In physics, there is the concept of potential energy. Think of it as energy that is waiting to be used, as opposed to kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion.

For example, a rock sitting on the edge of a high cliff is a form of stored potential energy due to the fact it’s just sitting there waiting for gravity to bring it down. If someone were to push that rock over the cliff’s edge, it would then start falling towards the ground and be converted into kinetic energy, until it eventually hits the ground and is transformed once again into other forms of energy such as thermal and sound energy.

I bring all this up is because I believe that eCash can be seen as a form of stored potential energy. Behind the paywall, I explain why I think this, what can convert the potential into kinetic energy, and what other forms of energy this could ultimately lead to.

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