{"id":20,"date":"2015-04-08T15:16:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T15:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ggtrust.com\/currency\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:43:23","slug":"links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/links\/","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"ggc\">\n<div class=\"ggc-utility\">\n  <div class=\"shell\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/\">Home<\/a>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/about\/\">About<\/a>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/introduction\/\">Introduction<\/a>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/donate\/\">Donate<\/a>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<nav class=\"ggc-nav\" id=\"ggcNav\">\n  <div class=\"shell\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/\" class=\"ggc-brand\">\n      <span class=\"name\">GGCurrency<\/span>\n      <span class=\"sub\">The GEO Currency System<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"ggc-links\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#idea\">The Idea<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#problem\">The Problem<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#money\">What Is Money<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#archetypes\">Archetypes<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#comparison\">Yin vs Yang<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#ecosystems\">Ecosystems<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#demurrage\">Interest &amp; Demurrage<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#solutions\">Solutions<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#implementation\">Implementation<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#proven\">Proven Elsewhere<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#benefits\">Benefits<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#faq\">FAQ<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#glossary\">Glossary<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#resources\">Resources<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#involved\">Get Involved<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ggc-translate\">\n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n      <select id=\"ggcTranslate\" aria-label=\"Select language\" onchange=\"if(typeof cugt1Go==='function'){cugt1Go(this.value);}\">\n        <option value=\"en|en\">English<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|es\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|it\">Italiano<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|fr\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|de\">Deutsch<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ar\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ru\">\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|af\">Afrikaans<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sq\">Shqip<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|am\">\u12a0\u121b\u122d\u129b<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|hy\">\u0540\u0561\u0575\u0565\u0580\u0565\u0576<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|az\">Az\u0259rbaycan<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|eu\">Euskara<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|be\">\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|bn\">\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|bs\">Bosanski<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|bg\">\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ca\">Catal\u00e0<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ceb\">Cebuano<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ny\">Chichewa<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587(\u7b80\u4f53)<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587(\u7e41\u9ad4)<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|co\">Corsu<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|hr\">Hrvatski<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|cs\">\u010ce\u0161tina<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|da\">Dansk<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|nl\">Nederlands<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|eo\">Esperanto<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|et\">Eesti<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|tl\">Filipino<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|fi\">Suomi<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|fy\">Frysk<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|gl\">Galego<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ka\">\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10e3\u10da\u10d8<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|el\">\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|gu\">\u0a97\u0ac1\u0a9c\u0ab0\u0abe\u0aa4\u0ac0<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ht\">Krey\u00f2l Ayisyen<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ha\">Hausa<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|haw\">\u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|iw\">\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|hi\">\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|hmn\">Hmong<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|hu\">Magyar<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|is\">\u00cdslenska<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ig\">Igbo<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|id\">Bahasa Indonesia<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ga\">Gaeilge<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ja\">\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|jw\">Basa Jawa<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|kn\">\u0c95\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0ca1<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|kk\">\u049a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u049b \u0442\u0456\u043b\u0456<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|km\">\u1781\u17d2\u1798\u17c2\u179a<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ko\">\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ku\">Kurd\u00ee<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ky\">\u041a\u044b\u0440\u0433\u044b\u0437\u0447\u0430<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|lo\">\u0ea5\u0eb2\u0ea7<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|la\">Latina<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|lv\">Latvie\u0161u<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|lt\">Lietuvi\u0173<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|lb\">L\u00ebtzebuergesch<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|mk\">\u041c\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|mg\">Malagasy<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ms\">Bahasa