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GNU Taler (www.taler.net)

submitted 3 days ago by SrMono@feddit.org to c/buyfromeu@feddit.org

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Mentioned by nightm4re I would really love for this thingy to skyrocket.

And yes, I know.... I know.. drop in replacement, usability, acceptance. Is a simple monkey not allowed to dream?

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[–] sp3ctre@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I would totally love to see that. It seems too good to be true.

[–] gon@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is this kind of like a decentralized Visa/Mastercard network?

That's nice, but most countries already have their national networks. I think the Digital Euro is probably a better solution, since (I believe) it's in collaboration with the national networks, instead of replacing them.

IDK tho I'm not a specialist or anything, I'm not sure if I misunderstand this Taler thing...

[–] SrMono@feddit.org 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It is basically an open-source prepaid PayPal.

Being prepaid decouples it from given banking networks (just like paypal does).

[–] gon@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Ah, I see! Thanks!