[Pooge]

What about GNU Taler[1]? If we're doing that to have yet another monopoly, I don't see the point. Even if it's European.

[1]: https://www.taler.net/en/

[anigbrowl]

Is it backed with a large amount of money to hedge against the risk that the privacy or security could be flawed in some unexpected way? Are there people lobbying for its adoption at scale that can make cast-iron assurances about liability? Business people do not rely on technical proofs because they don't want to become cryptography.software engineering experts.