Melayu<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ml\">\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d02<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|mt\">Malti<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|mi\">M\u0101ori<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|mr\">\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0920\u0940<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|mn\">\u041c\u043e\u043d\u0433\u043e\u043b<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|my\">\u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a\u1019\u102c<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ne\">\u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932\u0940<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|no\">Norsk<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ps\">\u067e\u069a\u062a\u0648<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|fa\">\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|pl\">Polski<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|pt\">Portugu\u00eas<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|pa\">\u0a2a\u0a70\u0a1c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a40<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ro\">Rom\u00e2n\u0103<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sm\">Samoan<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|gd\">G\u00e0idhlig<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sr\">\u0421\u0440\u043f\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|st\">Sesotho<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sn\">Shona<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sd\">\u0633\u0646\u068c\u064a<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|si\">\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4\u0dbd<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sk\">Sloven\u010dina<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sl\">Sloven\u0161\u010dina<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|so\">Soomaali<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|su\">Basa Sunda<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sw\">Kiswahili<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|sv\">Svenska<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|tg\">\u0422\u043e\u04b7\u0438\u043a\u04e3<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ta\">\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|te\">\u0c24\u0c46\u0c32\u0c41\u0c17\u0c41<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|th\">\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|tr\">T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|uk\">\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|ur\">\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0648<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|uz\">O\u02bbzbek<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|vi\">Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|cy\">Cymraeg<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|xh\">isiXhosa<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|yi\">\u05d9\u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|yo\">Yor\u00f9b\u00e1<\/option>\n        <option value=\"en|zu\">isiZulu<\/option>\n      <\/select>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ggc-nav-cta\">\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/donate\/\" class=\"btn btn-gold\">Get Involved<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <button class=\"ggc-burger\" id=\"ggcBurger\" aria-label=\"Menu\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/button>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ggc-mobile\" id=\"ggcMobile\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#idea\">The Idea<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#problem\">The Problem<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#money\">What Is Money<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#archetypes\">Archetypes<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#comparison\">Yin vs Yang<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#ecosystems\">Ecosystems<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#demurrage\">Interest &amp; Demurrage<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#solutions\">Solutions<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#implementation\">Implementation<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#proven\">Proven Elsewhere<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#benefits\">Benefits<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#faq\">FAQ<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#glossary\">Glossary<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#resources\">Resources<\/a>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/#involved\">Get Involved<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\t\n\n<header class=\"ggc-innerhero\" id=\"top\">\n  <div class=\"ggc-innerhero-blobs\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"shell-md ggc-innerhero-inner\">\n\t    <div class=\"ggc-crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/\">Home<\/a> &nbsp;\/&nbsp; Links<\/div>\n\t\t    <span class=\"eyebrow\">Resources<\/span>\n\t    <h1 class=\"reveal is-visible\">Links<\/h1>\n\t    <p class=\"lead reveal is-visible r1\">Further reading, presentations, and video series on money, complementary currencies, and cryptocurrency &mdash; organized by topic.<\/p>\n\t  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\t\n\n<section class=\"ggc-prose\">\n  <div class=\"shell-nrw body reveal is-visible\">\n\n<h2>Our GEO Presentations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1nJ-l7ixY0-BsQeLjWZuYL6xpc967o5r9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEO Currency Introduction<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; a 15-minute PowerPoint summary of the full Soul of Money presentation: types of money, roles of complementary currencies, types of dollars, types of GEO.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1DFWH1BXwIF_AuXB1UMq9N6fR_Ld9EdpP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEO Introduction &mdash; Short<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; a 3-minute introduction telling <em>why<\/em> we created the GEO, without the details. Designed for those with less time.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B6BzosltF_IJaU1ZZzJRb1I0cTA\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Soul of Money: Beyond Greed and Scarcity<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; the full 3-hour version: money theory, archetypal psychology of money, effects of money types on women and the Divine Feminine, demurrage, complementary currencies, and more. Also <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/the-soul-of-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viewable on this site<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/dvts4kw4yh3dgbf\/The%20Soul%20of%20Money%20v3.1.pptx?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Dropbox<\/a>.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/currency-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GGCurrency Proposal Document<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; the principles behind the implementation of this currency (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/v8glba6204anl3u\/GGCurrency%20Proposal.docx?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download from Dropbox<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Google Drive presentations are best downloaded and viewed as a slide show in PowerPoint rather than in the Drive preview. If you need a free PowerPoint viewer, get one <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180430111316\/http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>Money and Its Nature<\/h2>\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/21\/history-of-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Brief History of Money<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; a slide show from the University of Nicosia&#8217;s Digital Currencies course. More lessons on our <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/digital-currency-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Currency Course<\/a> page.