Many, many eyeballs are closely following the Armaguard story, not only because it pits billionaire Lindsay Fox against an impressive array of the powerful – big banks, retailers – but also because of the fear that shops and banks, one day, might go cashless.

That stokes the one-world government freaks and bitcoin laser-eye gremlins into a lather because this all plays straight into their conspiratorial priors. “See, Matty Comyn and Michele Bullock want to control YOUR money, buy BTC now!”