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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Would Taler be more resilient than a typical EMV/AmEx card? It's designed as an online payment system but it's less centralised, so that could help.

It's already an attractive project due to its privacy feature, and due to it being more regulation-friendly that cryptocurrencies. If it's resilient enough it could act as a digital cash.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cash alternative

I don't think replacing cash is a good idea

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Taler is closer to an EMV card alternative, rather than a cash alternative.

Hopefully cash remains. But regions and businesses are already starting to go cashless, so I'd rather have Tale as an option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

To me Taler is not a cash alternative, but a card alternative, besides cash. It's better then cards, probably for everyone involved, but it isn't better than cash.

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