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09 Sep

Alt Currencies Continue Gaining Credibility (WSJ)

When The Wall St. Journal Online covers the growing complementary currency movement in the same week that The Economist talks about triple-bottom-line values encroaching on traditional investing, it appears that maybe, just maybe, the consciousness around money is finally changing.
In the most recent installment, WSJ’s video report covers a wide range of popular currency initiatives, [...]

22 Jun

Virtual Currencies Arrive In The Mainstream; Will War Ensue?

Two weeks ago, we reported from the front line of the of sustainable business investing world, reviewing how trends in local, slow, and open money were converging with angel- and VC- fueled tech innovation, and how those two communities are not as far apart as each camp might think.
Similarly, concepts around virtual, complementary and community [...]

03 Jan

BBC Hints At Negative Interest For UK Banks

Wow.  There have been many “I never thought I would read about that” moments this year, but to read an article on the BBC about the concept that banks could offer negative interest makes me wonder if the apocalypse really is upon us.  Also called demurrage, negative interest is a carrying charge, and one that [...]

11 Dec

Alt. Currency Meets Mainstream Media

Who reads TIME and Newsweek anymore?  Not many people I know — except my mom, who brought about three issues of the latter with her for Thanksgiving.  During the perceived junk-out — err, semi-annual research into mainstream media coverage trends — I was pretty surprised to find an article about complementary currencies titled “Small Town [...]

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