes economic growth just as the holding o...

Immigration and large banknotes ∗

Do immigrants have a higher demand for large denominated banknotes than natives? This micro study examines whether cash orders for CHF 1,000 notes, a banknote most likely used for storage purposes, is concentrated in Swiss municipalities with a high foreign-to-native ratio. Controlling for a range of regional indicators across 251 Swiss municipalities, European immigrants in Switzerland are fou...

Organic electronics on banknotes.

Organic transistors and circuits are fabricated directly on the surface of banknotes. The transistors operate with voltages of 3 V and have a field-effect mobility of about 0.2 cm2 V−1s−1. For an array of 100 transistors a yield of 92% is obtained.

Background on Banknotes

Luminescent Security Properties Of Banknotes

Since the beginning of human civilization, whenever any item has gained some value a fake version has also appeared shortly afterward on the market. This endless combat between the owner of the original product and the counterfeiter still continues to our day. Better and more affordable color copiers have added a new dimension to the forgery. Appearance of the color scanner to the market has al...