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+          <h3>15-9-2013: NSA follows the Money</h3>
+          <p>Despite the EU allowing the NSA access to financial transaction data to
+             track terrorists and organized crime, the NSA saw it necessary to
+             target international payment processors including SWIFT and Visa.
+             As terrorism and organized crime are covered by legal means, industrial
+             espionage to improve the US economy is the only remaining US national
+             interest within the NSA's mandate that would explain this illegal activity.<br>
+             With Taler, exchanges will only learn the value of a merchant's transactions,
+             not who paid or for what (governments may learn what was sold).  Thus,
+             the Taler exchange is a significantly less interesting target for industrial
+             espionage.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-exclusive-nsa-spies-on-international-bank-transactions-a-922276.html" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>10-9-2014: PayPal accounts hacked with a click</h3>
+          <p>Yasser Ali reports a now patched vulnerability in PayPal that would
+             have allowed him to reset other user's passwords and take over their
+             accounts. This is unlikely to be the last vulnerability found in
+             account-based payment systems.<br>
+             In Taler, customers do not have accounts with usernames, passwords
+             or associated e-mail addresses.  Instead, Taler uses reserves which
+             are represented by a private key on the owner's computer.  Users
+             create a reserve by depositing currency at a Taler exchange, and can then
+             withdraw digital coins from that reserve using the respective private
+             key.  There is no limit on the number of reserves a user can have, and
+             even hacking the Taler exchange would not provide an adversary with access to
+             user's reserves (as the Taler exchange does not have the private keys).
+             Stealing in Taler requires breaking into each customer's computer to
+             extract the reserve keys or the coins from the digital wallet.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://yasserali.com/hacking-paypal-accounts-with-one-click/" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>13-11-2014: Visa and MasterCard's to move from passwords to biometrics</h3>
+          <p>Visa and MasterCard are planning to &quot;simplify hated verification
+             systems&quot; by moving from passwords to security codes on mobiles
+             and biometrics.  Continuing their flawed insistence on verifying identity,
+             Visa and MasterCard will thus build a very personal picture of their
+             customers, from shopping habbits down to their cardiac rhythm.<br>
+             Taler does not require a customer's identity to verify a payment, as the
+             payment system cryptographically verifies the coins.  Thus, Taler does
+             not have to intrude into any personal detail of a citizen's life, and
+             certainly not their private medical data.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/13/mastercard-visa-kill-off-verification-systems" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>5-12-2014: PayPal for Android gains fingerprint support</h3>
+          <p>Following Visa and MasterCard's move to biometrics, PayPal
+             now supports authenticating purchases with fingerprint
+             recognition.
+             Hence, police can now <a href="http://www.findlaw.co.uk/law/government/civil_rights/500374.html">forcefully take user's fingerprints</a> and
+             <a href="http://www.wired.com/2013/09/the-unexpected-result-of-fingerprint-authentication-that-you-cant-take-the-fifth/">access their mobile computers</a> and possibly empty their electronic wallets
+             <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-shakedown-police-won-t-charge-you-but-they-ll-grab-your-money-1.2760736">in addition to their physical wallets</a>.<br>
+             For Taler, we advise users to protect their digital wallets using
+             passphrases.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a614631/paypal-for-android-gains-fingerprint-support-on-samsung-devices.html" role="button">Source</a></p>
+
+          <h3>5-12-2014: US judge rules banks can sue merchant for bad security</h3>
+          <p>Merchants taking credit card data from customers now have to additionally
+             fear banks suing them for losses.  It is not suggested that the merchant
+             in question was not in compliance with PCI DSS security audit procedures.<br>
+             With Taler, merchants never handle sensitive personal credit data, and
+             thus neither customers, exchanges nor governments would even have standing to
+             sue merchants in court.  Thus, if a merchant system were to be compromised,
+             the damage would be limited to the merchant's own operations.
