To be perfectly honest, which isn’t necessarily considered a virtue in the blockchain space, Grassroots Economics is my absolute favorite community currency project on the face of the earth and I couldn’t be more excited to join as an advisor. Some people might not know that there are …
- By Will Ruddick
Claims, Currencies and Cryptography
Global financial systems as well as humanitarian relief is based on claims, but the current infrastructure especially in vulnerable communities is weak to non-existent, which causes a lot of friction. The promise of a cryptographic approach to claims, is that groups of smaller actors can now more easily erect infrastructure …
- By Will Ruddick
Emma's Duka Community Currency Movement
Click for recording. (not exactly what was recorded - but close enough)
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This song is called Emma’s Duka, and it's about Emma, and the
Duka where you could shop for all kinds of stuff, like peanuts, but Emma’s Duka is not …
- By Shaila Agha
SMEs the missing link in Circular Economies
Clementina has a hair salon in an informal settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi’s industrial area. She has been accepting Sarafu for almost 5 years now. She’s the chairlady of the Shalom chama in Mukuru. She used to freely accept Sarafu for her hair salon services knowing she …