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commit b09701142d5d60446480655afbe88cc36e238ef3
parent 71fb082d165605b2ffbfbc35a906c3339b3af7fe
Author: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
Date:   Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:31:33 +0100

Merge branch 'master' of git+ssh://git.taler.net/docs

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Mdesign-documents/036-currency-conversion-service.rst | 18+++++++++---------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/design-documents/036-currency-conversion-service.rst b/design-documents/036-currency-conversion-service.rst @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ merchants to cash-out from the regional currency to fiat. Motivation ========== -The conversion service (CS) is fundamental for a regional +The conversion service (CCS) is fundamental for a regional currency and is missing in the Taler/Libeufin ecosystem. Definitions @@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ currency. Requirements ============ -* CS must not impact the Nexus structure. -* CS must create Taler withdraws every time a customer buys the +* CCS must not impact the Nexus structure. +* CCS must trigger Taler withdrawls every time a customer buys the regional currency ('buy-in' operation). -* CS must offer cash-out operations. -* CS should react as soon as possible to buy-in and cash-out operations. -* CS must show its state to administrators. -* CS must link every fiat-side of a cash-out to its regional currency +* CCS must offer cash-out operations. +* CCS should react as soon as possible to buy-in and cash-out operations. +* CCS must show its state to administrators. +* CCS must link every fiat-side of a cash-out to its regional currency counterpart. In particular, because every cash-out starts with a payment *P* from regio-user to regio-issuer and ends with another - payment *Q* from fiat-issuer to fiat-target, CS must link P and Q. + payment *Q* from fiat-issuer to fiat-target, CCS must link P and Q. Proposed Solution ================= -The following design assumes that CS is coded into libeufin Sandbox. +The following design assumes that CCS is coded into libeufin Sandbox. Cash-out operation ------------------