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/12/judge-rules-that-banks-can-sue-target-for-2013-credit-card-hack/" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>6-12-2014: Visa and MasterCard's uncompetitive business practices</h3>
+          <p>The Visa and MasterCard duopoly has eliminated competition among
+             banks, setting fees that take away a significant share of profits from
+             small merchants.<br>
+             Taler is an open standard with free software
+             implementations, so merchants do not have to fear a lack of competition.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gas-644344-card-fees.html" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>17-3-2015: Pointing Fingers in Apple Pay Fraud</h3>
+          <p>Apple Pay may be easy to use, but the simplistic
+            user identification creates opportunities for fraud,
+            resulting in much higher fraud rates than even with traditional
+            credit card systems.<br>
+            Taler does not require user identification, enabling
+            ease of use while also being effective against fraud.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/business/banks-find-fraud-abounds-in-apple-pay.html?_r=0" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>30-4-2015: 1970 Researchers Predicted Debit Cards Would be Great for Surveillance</h3>
+          <p>&quot;Suppose you were an advisor to the head of the KGB,
+          the Soviet Secret Police. Suppose you are given the
+          assignment of designing a system for the surveillance of all
+          citizens and visitors within the boundaries of the USSR. The
+          system is not to be too obtrusive or obvious. What would be
+          your decision?&quot;<br>
+          The think tank RAND essentially answered this question with
+          a blueprint for modern payment systems.  Taler offers an
+          escape from the financial panopticon.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/1970s-researchers-predicted-debit-cards-would-be-great-1699216972" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>22-12-2015: Sicherheitsforscher hacken das EC-Bezahlsystem</h3>
+          <p>Security researchers found serious security flaws in the German &quot;electronic cash&quot; system
+             which enable criminals to withdraw funds from merchant accounts based on the information printed
+             on receipts and other information obtained from public sources or point-of-sales terminals purchased
+             online.<br>
+             The German &quot;electronic cash&quot; system is based on the &quot;Poseidon&quot; protocol, for
+             which there is no publicly accessible specification or reference implementation. This has allowed
+             such major security holes to persist for decades.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2015-12/electronic-cash-bezahlsystem-terminals-gehackt" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>23-07-2016: How banks are refusing to shoulder responsibility for fraud</h3>
+          <p>Banks are naturally unhappy about shouldering the cost for fraud, and use
+	     various tricks to impose the costs on their customers without providing
+	     adequate help to minimize fraud.<br>
+             With GNU Taler, cryptography ensures that identity theft and many related
+	     types of fraud are no longer possible, allowing banks to offer customers
+	     a payment experience where neither side needs to worry about fraud.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/current-accounts/how-banks-are-refusing-to-shoulder-responsibility-for-fraud/" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>15-10-2016: Thousands of online stores found skimming</h3>
+          <p>Security researchers found evidence of adversaries targeting online shops offering credit cards
+             to steal and resell credit card credentials.<br>
+             With GNU Taler, shops would never receive sensitive personal information such as credit cards,
+             thus hacked online shops would not create such hassles for consumers.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="https://gwillem.gitlab.io/2016/10/11/5900-online-stores-found-skimming/" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>21-10-2016: Indian banks warn 3.2 million customers</h3>
+          <p>A major data breach of Indian banks forced these institutions to warn 3.2 million
+	     customers that their accounts might have been compromised and that they need
+	     to obtain new bank cards and PIN numbers.<br>
+             With GNU Taler, banks can implement privacy by design and minimize data collection,
+	     minimizing the impact of security breaches and satisfying GDPR regulations in Europe.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Vermutliche-Datenpanne-Indische-Banken-warnen-3-2-Millionen-Kunden-3356582.html" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>24-10-2016: ApplePay starts in France</h3>
+          <p>With ApplePay starting in France, pressure on
+	     European banks increase as they are set to
+	     lose market share to big technology providers.<br>
+             With GNU Taler, we could establish an open standard with a level
+	     playing field preserving the independence of national economies
+	     by establishing a commons that protects critical infrastructure
+	     from domination by a handful of global players.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Apple-Pay-startet-in-Frankreich-3272412.html" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>24-10-2016: Alipay gains acceptance in US and Europe</h3>
+          <p>With Alipay being increasingly accepted in retail stores in US and Europe,
+	     European banks continue to lose market share to big technology
+	     providers.<br>
+             With GNU Taler, we could establish an open standard with a level
+	     playing field preserving the independence of national economies
+	     by establishing a commons that protects critical infrastructure
+	     from domination by a handful of global players.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://www.nfcworld.com/2016/10/24/347979/alipay-gains-acceptance-us-europe/" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>03-04-2017: Amazon launches Amazon Cash</h3>
+          <p>Despite Amazon being in the position of being allowed to keep
+             your credit card on file to enable faster payments, they have
+             now moved to enable payments without credit cards.
+	     <br>
+             With GNU Taler, cash-based payments for customers without
+             credit cards would be possible not only for big brands that
+             can sell tokens at participating retailers, but for all online
+             stores as GNU Taler is an open standard and not another
+             walled-garden lock-in payment system.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/03/amazon-launches-amazon-cash-a-way-to-shop-its-site-without-a-bank-card/" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>04-04-2017: WhatsApp to offer person-to-person payments in India</h3>
+          <p>With Indian demonetization policy pushing the country towards
+             a cashless society, it was only a question of time until the
+             Big Data oligopoly would make its move to take over the country's
+             economy.
