Constitutional Right to Use Cash

Switzerland voted (73.4% in favor) to add a constitutional guarantee to use physical cash, joining several European countries that have done the same. The measure was advanced by government counterproposal after a citizen initiative and frames cash not just as currency but as a civic right against digital coercion. — This frames cash as a civil‑liberty issue and could reshape debates over central bank digital currencies, payment regulation, surveillance, and the bargaining power of platforms and states.