Alternative currencies are means of payment that circulate alongside—as an alternative or
complement to—official currencies. While these currencies have existed for a long time, both …

The commons is a concept increasingly used with the promise of creating new collective
wealth. In the aftermath of the economic and financial crises, finance and money have been …

The commons are alternative social and economic practices for fostering community
development and regeneration. While finance is increasingly criticized as a trigger for …

This paper examines with the help of a theoretical setting the properties of two blockchains'
consensus protocols (Proof of Work and Proof of Stake) in the management of a local (or …

This paper assesses the proposal to transform the monetary system into an Ecology of
money, that is, into a system made of a large diversity of complementary currencies. Its …

This chapter looks at accounting for the dramatic plurality of money through the discussion of
a conceptual framework built on Polanyian writings. It discusses the requirements for a …

We investigate the phenomenon of solidarity cryptocurrencies by combining the societal and
communitarian aspects of the traditional community currencies with the the blockchain …

Our current monetary system displays major flaws as to whether it can support the ecological
turn. This article stylises them as bank credit, a-territoriality and non-specialisation of money …

Local Currencies, Local Exchange Trading Systems, and Time Banks are all part of a new
social movement that aims to restrict money's purchasing power within a certain geographic …

Complementary currency system (CCS) complements the official currency, with a view to
accounting for and regulating exchanges of goods and services in a local space. Despite the …