+	     <br>
+             With GNU Taler, India would maintain digital sovereignty, and
+             the privacy of citizens spending digital cash would
+             be preserved while achiving the laudable income transparency and
+             anti-counterfeiting goals of the Indian government.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="http://mashable.com/2017/04/04/whatsapp-person-to-person-payment-india/#_CZ7RRkKaiqN" role="button">Source</a></p>
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+          <h3>20-07-2017: Sofort&uuml;berweisung unreasonable</h3>
+          <p>The German Federal High Court of Justice has decided that
+	     the online payment system Sofort&uuml;berweisung is
+	     unreasonable, and thus must not be the only payment option offered
+	     without additional fees for customers in Germany.
+	     <br>
+             With GNU Taler, inexpensive instant payments that respect customers
+	     privacy will be possible.
+          </p>
+          <p><a class="btn btn-info" href="https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/BGH-Sofortueberweisung-darf-nicht-einziges-Gratis-Bezahlverfahren-sein-3777580.html" role="button">Source</a></p>
diff --git a/template/news/2014-11.html.j2 b/template/news/2014-11.html.j2
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2014-11: Launching taler.net</h1>
+<p>
+  Welcome to our new site about the Taler electronic payment system.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2014-12.html.j2 b/template/news/2014-12.html.j2
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2014-12: Watch Christian Grothoff&#39;s FOSSA talk on Taler</h1>
+<p>
+  <video id="video" poster="https://taler.net/images/fossa2014.png" autobuffer="" height="360" width="640" controls="controls">
+    <source src="/videos/grothoff2014fossa.webm" type="video/webm" />
+    <source src="/videos/grothoff2014fossa.ogv" type="video/ogv" />
+  </video>
+</p>
+<p>
+  <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://taler.net/images/ccby.png"></a><br>"<span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Taler</span>" by <span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" property="cc:attributionName">Christian Grothoff, produced by FOSSA, Inria Rennes Bretagne Atlantique</span> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2015-02x: Taler becomes an official GNU package</h1>
+<p>
+  Taler was accepted into the GNU project today.  GNU will offer advice,
+  advocacy and cooperation --- and host our official public
+  mailinglist <a href="mailto:taler@gnu.org">taler@gnu.org</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2015-11: Christian Grothoff explains the goals behind Taler</h1>
+<p>
+  <video id="video" poster="https://taler.net/images/logo-2020.jpg" autobuffer="" height="360" width="640" controls="controls">
+    <source src="https://taler.net/videos/inria2015interview.webm" type="video/webm" />
+    <source src="https://taler.net/videos/inria2015interview.ogv" type="video/ogv" />
+  </video>
+</p>
+<p>
+  <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://taler.net/images/ccby.png"></a><br>"<span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Taler</span>" by <span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" property="cc:attributionName">Christian Grothoff, produced by Inria Rennes Bretagne Atlantique</span> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2015-12: Taler Demo for Chrome/Chromium online</h1>
+<p>
+  We finally have a first simple demo for Taler online. The Firefox-variant
+  still needs some love, but you can start to try out the demo using
+  the Chrome/Chromium browser at <a href="https://demo.taler.net/">demo.taler.net</a>.
+  Please provide feedback to our <a href="https://gnunet.org/bugs/">bug tracker</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2016-06.html.j2 b/template/news/2016-06.html.j2
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2016-06: GNU Taler 0.0.0 released</h1>
+<p>
+  We have reached our first big milestone, the 0.0.0 release!
+  The release includes implementations of a bank, exchange, merchant and wallet
+  and is available on the GNU FTP mirrors.
+</p>
+<p>
+  While the exchange implements the
+  complete protocol, the implementations of merchant and wallet are both
+  fundamentally incomplete and still lack key features, including important
+  error handling. GNU Taler still lacks an implementation of an auditor or
+  logic for integration with "real" banks.
+  Thus, this release should not yet be used for actual financial
+  transactions.
+</p>
+<p>
+  That said, you can already setup your own functional payment system
+  and run your own toy currency -- or just try out the demo using
+  the Chrome/Chromium browser at <a href="https://demo.taler.net/">demo.taler.net</a>.
+</p>
+<p>
+  Please provide feedback to our <a href="https://gnunet.org/bugs/">bug tracker</a>.
+  There, you can also find our <a href="https://gnunet.org/bugs/roadmap_page.php">roadmap</a>
+  which contains a list of known open issues and our plans for the near future.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2016-08: Taler Systems S.A. created</h1>
+<p>
+  We now have a business entity for Taler.  Potential investors may
+  contact the executive team at <a href="mailto:clevel@taler.net">clevel@taler.net</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2016-09: Taler Web Payments paper published</h1>
+<p>
+  We just finished the camera-ready version of our paper on how to use Taler
+  for Web payments.  This paper does not discuss the cryptography
+  behind Taler, but focuses on the practical aspects of how the
+  wallet and the merchants interact over the Web.  Hence, this
+  paper should be a good read for anyone who wants to integrate
+  Taler support with their Web site.  We have posted the
+  paper <a href="https://gnunet.org/taler2016space">here</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2016-10: Taler Wallet for Firefox online</h1>
+<p>
+  We now have a first version of the Taler wallet for Firefox.
