$USDC A survey from the financial services platform Nickel, conducted in early 2024, showed that the vast majority of Spaniards considered cash as an essential means in the face of failures in the digital system or blackouts like the recent massive outage. This was communicated through a statement sent to Cointelegraph in Spanish.
According to the platform, the recent power outage that affected millions of people in Spain and Portugal reignited the debate over the importance of cash as an essential payment method in emergencies. According to data collected earlier this year by the company — they reminded — 9 out of 10 Spaniards were already warning about the value of cash in the event of system failures.
