Some Americans may have to wait weeks for their coronavirus relief checks, which digital currency advocates argue could be avoided in the future with the right investment.
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Supporters Of Digital Currency Say Pandemic Bolsters Case For A New Approach
Corrected: April 19, 2020 at 10:00 PM MDT
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that nearly a quarter of American households reported not using banks, citing the FDIC. In fact, only 6.5% are completely unbanked, but about a quarter are either unbanked or underbanked, according to the 2017 FDIC survey.