Interview with Jorge Timón, leader of Freicoin project
Freicoin is a Bitcoin-based currency that has a demurrage fee and zero interest, concepts proposed by Silvio Gesell to reduce hoarding and to promote the sharing of wealth. These theories have been used several times with fairly positive results. The project is led by Jorge Timón and Mark Friedenbach. They launched a crowdfunding campaign to develop this....
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