+  For now, a development build of Firefox is required.
+  Installation instructions are on the <a href="https://wallet.taler.net/">Wallet page</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2016-12.html.j2 b/template/news/2016-12.html.j2
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+++ b/template/news/2016-12.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2016-12: Christian Grothoff explains Taler at hasgeek in Bangalore</h1>
+<p>
+  <video id="video" poster="https://taler.net/images/logo-2020.jpg" autobuffer="" height="360" width="720" controls="controls">
+    <source src="/videos/grothoff2016bangalore.webm" type="video/webm" \>
+    <source src="/videos/grothoff2016bangalore.ogv" type="video/ogv" \>
+  </video>
+</p>
+<p>
+  <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://taler.net/images/ccby.png"></a><br>"<span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Taler</span>" by <span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" property="cc:attributionName">Christian Grothoff, produced by hasgeek</span> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2017-01.html.j2 b/template/news/2017-01.html.j2
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+++ b/template/news/2017-01.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2017-01: Taler Documentation pages updated</h1>
+<p>
+  <a href="https://docs.taler.net/">docs.taler.net</a> is now
+  online, providing a new portal to the Taler system documentation.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2017-02.html.j2 b/template/news/2017-02.html.j2
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/template/news/2017-02.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2017-02: Florian Dold explains Taler at 50p in Bangalore</h1>
+<p>
+  <video id="video" poster="https://taler.net/images/logo-2020.jpg" autobuffer="" height="360" width="640" controls="controls">
+    <source src="/videos/dold50p.webm" type="video/webm" \>
+    <source src="/videos/dold50p.ogv" type="video/ogv" \>
+  </video>
+</p>
+<p>
+  <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://taler.net/images/ccby.png"></a><br>"<span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Taler</span>" by <span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" property="cc:attributionName">Florian Dold, produced by 50p</span> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2017-03.html.j2 b/template/news/2017-03.html.j2
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/news/2017-03.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2017-03: Sva explains GNU Taler at FOSSASIA in Singapore</h1>
+<p>
+  <video id="video" poster="https://taler.net/images/logo-2020.jpg" autobuffer="" height="360" width="640" controls="controls">
+    <source src="/videos/taler2017fossasia.webm" type="video/webm" \>
+    <source src="/videos/taler2017fossasia.ogv" type="video/ogv" \>
+  </video>
+</p>
+<p>
+  <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://taler.net/images/ccby.png"></a><br>"<span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Taler</span>" by <span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" property="cc:attributionName">Sva, produced by Engineers.SG</span> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2017-04.html.j2 b/template/news/2017-04.html.j2
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/news/2017-04.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2017-04: Sva explains GNU Taler at EasterHegg and Torsten demonstrates it is child&#39;s play</h1>
+<p>
+  <video id="video" poster="https://taler.net/images/logo-2020.jpg" autobuffer="" height="360" width="640" controls="controls">
+    <source src="/videos/taler2017eh.webm" type="video/webm" \>
+    <source src="/videos/taler2017eh.ogv" type="video/ogv" \>
+    <source src="/videos/taler2017eh.mp4" type="video/mp4" \>
+  </video>
+</p>
+<p>
+  <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://taler.net/images/ccby.png"></a><br>"<span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Taler</span>" by <span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" property="cc:attributionName">Sva, produced by c3voc.de</span> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2017-08.html.j2 b/template/news/2017-08.html.j2
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+++ b/template/news/2017-08.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2017-08: We explain GNU Taler at SHA 2017</h1>
+<p>
+  <video id="video" poster="https://taler.net/images/logo-2020.jpg" autobuffer="" height="360" width="640" controls="controls">
+    <source src="https://taler.net//videos/sha2017taler.webm" type="video/webm" />
+    <source src="https://taler.net/videos/sha2017taler.ogv" type="video/ogv" />
+    <source src="https://taler.net/videos/sha2017taler.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
+  </video>
+</p>
+<p>
+  <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://taler.net/images/ccby.png"></a><br>"<span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" property="dct:title">Taler</span>" by <span xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" property="cc:attributionName">Jeff Burdges, Christian Grothoff and Sereni-T, produced by c3voc.de</span> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.en_US">Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License</a>.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2017-10.html.j2 b/template/news/2017-10.html.j2
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/template/news/2017-10.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2017-10: GNU Taler v0.4.0 released</h1>
+<p>
+  We are happy to announce the release GNU Taler v0.4.0 with support for customer
+  refunds, protocol versioning, incremental key material download, returning funds
+  from the wallet directly back into one&#39;s bank account,
+  and various other minor improvements. The Chrome and Chromium wallets
+  are available for download via the App store.  The exchange, merchant
+  backend and bank components are on the GNU FTP mirrors.  Note that the
+  Firefox wallet will take a few more days to become available in the
+  App store due to the Mozilla review process.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2018-04.html.j2 b/template/news/2018-04.html.j2
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+++ b/template/news/2018-04.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2018-04: GNU Taler v0.5.0 released</h1>
+<p>
+  We are happy to announce the release of GNU Taler v0.5.0.
