A great new article about Grantcoin was published today on Bitcoinist.net.
Grantcoin: A Grant-based Digital Currency For a New World EconomyHere's an excerpt:
A New Financial ModelGrantcoin is not just a digital currency, essentially it is a new financial model to re-assign people the power to create an economy that supports their needs and values. The concepts presented by The Grantcoin Foundation pose real solutions to real-world problems. Aimed at reducing government reliance, the new organization proposes the question:
Instead of being held hostage by the economy the government creates, why not create the economy you want to live in?The Grantcoin movement could be considered a revolutionary way of thinking.
Grantcoins mission statement declares:
Money is a social invention which can be changed by the people according to our values. BTW, this article was NOT paid promotion. The author genuinely thinks that Grantcoin is newsworthy and she spent over an hour interviewing me on the phone for this article.