GNU Taler and Blockchains¶
links: AC2 TOC GNU Taler - Index
Depolymerization¶
- De - Undo something
- poly - "many"
- mer - "part"
- ization - act, process, or result of doing something
Polymer \(\rightarrow\) PET / Plastic
Challenges¶
Taler Metadata
- Metadata are required to link a wallet to credits and allow merchant to link deposits to debits
- Putting metadata in blockchain transactions can be tricky
Blockchain based cryptocurrencies
- Blockchain transactions lack finality (fork)
- Transactions can be stuck for a long time (mempool)
Architecture¶
DLT: Distributed Ledger
links: AC2 TOC GNU Taler - Index