🎙️ What should a digital euro actually look like?
At 3F, @oec took a critical look at the ECB's Digital Euro design: examining its privacy, technical feasibility, risks, costs, and utility, drawing on the paper "Digital Euro: Frequently Asked Questions Revisited."
📑 Slides: https://concretecontracts.codeblau.de/talks/3f-2026.pdf
📖 Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.18644
#DigitalEuro #GNUTaler #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #Privacy

Digital Cash, Not Crypto

https://blog.gelbphoenix.de/digital-cash-not-crypto-gnu-taler/

You know MasterCard, Visa and Bitcoin but do you know GNU Taler (@Taler)?

Read here what it is and why it matters today:

https://blog.gelbphoenix.de/digital-cash-not-crypto-gnu-taler/

#Blog #GNUTaler #Taler_Payment #Taler #NGITaler #Fediverse #OpenSource

1/2 🚀 May is LibreLocal month, and it is few days away! We are very excited to participate again this year in a community meetup dedicated to free technologies!

Save the Date & join us in Switzerland!
📍 Le Coffice, Rue St-Maurice 9, Neuchâtel
📅 Thursday, May 21
⏰ 16:00 – 22:00
🔴 Free entry, no registration required

#GoTALER

Cash is private. Your digital payments aren't...yet.
Christian Grothoff joined Nym's Alexis Roussel to talk about fixing that.
💸 What GNU Taler is & why it matters
🔏 Payment privacy + network privacy
🌍 Building privacy infrastructure in Europe
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gVYPqi1lqI
#GNUTaler #Privacy #FreeSoftware #Nym #FOSS

RE: https://interledger.social/@Interledger/116562745149177743

📢 GNU Taler → Free Software, privacy-friendly digital cash. No blockchain. Monetary policy stays with central banks. One-click payments finalize in milliseconds.
Tune in to the @interledger Community Call tomorrow to hear co-founder Dr Christian Grothoff present.
🗓 13 May 2026 | 3:00 PM UTC
🔗 https://community.interledger.org/interledger/interledger-community-call-digital-cash-made-socially-responsible-gnu-taler-13-may-2026-587o
#GNUTaler #FreeSoftware #GNU #Privacy #FOSS

Hey friends! 🌍
TU Dresden's Mikolai Gütschow is pushing #GNUTaler → privacy-first payments on real fiat currencies 🇨🇭.
✅ Anonymous for buyers (like cash)
✅ Merchants identifiable for taxes
✅ 25% of CCC Dresden revenue paid with it!
✅ No crypto → real money, real privacy
US sanctions on ICC judges show exactly why Europe needs payment independence. GNU Taler could change that.
Financial sovereignty now. 💚
Article: https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/wirtschaft/bezahl-app-gnu-taler-konkurrenz-paypal-mastercard-visa-tu-dresden-100.html
#GNU #Taler #Privacy #FOSS #OpenSource

RE: https://ps.s10y.eu/@NGI_TALER/116334147854777539

Our 13th Open Call is live since 1st of April 2026 and you’ve got almost one month to submit your application!
⏰ Deadline 1st of June, 2026 12:00 CEST (noon) @EC_NGI 👀 👀 🔽 🔽

📢 TalerBarr is now available to everyone!
The Free Software module integrating #GNUTaler with Dolibarr ERP & CRM now supports payments, refunds, inventory sync and reconciliations.
Bringing privacy-preserving digital cash into business workflows: real e-cash without surveillance, while remaining auditable and taxable.
Fully Free Software. User privacy by design.
→ https://talerbarr.potuzhnyi.com/
#TalerBarr #Dolibarr #FreeSoftware #PrivacyTech #FLOSS

A paper from an Austrian Central Bank economist worth reading: "Privacy by Design for Public Digital Money" by Martin Summer.
The framing says it all: privacy in payments is dismissed as a niche concern, but that fundamentally underestimates what is at stake.
When central bankers start writing this, the conversation is shifting.
🔗 https://www.oenb.at/en/Publications/Economics/Working-Papers.html
#GNUTaler #FLOSS #PrivacyTech #DigitalMoney #CBDC

