Ed: If it can happen there, it can happen here,
although they admitted long ago to adding the "mm chip" . (multiband microchip; global )


" Further down the line, the European Central Bank may embed RFIDs in large denomination euro notes. Ostensibly to combat counterfeiters, this would also enable banks to count bundles of cash instantly. Theoretically, such a move would also allow governments to track the passage of notes between individuals.

Cash is the last truly anonymous way to buy and sell. With RFID tags, that anonymity would be gone. Don't all rush to wrap tinfoil around your wallets at once"
http://www.electricnews.net/ffocus.html?code=9676395

Ed:  They have also created rfid chips that survive foil