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> Because with a phone alone they need to store their keys locally. With re-keyed notes (or notes from family members who have re-keyed them), they can immediately store notes in a safe place without the problem of phone hacks or loss.

In a safe place, like a wallet? This seems dramatic unnecessary. You can lose cash. And it’s measurable how much easier it is to lose paper money compared to a phone.

Hard cash went electronic. Why would electronic cash go hard?



Or a safe.

Because it's easier to understand and safely custody than private keys for the billions of people who know how to use cash but haven't encountered Bitcoin yet.




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