{"id":30609,"date":"2025-06-06T13:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=30609"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:17:35","slug":"make-your-own-money-circles-wants-to-return-crypto-to-its-egalitarian-beginnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=30609","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Own Money? Circles Wants To Return Crypto To Its Egalitarian Beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Will crypto ever return to its community-first ideals? As banks and institutions\u00a0gobble up Bitcoin\u00a0and whales\u00a0consolidate control over ETH supply, true believers might be forgiven for reminiscing.<\/p>\n

Circles<\/a>\u00a0(V1) began its life in 2020 as an experiment in decentralized, permissionless currency. The aim was to give the de-banked and financially marginalized universal basic access (UBA) to digital cash.<\/p>\n

As an alternative to UBA leaders like centralized, biometrics-driven Worldcoin, it was laudable and intriguing. But the idea didn’t catch fire.<\/p>\n

Now Circles is back with V2, which the project says delivers better value and a stronger economic model.<\/p>\n

At a low-key\u00a0launch event<\/a>\u00a0in April, co-founder Martin K\u00f6ppelmann noted that bringing V2 to life has been a decade-long journey.<\/p>\n

“Circles is a big and radical idea. It poses the question, \u2018How does money really work, and can we make it better?\u201d<\/p>\n

Because Bitcoin is still held by a fraction of the world’s population, K\u00f6ppelmann said its adoption curve means price rises mainly profit those who bought-in early. Circles V2, he said, aims to deliver crypto’s benefits to the masses.<\/p>\n

“We are trying to take the best of Bitcoin, its decentralization, but try to be radically fair in its distribution.”<\/p>\n

A Global Currency for a Globalized World<\/h2>\n

Circles V2 is part of K\u00f6ppelmann’s\u00a0Gnosis Chain<\/a>\u00a0project for an open and decentralized internet. At its core is a\u00a0democratic money system<\/strong>\u00a0that spreads financial gains widely.<\/p>\n

Every Circles user can mint the same number of Circles (CRC) tokens for as long as they are active \u2013 one per hour.<\/p>\n

That’s very different from Bitcoin, where current holders are poised to benefit most. It also sets it apart …<\/p>\n

Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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