GNU Taler is now available for NymVPN checkout 🎉
Your wallet, your business:
The exchange sees a withdrawal.
The merchant sees a payment.
Neither sees the full picture.
Cash-like privacy, existing currencies, no blockchain.
Every new integration makes the Taler ecosystem more useful for everyone. The stack is closing 🌱
🔗 https://nym.com/blog/taler
#GNUTaler #FLOSS #PrivacyTech #OpenSource

A real sale on Cyberboulevard powered by #GNUTaler 🇨🇭
Privacy-first payments are here. Not theory. Not slides. Not hype. Just working.
#Switzerland is leading the way. https://social.anoxinon.de/@Lioh/116155980605706706

RE: https://ps.s10y.eu/@NGI_TALER/116006791352172587

🧩 Curious about the NGI TALER open call?
📚 Info, guides, FAQs → https://nlnet.nl/taler/
💡 Need inspiration? See 17 funded projects: https://ich.taler.net/c/integrations/28
💬 Got questions? Join the community: https://ich.taler.net/
🧭 Or explore all NGI calls: https://ngi.eu/opencalls/

#GNUTaler #FLOSS #OpenCall #FreeSoftware #DigitalCash #PrivacyTech

RE: https://ps.s10y.eu/@NGI_TALER/116006774737027134

Calling all builders of privacy-first payments!
🧭 The 12th NGI TALER open call is live. Sbmit your idea and get funded!
🔗 https://nlnet.nl/taler/
#GNUTaler #FLOSS #DigitalCash #OpenCall #FreeSoftware

RE: https://ps.s10y.eu/@NGI_TALER/115979059032103616

How dependent is Europe on US tech giants for core digital infrastructure like the Digital Euro?
In Das Parlament, Prof. Christian Grothoff warns:
🛑 As long as it’s built on proprietary tech digital sovereignty remains an illusion.
✅ The answer? Critical public infrastructure must be built on Free Software.
🔗 https://www.das-parlament.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/die-abhaengigkeit-von-google-und-apple-bleibt
#GNUTaler #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenInfrastructure #TechPolicy
#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalEuro #PublicCode

RE: https://social.anoxinon.de/@gnulinux/115971671263519899

📣 ICYMI #GNU Taler in practice — Part 4 now out!
What’s it like to use privacy-first digital cash with real money?
🔗 https://gnulinux.ch/gnu-taler-mit-echtgeld-ausprobiert-teil-4
This hands-on series shows why digital cash built on Free Software matters.
🧠 Missed the earlier parts? Check the series, each builds on real testing and FLOSS values.

#GNUTaler #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #DigitalCash #PrivacyTech #OpenPayments #UserFreedom

@M_E_ST @debacle @just1and0 @jill @hweimer @virgil_tibbs @NGI_Taler @Taler

In der Schweiz ist es schon verfügbar (https://www.taler-ops.ch), und erste kleine Geschäfte in Biel führen es gerade bei sich ein.

2/2 📢Info about this & other NGI calls, on NGI's website: https://ngi.eu/opencalls/

📋 Read the Open Call, Guide for Applicants, Eligibility Requirements, FAQs and submit your application on @nlnet website: https://nlnet.nl/taler/

💬 Questions? Join our TALER Integration Community Hub (TALER ICH) developed by @ps https://ich.taler.net/

💡Need Inspiration? Check 17 successful projects https://nlnet.nl/project/index.html

#GoTALER

@EC_NGI

@Taler

@glsbank

@TUEindhoven

@HomoDigitalisGR

@oec

1/2 🌟 Our 11th Open Call is live since 1st of December 2025 and you’ve got less than a week to finalize your application and hit the submit button!
⏰ Deadline 1st of February, 2026 12:00 CET (noon) @EC_NGI

💡We’re on the lookout for proposals that will revolutionize #digitalpayment systems and contribute to an #open, #trustworthy, and #reliable internet for all.
🎬 Short FAQ video on our PeerTube here https://video.ngi.eu/w/8oEts9kfxisRWy8oGEG4BM

💬 Digital cash without privacy is meaningless. If money moves digitally but your data is exposed, we haven’t gained freedom; we’ve only traded paper trails for digital footprints.
🔗 Read why this matters: https://medium.com/@jnebos/digital-cash-without-privacy-is-meaningless-63470fc52688
#FLOSS #FreeSoftware #PrivacyTech #DigitalCash #OpenPayments #UserRights