+  The main new feature is customer tipping, which allows
+  merchants to pay small rewards directly into a customer&#39;s
+  wallet.  Technical improvements include numerous performance
+  improvements and bug fixes, as well as a new, simpler to use
+  API for merchants that also enables the implementation of
+  GNU Taler wallets on platforms that do not support
+  WebExtensions.
+</p>
+<p>
+  The Chrome and Chromium wallets are available for download
+  via the App store.  The exchange, merchant backend and bank
+  components are on the GNU FTP mirrors.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2019-12.html.j2 b/template/news/2019-12.html.j2
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+++ b/template/news/2019-12.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2019-12: GNU Taler v0.6.0 released</h1>
+<p>
+We are happy to announce the release of GNU Taler v0.6.0.
+</p>
+<p>
+We have addressed over 200 individual issues, our bug tracker
+has the <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/changelog_page.php?version_id=272">full list</a>.
+Notable changes include:
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Implemented various protocol tweaks addressing corner cases discovered when writing Florian's the PhD thesis on Taler</li>
+<li>The wallet was ported to Android, and now supports NFC payments</li>
+<li>A Web service to synchronize wallets across devices was implemented (but is not yet used by the wallets)</li>
+<li>The Taler auditor saw many improvements and extensions, and should now be usable for the first time</li>
+<li>The exchange protocol has an endpoint to return the terms of service and privcy policy of the operator</li>
+<li>The new taler-mdb component can be used to combine Taler with vending machines using the Multi Drop Bus (MDB)</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h4>Download links</h4>
+<p>
+The wallet has its own download site <a
+href="https://wallet.taler.net/">here</a>.  The exchange, merchant backend,
+sync and bank components are distributed via the GNU FTP mirrors.
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+
+<!-- STILL TO BE UPLOADED!
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+-->
+
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+</ul>
+You must use GNUnet 0.12.1 or a recent Git version to use Taler 0.6.0.
+
+
+
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2020-03.html.j2 b/template/news/2020-03.html.j2
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/news/2020-03.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2020-03: GNU Taler v0.7.0 released</h1>
+<p>
+We are happy to announce the release of GNU Taler v0.7.0.
+</p>
+<p>
+We have addressed over 30 individual issues, our bug tracker
+has the <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/changelog_page.php?version_id=340">full list</a>.
+Notable changes include:
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Improved the HTTP API of the exchange to be more RESTful</li>
+<li>The wallet is now available for F-droid</li>
+<li>Key revocation and recoup operations are now fully tested</li>
+<li>Wire backend API and exchange integration were changed to be LibEuFin compatible</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h4>Download links</h4>
+<p>
+The wallet has its own download site <a
+href="https://wallet.taler.net/">here</a>.  The exchange, merchant backend,
+sync and bank components are distributed via the GNU FTP mirrors.
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.7.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.7.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.7.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.7.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+
+<!-- STILL TO BE UPLOADED!
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+-->
+
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.7.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.7.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.7.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.7.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.7.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.7.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.7.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.7.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+</ul>
+You must use a recent Git version of GNUnet to use Taler 0.7.0.
+
+
+
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2020-04.html.j2 b/template/news/2020-04.html.j2
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+++ b/template/news/2020-04.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2020-04: Exchange ready for external security audit</h1>
+<p>
+  We received a grant from <a href="https://nlnet.nl/">NLnet
+  foundation</a> to pay for an
+  external security audit of the GNU Taler exchange cryptography,
+  code and documentation.  We spent the last four months preparing
+  the code, closing almost all of the known issues, performing static analysis,
+  fixing compiler warnings, improving test code coverage,
+  fuzzing, benchmarking, and reading the code line-by-line.