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m7TkzvLnE0s&amp;list=PL8J5Vm3TZONiz26nxGQRvB9Lh_8arK4AH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hidden Secrets of Money<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; a great series about the past and current YANG money system (says nothing about Yin currency systems) by investor and gold bug Mike Maloney: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DyV0OfU3-FU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EdSq5H7awi8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y-IemeM-Ado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iFDe5kUUyT0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 4<\/a> (The Biggest Scam in the History of Mankind), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HaQGWcEQ6f0&amp;index=5&amp;list=PL8J5Vm3TZONiz26nxGQRvB9Lh_8arK4AH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 5<\/a> (The Rise of Dictators via Economic Crises), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=erxsUfVCkDE&amp;index=6&amp;list=PL8J5Vm3TZONiz26nxGQRvB9Lh_8arK4AH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 6<\/a> (End of USA Dominance).<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Power-Force-David-Hawkins-Ph-D\/dp\/1401945074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power vs Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; David Hawkins, PhD.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241125050908\/http:\/\/www.lietaer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernard Lietaer&#8217;s website<\/a><\/strong> (archived).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Complementary Currencies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.community-exchange.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Exchange System<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/2015\/http:\/\/www.reconomy.org\/economic-enablers\/alternative-means-of-exchange\/complementary-currencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REconomy: Alternative Means of Exchange<\/a><\/strong> (archived).<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Bernard Lietaer, <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151018070201\/http:\/\/www.financialpermaculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/bernard-lietaer-the-future-of-money.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Future of Money<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; slide presentation with transcript; also the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uniteddiversity.coop\/Money_and_Economics\/The_Future_of_Money-Bernard_Lietaer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full book<\/a>.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>Balancing mutual credit and parity systems:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realcurrencies.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/19\/introducing-the-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introducing the Talent<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/realcurrencies.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/10\/mutual-credit-for-the-21st-century-convertibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mutual Credit for the 21st Century<\/a>.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260623150205\/http:\/\/www.qoin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qoin<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; implements, manages and supports <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150515072013\/http:\/\/www.qoin.org:80\/why\/community-currencies-at-a-glance\/introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community currencies<\/a> around the world.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terratrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TERRA<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; the Trade Reference Currency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>LETS &mdash; Local Exchange Trading Systems<\/h3>\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200922143408\/http:\/\/lets-linkup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LETS-Linkup international directory<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/2015\/http:\/\/www.unilets.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNILETS<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210622151036\/https:\/\/www.complementarycurrency.org\/ccLibrary\/materials\/On_LETS.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On LETS<\/a> &mdash; from the Complementary Currency Library (archived)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>The Swiss WIR<\/h3>\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/complementary-currencies\/ii-swiss-wir-80-years-of-stability-no-one-knows-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our page on the WIR<\/a> &mdash; 80 years of stability no one knows about.<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151226091704\/http:\/\/community-currency.info\/en\/currencies\/wir-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WIR Bank profile<\/a> (archived).<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimstodder.com\/WIR_Panel_CES.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Macro Stability of Swiss WIR Bank Spending: Balance, Velocity and Leverage<\/a><\/strong> (April 2012) &mdash; James Stodder (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and Bernard Lietaer (Univ. California Berkeley). Since 1934 the WIR Bank has issued its own reciprocal credits, not backed by Swiss Francs; turnover in WIR credits is shown to be highly counter-cyclical &mdash; firms are cash-short in a recession, and economize by greater use of WIR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Cryptocurrencies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong>Free online course <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy\/free-introductory-mooc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DFIN-511: Introduction to Digital Currencies<\/a><\/strong> from a <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy\/about-the-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master&#8217;s Degree program in Digital Currencies<\/a> &mdash; see the <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/digital-currency-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lessons from this course<\/a> on our site.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NFdU0dnpwYM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Corbett on Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong> &mdash; alternative currencies, and the need for an integrated new currency system.<\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9npQ5f74Nr4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andreas Antonopoulos &mdash; The Future of Cryptocurrencies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Bitcoin<\/h3>\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=000UtKtm7kU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin Basics (Part 1) &mdash; Explained For Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lx9zgZCMqXE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t5JGQXCTe3c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Bitcoin Works in 5 Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/2014\/http:\/\/voices.yahoo.com\/bitcoin-20-explained-colored-coins-vs-mastercoin-vs-12475857.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;Colored Coins&rdquo; &mdash; Bitcoin 2.0<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blockstream.