---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Haroldo Vilhena <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 2:07 PM Subject: e-coin - complementary currency for Euro To: Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> A little bit of my research on a complementary currency to the Euro: E-coin - an evolution for Euro? (presentation) <http://bit.ly%20/Ecoin-eng>http://bit.ly /Ecoin-eng Conference in Spain: (there is a problem with the transmition in the begining) http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/910186-e-coin-una-evoluci%C3%B3n-al-euro Some of the features are: - *"Peaceful" coexistence with the existing monetary and banking systems *(as it does not replace but complements it). -* It is easily and rapidly deployable through a multi-currency card * - Facilitates the inclusion of so-called "intangible assets" in the economy - Speeds up the money's circulation in the economy - Activates the economy through the monetization of surplus - Brings transparency to the money's circulation (tracking) - Reduces tax evasion - Changes the currency trading value: from fixed value to real-time (dynamic) value. - Provides facilities for the negotiation of bad assets and real estate bubbles, reducing the fragility of the banking system - It gives advantages for the marketing of existing production, avoiding the generation of surplus (waste), sustainable effect - Increases the population's purchasing power without requiring a prior economic growth - Increases buying interest for long-term government bonds -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/