@JuxGD those are some good questions re: #Monero.

1. Obviously #XMR doesn't fluctuate extremely hard (it does have some peaks, but for the most part, it's pretty stable)

2. #Monero is in fact less harmful than all the other #Shitcoins by virtue of being anti-ASIC and running best on consumer devices.

3. All #capitalism is #unethical, but Monero being the closest to #DigitalCash makes it better than any #Shitcoin and allows #Sexworkers and others #discriminated and #debanked to recieve money.

@F3715H @JuxGD I second this one.

1. Obviously #Monero peaked recently because everyone who can is dropping #USD for #XMR and is #GTFO'ing the #USA due to #Trump...

2.I've seen "#ProofOfStake" #Shitcoins like #Ethereum and #Solana with setups that are way more wasteful, expensive and #hoarding of hardware like #RAM and #SSDs [the latter one being basically destroyed due to extreme #IOPS].

• I've yet to see any credible evidence of commercial #MoneroFarming / #MoneroMining to exist to a scale even remotely as close to those #Shitcoins with entire #Datacenters dedicaded to them (I sadly can't divulge more due to NDAs)...

3.If you have no problem with #AMEX, #VISA, #MasterCard ¹ (and espechally #PayPal!)² ³, then you shouldn't have a problem with Monero either!

• Yes it is a #cryptocurrency, but it's the "least worst" when it comes to #privacy, #centralization and some study seem to hint that Monero and the DNMs that use it actually reduce #StreetCrime and #Violence as they allow #NonviolentDrugOffenders [aka. #VictimlessCrimes] to be facilitated safer and in a trustless envoirment.

• The Problems associated with #Monero are not due to the fault of Monero. It's what people do towards other people. Whether they do it for XMR, #Dollar, #Euro, or whatever doesn't make it better or worse than whether someone threatens a person with a knife or a rifle: Both are equally bad in the eyes of the law and society for all the righr reasons!

Also Monero per it's very design CANNOT be abused for "#SmartContracts", #NFTs and associated #malware - in fact the #developers of Monero removed any such ability by deprecating and disabling the tx_extra feature.

• So in that regard, Monero by it's privacy is IMHO more ethical than even a #BankAccount because unlike a #Bank and like cash, #SelfCustody of it gives YOU 100% control over the funds, which is important amidst #Debanking attacks by the #Trump-Regime against opponents around the globe! Something @RoteHilfe found out recently...

#USpol #NotFinancialAdvice #payments #money

@kkarhan @JuxGD also there are convenient means to acquire and sell XMR anonymously...

Like OpenMonero...

Not Financial Advice - OFC!

@F3715H @JuxGD Personally, I consider it the least worst #Cryptocurrency or rather the best that actually exists...

• Cuz #GNUtaler is #Vapourware!

But don't take my word for it. Others say the same ...

@kkarhan @F3715H @JuxGD

Huh!? @kkarhan the links you offered don't even mention #Taler.

In any case, Taler is available already for the Swiss Franc, see https://taler-ops.ch

@kkarhan @F3715H @JuxGD

Fair enough. Our folks are onboarding various shops and restaurants in Biel right now, announcements will be made soon.

@kkarhan @F3715H @JuxGD

Re: convenience, Taler already has proven it during various events as payment system for event currency. Here is a good summary of that (in German): https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-von-groschen-und-spurlos-gnu-taler-auch-auf-eurem-event

@oec @F3715H @JuxGD that's just digital casino chips and vouchers with extra steps...

• Might just buy/rent a #FeliCa prepaid card system (or similar).

That's not a #currency, that's merely a #prepaid payment system!

• Just more inconvenient than a #debit #CreditCard because it's not being accepted off-venue!

  • By that definition #CruiseShips like #AIDA that use their own #cashless cards for on-board payments have "spearheaded" that innovation ages ago.

So yeah, #GNUtaler doesn't even remotely compare with #Monero and everyone in denial of that can please kindly fuck off until that shit is actually listed on reputable and/or decentralized exchanges as well as swap services, cuz it's fungibility is on-par with casino chips!

@kkarhan @F3715H @JuxGD

Correct, #Taler is a payment system, not a currency. It provides anonymity for buyers while ensuring accountability of sellers.

@oec @F3715H @JuxGD you can have the same with #Monero, including manupulation-proof #Accountng thanks to "#ViewKeys", so even #tax authorities have proven transparency without custody - as they are accustomed from traditional #banks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H33ggs7bh8M

• Plus you don't run into the regulatory hurdle of potentially running an unlicensed and thus illegal bank by accepting #Deposits!

@kkarhan @F3715H @JuxGD

Thanks for the link.

Two observations:

... However, outgoing transactions cannot be reliably viewed as of June 2017. Therefore, the balance of a Monero address as shown via a viewkey should not be relied upon.

Anyhow, as for comparison of #Taler and #Monero, I just say this: People (and societies) have options to choose¹) from for anonymous-for-buyers payments. With respect to taxability I'd argue that the regulatory compliance and guarantees are stronger it Taler, which - I think - is more preferable for society, but your mileage might vary.

¹) Of course, when and where the more challenged by regulatory #Taler becomes available.