A bit hyperbole headline, but good to hear that GNU Taler got some NGI funding.

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netOP
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    1 year ago

    Bitcoin is an entirely different thing, it’s really comparing apples with oranges.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a medium to transfer funds from one place to another. It’s solving the same problem a different way.

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        No, you misunderstood what GNU Taler is.

        It is a digital cash standard for existing currencies and banks. It’s not even the same category as Bitcoin.

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        1 year ago

        It’s like using a credit card to pay for a drink vs doing a gold transfer.

        Taler is anonymous to payer where Bitcoin transations are public, not wasteful for electrical power (https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption), almost instant and currency agnostic. Taler could also do BTC payments too.