#gnutaler

"Getting ready to operate @Taler@fosstodon.org in Germany" "Today we can share that Taler Operations AG is being founded in Bochum. The new German company is going to operate Taler in Euro, enabling payments with Taler first in Germany, then in the Euro-zone. The next steps towards that goal are to apply to BaFin, Germany's financial supervisory authority, for a licence as an e-money issuer. " "Getting an e-money licence takes capital. The law sets minimum own funds for EMIs, and BaFin also expects a credible business plan, staffing, compliance and IT security before granting authorisation. Taler Operations AG is therefore raising capital now. " https://www.taler.net/en/news/2026-13.html #gnutaler #taler #freesoftware

On June 26th, I gave an introductory talk on #GNUTaler at Security in Times of Surveillance. The talk was recorded, and if you're interested, you can watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_OSzuUMyjAI?si=Sxx5JbPxK2gCR3tn Slides available at e.pioldi.net/taler-intro

Yesterday, I had the pleasure and privilege to give a not-so-gentle introduction into #Taler, at #cedarcrypt in Pafos, Cyprus, in front of a mixed audience full of fine students of cryptography from the American University of Beirut and experts from various fields. I talked about the why and how of #Taler, starting with the moral foundation of our work, then introducing the core protocols and the required cryptographic primitives, the challenges of anti-money-laundering, up to our recent work to make #Taler post-quantum-ready. (You can find the presentation online at https://www.kesim.org/cedarcrypt-2026 Shout-out to Elisa Pioldi from TU Eindhoven who made the helpful and amazing animations!) The questions and discussions that followed my presentation were so good! I really am proud of having sparked so much interest in #Taler - in an audience that also included Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum) and Daira-Emma Hopwood (Zcash). #cedarcrypt rocks. #GNUtaler, too.

Nuevo artículo sobre el servicio Bizum Pay. Su arquitectura, seguridad y privacidad; comparativa con Apple Pay y Google Pay. Se agradece difusión y retoot. https://alt43.es/bizum-pay-arquitectura-seguridad-y-privacidad/ #bizum #bizumpay #Applepay #Googlepay #GNUTaler