World-building-wise, is there really any benefit to a global

For reference: https://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/2017/04/09/understanding-the-john-wick-economy/#320cde3070ed

rule of cool

>>54172920

Maybe if the legal money is easily traced, and laundering it is both slow and difficult.

>>54172920

The John Wick coins were non-granular because they typically did not purchase low priced goods or serviced, and even when they did, their culture was such that they would tip high regardless. See: buying guns, ancient maps, tipping a luxury tailor.

Seeing as a night in the Continental is probably not cheap, even if you could afford only a few gold coins, it's still logical to pay an entire coin per night or per stay seeing as it is a safe zone and probably a multiple star hotel.

>>54172920

Sacrmentalization. It draws a clear, ritualistic line between the "outside" world of green paper where every person has a price and everyone is constantly negotiating and re-pricing in search of the last penny and the "inside" world of Elegance and Tradition, where We Protect The Way Things Must Be Because Some Things Are Sacred.

>>54175235
Furthermore, it distinguishes people who are "in" from people who are just really rich. It's a signal of inlcusivity and that one doesn't need to be as discrete about the society.

>>54172995
I can't get past the ad, every time I click the "read article" button it reloads with the ad.

>>54172920
first question, what is it backed by?