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Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

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544 points josh2600 | 7 comments | 06 Apr 21 16:23 UTC | HN request time: 1.035s | source | bottom
1. hlieberman ◴[06 Apr 21 18:01 UTC] No.26715200[source]▶
Why not use GNU Taler, if you insist on integrating a irrelevant payment mechanism?
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2. alexnewman ◴[06 Apr 21 18:05 UTC] No.26715238[source]▶
What’s that?
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3. viro ◴[06 Apr 21 19:26 UTC] No.26716255[source]▶
I can't upvote this enough.
4. olah_1 ◴[06 Apr 21 20:36 UTC] No.26717085[source]▶
GNU Taler would have been far _more_ relevant because it is a generic payment processing service and not tied to any specific coin.
5. ◴[06 Apr 21 22:03 UTC] No.26717939[source]▶
6. remirk ◴[06 Apr 21 22:04 UTC] No.26717945[source]▶
Their website is pretty good and answers your question better than I could: https://taler.net/en/principles.html
7. summm ◴[06 Apr 21 22:20 UTC] No.26718082[source]▶
Because GNU Taler wouldn't allow them to get rich quick.