[p2p-research] Distributed Currency Standards

[Samuel Rose]

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Michel Bauwens<michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sam,
>
> but isn't that what the metacurrency project is working in, i.e. precisely
> such standards?
>
>
> see:
>
>
> "We are building platforms and protocols necessary for an open source
> economy. This requires new technology capacities which need to function in a
> non-monopolizable manner.
>
> Open Identity: Create, manage and own your identity in a trustworthy manner,
> independent of any central authority.
>
> Open Rules: Know the rules of any currency you participate in and see when
> they change.
>
> Open Transport: A protocol to enable a participant to transact with any
> other participant and a currency to interact with any other currency.
>
> Open Data: The ability to share, decentralize and distribute data (like your
> account balance) and ensure its integrity and privacy… also, to allow you to
> be a reliable authority of your own data. (You can represent your own
> accounts, and I can validate your data.)"
>
> (http://www.metacurrency.org/)
>
>


Dante, Michel,


Definitely. I was just trying to start a discussion *here* within this
network about the specific topic of currency objects themselves. If
that is off topic here I will take it to metacurrency




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