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2 | {% block body_content %} | 2 | {% block body_content %} |
3 | <div class="container"> | 3 | <div class="container"> |
4 | <h2>How is Taler related to Bitcoin or Blockchains?</h2> | 4 | <h2>How is Taler related to Bitcoin or Blockchains?</h2> |
5 | <p> | ||
6 | Taler does not use any Blockchain technology or Bitcoin directly. Taler is not | ||
7 | based on proof-of-work or any other distributed consensus mechanism. Instead | ||
8 | Taler is based on blind signatures.</p> | ||
9 | |||
10 | <p>It would be possible, however, withdraw Bitcoins into a Taler wallet (with an approproate exchange), | ||
11 | which would give some benefits ofer plain Bitcoin, such as instant confirmation times.</p> | ||
5 | 12 | ||
6 | <h2>Where is the balance in my wallet stored?</h2> | 13 | <h2>Where is the balance in my wallet stored?</h2> |
14 | <p>Your wallet stores tokens that are blindly signed by an exchange. | ||
15 | Until your spend balance with a merchant, the exchange holds it in escrow.</p> | ||
7 | 16 | ||
8 | <h2>What if my wallet gets lost?</h2> | 17 | <h2>What if my wallet gets lost?</h2> |
18 | <p>Since the digital tokens of value in your wallet are anonymized, | ||
19 | the exchange can not assist you in restoring a lost or stolen wallet. Just | ||
20 | like with a physical wallet for cash, you are responsible for keeping it safe.</p> | ||
21 | |||
22 | <p>The risk of losing a wallet can be mitigated by backups or keeping the balance reasonably low.</p> | ||
23 | |||
24 | <p>In case of a compromise of one of your devices, an attacker that spends coins on your behalf will | ||
25 | make it possible for you to know that you've been compromised, which can be an advantage.</p> | ||
9 | </div> | 26 | </div> |
10 | {% endblock body_content %} | 27 | {% endblock body_content %} |