new forms of currency (ted talks)

Now that the world is evolving into a more technology dependent society, people are trusting technology even more than they are trusting corporations and banks. A recent poll said that only about 21% of people trust banks and about 63% of people trust online banks. Brands like nike are moving towards different types of payment. Nike in particular is trying an new type of payment where their products track how much you use their products, and once you have a certain amount of time of use, you can use that time to purchase things in the store.