Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI was at the presentation at SHA 2017. The demo was nice, even though i did not understand any of the crypto. Although, to be fair, i didn't even try :-) One important take away for me was that this project aims to replace paypal, not bitcoin. Its target is to establish an open source payment infrastructure that is better than paying with credit cards, paypal, etc...
Before you ask if it is another blockchain project, from the FAQ: > Taler does not require any Blockchain technology, and is also not based on proof-of-work or any other distributed consensus mechanism. Instead, Taler is based on blind signatures. https://taler.net/en/faq.html
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 583
- Total comments
- 196
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-18 | GNU TalerFirst breakout · Best thread | adrianN | 479 | 147 |
| 2021-05-27 | GNU Taler – A free software, privacy-friendly payment system | dgellow | 3 | 1 |
| 2022-01-08 | GNU Taler – Payment system for privacy-friendly, fast, easy online transactionsLatest 20+ point return | bratwurst3000 | 101 | 48 |