+  Now, we are now ready to start the external audit. This April,
+  <a href="https://codeblau.de/">CodeBlau</a> will review the
+  code in the Master branch tagged <tt>CodeBlau-NGI-2019</tt>
+  and we will of course make their report available in full
+  once it is complete.  Thanks to NLnet and the European
+  Commission's Horizion 2020 <a href="https://www.ngi.eu/">NGI initiative</a>
+  for funding this work.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2020-07.html.j2 b/template/news/2020-07.html.j2
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/news/2020-07.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2020-07: Exchange external security audit completed</h1>
+<p>
+  We received a grant from <a href="https://nlnet.nl/">NLnet
+  foundation</a> to pay for an
+  external security audit of the GNU Taler exchange cryptography,
+  code and documentation.  <a href="https://codeblau.de/">CodeBlau</a>
+  now concluded their audit. You can find the final
+  report <a href="https://taler.net/papers/codeblau-report-2020-q2.pdf">here</a>.
+  We have compiled a preliminary  <a href="https://taler.net/papers/codeblau-response-2020-q2.pdf">response</a>
+  detailing what changes we have already made and which changes we are still planning to make in
+  the future. We thank CodeBlau for their work, and NLnet and the European
+  Commission's Horizion 2020 <a href="https://www.ngi.eu/">NGI initiative</a>
+  for funding this work.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2020-09.html.j2 b/template/news/2020-09.html.j2
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/news/2020-09.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2020-09: GNU Taler operational at Bern University of Applied Sciences</h1>
+<p>
+  The GNU Taler payment system was launched at the
+  <a href="https://bfh.ch/">Bern University of Applied Sciences</a>
+  in the presence of a representative
+  of the <a href="https://snb.ch/">Swiss National Bank</a>. Students, staff, faculty and visitors
+  can visit the cafeteria at Höheweg 80 to withdraw the electronic equivalent of Swiss Franks (CHF)
+  onto <a href="https://wallet.taler.net/">Taler Wallet App</a>
+  running on their mobile phones and pay at a Taler-enabled
+  snack machine. The system is expected to expand to allow payments
+  at other places in the future.  Various faculty members and
+  students are involved various aspects of the project. Students
+  interested in working on projects or theses related to the subject
+  should contact Prof. Grothoff.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2020-10.html.j2 b/template/news/2020-10.html.j2
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/news/2020-10.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2020-10: GNU Taler presentation by Javier Sepúlveda in Valencia</h1>
+<p>
+ <a href="https://www.gnu.org/people/speakers.html#Sepulveda">Javier Sepúlveda</a>
+ will give a
+ <a href="https://www.valenciatech.com/conferencias/gnu-taler-sistema-de-pago-socialmente-responsable/">talk</a>
+ in Spanish about GNU Taler at <a href="https://www.lasnaves.com/som/">Valencia</a>
+ at an event organized by the <a href="https://gnulinuxvalencia.org/">GNU/Linux group
+ from Valencia</a>, which is a public organization supported by the Valencia City Hall
+ to promote urban innovation and entrepreneurship.
+</p>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2020-11.html.j2 b/template/news/2020-11.html.j2
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/news/2020-11.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2020-11: RFC 8905: "The 'payto' URI Scheme for Payments" published</h1>
+<p>
+We are happy to announce the publication of RFC 8905 by the IETF.
+</p>
+<p>
+    RFC 8905 defines the 'payto' Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
+    scheme for designating targets for payments.</t>
+    <t>A unified URI scheme for all payment target types allows applications
+    to offer user interactions with URIs that represent payment targets,
+    simplifying the introduction of new payment systems and
+    applications.</t>
+</p>
+<h2>Download links</h2>
+<p>
+You can download the RFC from <a
+href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8905">here</a>.
+</p>
+
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2020-12.html.j2 b/template/news/2020-12.html.j2
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2020-11: GNU Taler v0.8 released</h1>
+<p>
+We are happy to announce the release of GNU Taler v0.8.
+</p>
+<p>
+We have addressed over 200 individual issues, our bug tracker
+has the <a href="https://bugs.gnunet.org/changelog_page.php?version_id=294">full list</a>.
+Notable changes include:
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Support for terms of service endpoints in exchange and merchant</li>
+<li>Improved the HTTP API of the merchant to be more RESTful and easier to use</li>
+<li>Optional inventory management by the merchant backend</li>
+<li>Product image previews in contracts</li>
+<li>Improved message flow for tipping and refunds to ensure merchant knows
+    exact state and to reduce bandwidth required by the wallet</li>
+<li>Improved security of order claiming by introducing claim tokens</li>
+<li>Simplified development of merchant frontends by having the backend
+    generate HTML pages for wallet interactions</li>
+<li>Implemented long-polling support for refunds</li>
+<li>Packaged merchant point-of-sale and cashier Apps for F-Droid</li>
+<li>Significantly reduced permissions required to use the wallet WebExtension</li>
+<li>Redesigned transactions view in the wallet, which unifies pending operations, history and error reporting</li>
+<li>Improved usability, error reporting, robustness and stability of the wallet</li>
+<li>Availability of a documented API for the wallet core, now used by all user interfaces</li>
+<li>Various minor bugfixes and documentation improvements</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h4>Download links</h4>
+<p>
+The wallet has its own download site <a
+href="https://wallet.taler.net/">here</a>.  The exchange, merchant backend,
+sync and bank components are distributed via the GNU FTP mirrors.
