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Author: Antoine A <>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:58:33 +0100
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+GNU Taler is an electronic payment system implemented as free software. The goal of this project is to enable payment with blockchain-based cryptocurrency in GNU Taler.
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+By proving that blockchains can be used as a settlement layer for GNU Taler, we show that it is not only capable of handling bank money, but also widely used cryptocurrencies.
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+For cryptocurrencies owners, this integration offers a new solution for instant and low-cost payments that can scale beyond blockchains limitations while preserving or enhancing privacy.
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+To achieve this goal, we need to understand how blockchain-based cryptocurrencies work, what their limitations are, and how to mitigate them so that they can serve as a settlement layer.
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+\subsection*{Acknowledgement}
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+I would like to kindly thank Christian Grothoff and Emmanuel Benoist (Bern University of Applied Sciences) for their extensive guidance and support during this project.
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\section{Blockchain-based cryptocurrencies}
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Depolymerization serves as a middleware between GNU taler and blockchain-based cryptocurrencies. Customers can send money to the Depolymerizer using an on-chain transaction to get coins that they can use in off-chain transactions. Using the Depolymerizer, Taler exchanges can materialize coins back into the blockchain.
-Off-chain transactions have many advantages over on-chain transactions. At the cost of putting trust in exchange operators or auditors, you can have fast and cheap transactions with instant confirmation (ms). GNU Taler offers linear scalability that can solve blockchain throughput limitation and, by not relying on Proof of Work, has a much lower ecological impact. GNU Taler does not sacrifice privacy either; it provides privacy when it can and transparency when it has to (regulation: avoid tax evasion and money laundering).
+Off-chain transactions have many advantages over on-chain transactions. At the cost of putting trust in exchange operators or auditors, you can have fast and low cost transactions with instant confirmation (ms). GNU Taler offers linear scalability that can solve blockchain throughput limitation and, by not relying on Proof of Work, has a much lower ecological impact. GNU Taler does not sacrifice privacy either; it provides privacy when it can and transparency when it has to (regulation: avoid tax evasion and money laundering).
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