MEANWHILE, IN CASH MONEY...

If all of the buzz surrounding cryptocurrency has you ready to pronounce the banknote’s time of death, not so fast. Our favourite coffee shops are still insisting we pay with coin, and for its part, The Bank of Canada recently stressed that “cash provided by a central bank is the only truly risk-free means of payment.” It’s vying to keep its reliable, oldschool money crisp by releasing a new $10 bill at the end of this year. The note will be the first in a planned series incorporating the latest in anti-counterfeiting tech (think extra-trippy holograms) and dedicated to a fresh roster of notable Canadians.