+</p>
+<ul>
+
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.8.1.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.8.1.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.8.1.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-exchange-0.8.1.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.8.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.8.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.8.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-merchant-0.8.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.8.1.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.8.1.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.8.1.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-bank-0.8.1.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+
+<!-- STILL TO BE UPLOADED!
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-wallet-webex-0.6.0.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+-->
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.8.1.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.8.1.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.8.1.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/sync-0.8.1.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.8.1.tar.gz">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.8.1.tar.gz</a></li>
+<li><a href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.8.1.tar.gz.sig">http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/taler/taler-mdb-0.8.1.tar.gz.sig</a></li>
+</ul>
+You must install GNUnet v0.14.0 to compile GNU Taler 0.8.
+
+You must first install <a href="https://gnunet.org/en/news/2020-11-0.14.0.html">GNUnet v0.14.0</a> to compile GNU Taler 0.8.
+
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2021-01.html.j2 b/template/news/2021-01.html.j2
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2021-2: &quot;How to issue a Central Bank Digital Currency&quot; published</h1>
+<p>
+We are happy to announce the publication of our paper on &quot;How to Issue a Central Bank Digital Currency&quot; by the <a href="https://snb.ch/">Swiss National Bank</a>.
+</p>
+<p>
+With the emergence of Bitcoin and recently proposed stablecoins from BigTechs, such as Diem (formerly Libra), central banks face a choice of either leaving the field to private actors or offering their own digital alternative to physical cash. We do not address whether a central bank should issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Instead, we demonstrate how a central bank could do so, if desired or needed. We propose a token-based system without distributed ledger technology and show how earlier-deployed, software-only electronic cash can be improved upon to preserve transaction privacy, meet regulatory requirements in a compelling way, and offer a level of quantum-resistant protection against systemic privacy risk. Neither monetary policy nor financial stability would be materially affected because our CBDC would replicate physical cash rather than bank deposits.
+</p>
+<h4>Download links</h4>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="https://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/papers/id/working_paper_2021_03">SNB working paper series</a></li>
+<li><a href="/papers/cbdc2021en.pdf">Local mirror of the PDF (English)</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://grothoff.org/christian/cbdc.bib">BibTeX file</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2021-02.html.j2 b/template/news/2021-02.html.j2
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2021-2: Helping the European Commission</h1>
+<p>
+In December 2020 the European Parliament asked the European Commission
+about the suitability of GNU Taler to establish a digital Euro in a
+<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2020-006895_EN.html">small inquiry</a>.
+In the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2020-006895-ASW_EN.html">official answer</a>,
+the commission mostly asserts that it is unable &quot;to assess the functioning of the GNU Taler payment system&quot;,
+and points to a maximum transaction limit of 150 EUR, without really answering
+the questions raised by the inquiry.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+To assist the European Union with regards to the inquiry, we point
+out that the operation of GNU Taler is completely and transparently
+made public at <a href="https://taler.net/">https://taler.net/</a>,
+so if the European Commission is, like anyone else, in position to assess the
+functioning of the GNU Taler payment system. We recently also described
+details of how the system would function for an E-Euro in a
+<a href="https://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/papers/id/working_paper_2021_03">working paper
+with the Swiss National Bank</a>.  Based on our publicly available documentation,
+Prof. Birchler, a previous member of the directorate of the Swiss National Bank,
+<a href="https://www.batz.ch/2021/03/digitales-bargeld-swiss-made/">publicly
+commented</a> that our approach is the best published proposal for digital cash.
+</p>
+
+<p> With respect to EU policy objectives, we would like to point out that the
+150 EUR limit postulated by the European Commission for private payments is
+very low, and in our view incompatible with the data protection objectives of
+the European Union. We want to stress that with GNU Taler, only the citizen
+making the payment can remain anonymous. Thus, Taler is not suitable for money
+laundering or illegal business activities as receivers of payments are easily
+identified.  A recent <a
+href="https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/pr/date/2021/html/ecb.pr210113~ec9929f446.en.html">broad
+consultation</a> by the European Central Bank showed that the European
+population demands privacy compareable to physical cash when it comes to the
+Digital Euro.  With cash, the transaction limit is at 10,000 EUR. Thus, were
+the 150 EUR limit apply truly to all forms of privacy-friendly electronic
+cash, this would be a key point where the European Union should provide for more
+citizen-friendly regulation, especially for technical solutions that include
+security features that adequately minimize the risk of citizens suffering
+financial losses.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Finally, we would like to stress that the GNU Taler project is open to
+a cooperation with the European Central Bank, and is happy to answer
+questions from specialists of the European Parliament or the European
+Commission.