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blockstream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Ethereum<\/h3>\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ethereum blog<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240425022216\/http:\/\/gavwood.com\/Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethereum: A Secure Decentralised Generalised Transaction Ledger<\/a> (the &#8220;Yellow Paper&#8221;, archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2014\/05\/06\/daos-dacs-das-and-more-an-incomplete-terminology-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAOs, DACs, DAs and More: An Incomplete Terminology Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Ripple<\/h3>\n<ul>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140911143659\/https:\/\/ripple.com\/ripple_primer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ripple Primer<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150623084552\/https:\/\/ripple.com\/integrate\/executive-summary-for-financial-institutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ripple Executive Summary for Financial Institutions<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141219205123\/https:\/\/ripple.com\/ripple-and-the-purpose-of-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The purpose of money is to record value across a network of people<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ripple.com\/files\/ripple_consensus_whitepaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ripple Consensus Whitepaper<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2014\/08\/new-digital-currency-aims-to-unite-every-money-system-on-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wired: New Digital Currency Aims to Unite Every Money System on Earth<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codius.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Codius<\/a> &mdash; smart contracts on Ripple.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Currencies with Intrinsic Value<\/h2>\n<ul>\n\t<li><strong>Aurum:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190104234644\/https:\/\/www.peakprosperity.com\/podcast\/84359\/new-way-hold-gold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A New Way to Hold Gold<\/a> (Peak Prosperity podcast, archived) and <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180723064530\/http:\/\/valaurum.com:80\/what-is-an-aurum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is an Aurum?<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20171014180632\/http:\/\/www.danel.ch:80\/trade_note.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan El Trade Notes<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/2024\/https:\/\/shiresilver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shire Silver<\/a> (archived)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brixtonpound.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brixton Pound<\/a> &mdash; including its <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150104094203\/http:\/\/brixtonpound.org:80\/how-b-works\/for-users\/pay-with-be-pay-by-text\/background-on-b-e-currency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pay-by-SMS system<\/a> like in East Africa (archived).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>If you have some good currency links which we should post here for our readers, please <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pass them on to us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"ggc-cta\">\n  <div class=\"shell reveal is-visible\">\n    <h2>Found something worth discussing?<\/h2>\n    <p>Share your thoughts on these resources &mdash; or suggest new ones &mdash; on the Global Genius Trust forums.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"ggc-cta-row\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.ggtrust.com\/forum\/finance\" class=\"btn btn-gold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the Forums<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/contact\/\" class=\"btn btn-ghost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Send Us a Link<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<footer class=\"ggc-footer\">\n  <div class=\"shell\">\n    <div class=\"ggc-fgrid\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"ggc-fbrand\">GGCurrency<\/div>\n        <p class=\"blurb\">A complementary currency system proposal from Global Genius Trust, exploring how money design shapes human behavior.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h5>Learn<\/h5>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/vision\/\">Vision<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/purpose\/\">Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/introduction\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/archetypes-of-money\/\">Archetypes of Money<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h5>The Case<\/h5>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/summary\/\">Summary<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/part-1-where-are-we-now\/\">Part I &ndash; Where Are We Now?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/part-ii-what-is-money\/\">Part II &ndash; What Is Money?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/part-iii-how-could-a-money-system-change-human-behavior\/\">Part III &ndash; Money &amp; Behavior<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/part-iv-currency-ecosystems\/\">Part IV &ndash; Currency Ecosystems<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/part-v-solutions\/\">Part V &ndash; Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/part-vi-implementation\/\">Part VI &ndash; Implementation<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h5>Proven Examples<\/h5>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/woergl-saved-the-economy-until-the-central-bank-found-out\/\">W&ouml;rgl<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/complementary-currencies\/ii-swiss-wir-80-years-of-stability-no-one-knows-about\/\">Swiss WIR<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/curitiba-bus-tokens-and-garbage\/\">Curitiba<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/home\/interest-and-demurrage\/\">Interest &amp; Demurrage<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h5>Resources<\/h5>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/links\/glossary\/\">Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/documents-2\/\">Documents<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/digital-currency-course\/\">Digital Currency Course<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/implementation-plan\/\">Implementation Plan<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/currency-system-structure\/\">Structure Diagram<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/currency-proposal\/\">Currency Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/war-on-cash-in-safe-deposit-boxes\/\">War on Cash<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h5>Get Involved<\/h5>\n        <ul>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/donate\/\">Donate<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/investing\/\">Invest<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/jobs\/\">Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/what-to-do-now\/\">What To Do Now<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.ggtrust.com\/forum\/finance\">Forums<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"http:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ggc-fbottom\">\n      <span>&copy; 2015&ndash;2026 GGCurrency, a Global Genius Trust initiative. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n      <span>Part of the Global Genius Trust network<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/footer>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our GEO Presentations GEO Currency Introduction &mdash; a 15-minute PowerPoint  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4895,"href":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/4895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/currency.ggtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}