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[-] Corngood@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 hours ago

Do you like the idea of all our payments for everything going through a private duopoly who takes a cut of every transaction?

We don't have a digital option that's open or private.

[-] villasv@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago

Do you like the idea of all our payments for everything going through a private duopoly who takes a cut of every transaction?

I don't, so sign me up for the fight for better digital options. In fact I frequently advocate for a BoC-managed alternative to Interac. Even the US with its ridiculously contrived banking system is already working on it (FedNow).

But I don't see the need to wait for that, we can go cashless AND work on better digital options simultaneously.

[-] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The closest thing we have to a private digital cash that is not crypto is GNU Taler.

https://taler.net/

this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2024
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