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[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Serious question: is GNU Taler private enough for crime, like cryptocurrency?

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Theoretically it's anonymous for the payer. But the payee (in this case, the one directly doing the crime) is identifiable. So that wouldn't work so well.