Starting your own local currency, lessons from the Eusko
Ever since [the movie Demain]) (“Tomorrow”) came out in 2015, we’ve seen an explosion of local currencies in Europe. They enable citizens to support their local economy. When using a local currency, you create a natural barrier that incentivizes people to consume locally. If I give you a euro, you can go spend it on Amazon. If I give you a [Zinne], the local currency in Brussels, you can only spend it in Brussels. In those times of polycrisis, where we need to pursue resilience over performance,