The money change has been spoken about a lot over the course of exile's development... and has had some long debates.
Basically a mod / script came out awhile ago for advanced banking... that does just that... store money in an object at your base and take out physical money. The devs liked the idea and I guess incorporated it.
Going to create a new dynamic around Safe Zone killing and camping.... not fun
back to Epoch days...
Added: Prototype of bounty system
Changed: Balanced wood and metal construction armor. More info soon.
The bounties finally will make raiding and hunting a valid thing..... along with a potential change to Base armor values... which could make raiding easier sooo very keen to see what they do.
They need to add End game concepts like Bounties and Raiding... to keep the game alive