+</p>
+
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/2021-03.html.j2 b/template/news/2021-03.html.j2
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+{% extends "common/news.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+<h1>2021-3: &quot;Why a Digital Euro should be Online-first and Bearer-based
+&quot; published</h1>
+<p>
+We are happy to announce the publication of our paper on &quot;Why a Digital Euro should be Online-first and Bearer-based&quot;.
+</p>
+<p>
+The European Central Bank’s “Report on a Digital Euro” considers
+two distinct types of designs for a digital euro. It argues that all functional
+requirements laid out in the report can be fulfilled by operating the two systems
+in parallel:
+<ul>
+<li>A bearer-based digital euro based on trusted hardware that can be used
+offline, anonymously, and without third-party intervention.
+<li>An account-based digital euro that can be used online, is fully software-
+based and excludes the possibility of anonymity.
+</ul>
+The report does not discuss other choices of hybrid systems. However, the
+choice is more arbitrary than it might seem at first sight: bearer-based systems
+are not necessarily offline payment systems, and online payment systems do not
+need to exclude anonymity.
+</p>
+<p>
+We argue that operating a bearer-based payment system to complement an
+account-based CBDC in order to gain offline and privacy features is not a good
+trade-off. Adding permanent, regular offline capabilities via the bearer-based
+payment instrument constantly exposes the CBDC to the severe issues inherent
+in offline-capable payment systems. Instead, the offline mode of operation
+should be restricted to scenarios where it is actually required, which mitigates
+the risks.
+</p>
+<h4>Download links</h4>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="/papers/euro-bearer-online-2021.pdf">PDF (English)</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/news/index.html.j2 b/template/news/index.html.j2
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+{% extends "common/base.j2" %}
+{% block body_content %}
+  <div class="container-fluid">
+    <div class="container">
+      <article>
+        <div class="row">
+          <div class="container text-center">
+            <h1>{{ _("News") }}<a name="news"></a></h1>
+            <section>
+              <p>
+                {% trans %}
+                News posts about changes related to
+                GNU Taler such as releases and events
+                {% endtrans %}
+                &#8211;
+                <a href="{{ url_localized('rss.xml') }}">{{ _("subscribe to our RSS feed") }}</a>
+              </p>
+            </section>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row">
+          {% for item in newsdata %}
+            <div class="col-lg-4">
+             <section class="item-preview">
+               <header>
+                  <h3>{{ item['title']|e }}</h3>
+                  <p class="item-date">
+                    {{ item['date'] }}
+                  </p>
+                </header>
+                <p class="item-abstract">
+                  {{ item['abstract'] }} <br/>
+                  [<a href="{{ item['page'] }}" title="{{ item['date']}}">{{ _("read more") }}</a>]
+                </p>
+              </section>
+            </div>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </div>
+      </article>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{% endblock body_content %}
diff --git a/template/rss.xml.j2 b/template/rss.xml.j2
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+{#
+# Copyright (C) 2019, 2020 GNUnet e.V.
+#
+# This code is derived from code contributed to GNUnet eV
+# by nikita <nikita@n0.is>.
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
+# any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
+# WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+# DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
+# PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
+# TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+# PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD
+#}
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
+  {% for siteconfitem in siteconf %}
+    <channel>
+      <atom:link href="https://{{ siteconfitem['baseurl'] }}/{{ lang }}/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
+      <title>{{ siteconfitem['rsstitle'] }}</title>
+      <language>{{ lang }}</language>
+      <description>{{ siteconfitem['rssdescr']|e }}</description>
+      <link>https://{{ siteconfitem['baseurl'] }}/</link>
+      <lastBuildDate>{{ now }}</lastBuildDate>
+      {% for newspostitem in newsposts %}
+        <item>
+          <guid>https://{{ siteconfitem['baseurl'] }}/{{ lang }}{{ siteconfitem['newsloc'] }}{{ newspostitem['page'] }}</guid>
+          <link>https://{{ siteconfitem['baseurl'] }}/{{ lang }}{{ siteconfitem['newsloc'] }}{{ newspostitem['page'] }}</link>
+          <pubDate>{{ conv_date_rfc822(newspostitem["date"]) }}</pubDate>
+          <title>{{ newspostitem['title']|e }}</title>
+          <description>
+            <![CDATA[
+             <article>
+               {{ newspostitem['content'] }}
+             </article>
+             ]]>
+          </description>
+        </item>
+      {% endfor %}
+    </channel>
+  {% endfor %}
+</rss>