Until you asked the question, I had never heard of Taler. I'd like to think of myself as being relatively up to date with the what's going on in in our tech wor

Until you asked the question, I had never heard of Taler. I'd like to think of myself as being relatively up to date with the what's going on in in our tech world. So, having made that confession, I doubt whether the network effects will render Taler vaiable in anything but the most niche situations.