I'm interested in the business plan for Taler SA. I find it super cool to have a for-profit company provide a paid service with the open source software with the (non-profit) goal to promote the adoption of the software/system.
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But who are the customers for that business model? Central banks looking to roll out their own digital currency? companies involved with complicated supply chains that want to use some kind of pseudo-monetary credits for managing internal resources? payment processors that want to accept a cryptocurrency unburdened by a reputation for money laundering, sex trafficking, and drug dealing?