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Alternative means of payment or regional/local currencies are a worldwide phenomenon. Here are a few examples. Most of them are issued by a central authority. Minuto, however, is organized decentrally.

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===== Minuto and interest free money =====

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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOt8NVY5Xcs|{{de:images:video-minuto-freies-geld-fuer-eine-freie-welt.png|Minuto - freies Geld für eine freie Welt - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Minuto lecture**\\
Presentation in German on the need for free means of payment and the potential of Minuto.\\
(YouTube, 54:48)
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU8OCx_MO4E|{{de:images:video-minuto-make-your-own-money.png|Minuto - make your own money - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Minuto - make your own money**\\
A 30 minutes movie on Minuto.\\
(YouTube, 29:39) 
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdv8N-5WIk|{{de:images:video-neues-zinsfreies-geld-schaffen-interview-mit-prof-margrit-kennedy.png|Neues zinsfreies Geld schaffen - Interview mit Prof. Margrit Kennedy - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Creating new interest free money**\\
Money expert Prof. Margrit Kennedy talks about exponential growth of the monetary system, diversification of currencies, new types of banks and about a monetary system without interest and inflation (in German).\\
(YouTube, 17:25) 
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===== Regional and local currencies =====

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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glM7KMoDUFc|{{en:video-the-power-of-local-currency.png|The power of local currency (TEDx talk) - Video on YouTube}}]]

**The power of local currency**\\
At TEDxBasel, Florence Siegenthaler proposes using a local currency to put the power back in the hands of our communities.\\
(YouTube, 9:21)
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLAShxDp578|{{en:video-the-power-of-complementary-community-currencies.png|The power of complementary community currencies - Video on YouTube}}]]

**The power of complementary community currencies**\\
At this TEDxLeiden event, Edgar Kampers talks about the potential of complementary community currencies.\\
(YouTube, 11:47)
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E8he7kLkRM|{{en:video-michael-ende-momo-on-silvio-gsell-and-alternative-money.png|Michael Ende (Momo) on Silvio Gsell and alternative money - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Michael Ende on Silvio Gsell and alternative money**\\
Momo author Michael Ende on Silvio Gsell, capitalism and alternative money such as Wörgl Schilling, Dö-Mark barter, Ithaca Hours and WIR.\\
(YouTube, 1:01:37)
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_SNUzkqbFg|{{de:images:video-regionalwaehrung-palmas-in-brasilien.png|Palmas in Fortaleza, Brasilien - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Palmas (Brazil)**\\
There are several regional money projects in Brazil. The Palmas is a currency of a bank founded by the parish priest Joaqin de Melo in a ghetto on the outskirts of the large city of Fortaleza. The money is issued in the form of interest-free microloans.\\
[[https://www.institutobancopalmas.org/|institutobancopalmas.org]]\\
(YouTube, 12:10)
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCZFZsT68h0|{{de:images:video-regionalwaehrung-roue-in-frankreiche.png| Roue - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Roue (Provence, France)**\\
France also has regional currencies. Here, the concept is explained using the Roue as an example.\\
[[https://laroue.org/|laroue.org]]\\
(YouTube, 7:34)
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc6l2XeIKv4|{{de:images:video-italien-parallelwaehrung-sardex-rettete-arbeitslose-sarden.png| Sardex - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Sardex (Italy)**\\
In southern Sardinia, the regional currency Sardex saved many companies through the financial crisis.\\
[[https://www.sardexpay.net/|sardexpay.net]]\\
(YouTube, 5:58)

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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ij5f-LvUA|{{de:images:video-made-in-germany-die-regionalwaehrung-chiemgauer.png| Chiemgauer - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Chiemgauer (Germany)**\\
The Chiemgauer is the largest regional currency in Germany and has been around for several years.\\
[[http://www.chiemgauer.eu/|chiemgauer.eu]]\\
(YouTube, 6:26)
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy2nCHX36tI|{{en:ithaca-hours-local-currency.png| Ithaca Hours local currency - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Ithaca Hours (New York, USA)**\\
Ithaca Hours is a local currency in Ithaca, New York and is the oldest and largest local currency system in the US that is still operating.\\
[[https://ithacahours.org|ithacahours.org]]\\
(YouTube, 7:36)
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQrbaSWdiHs|{{en:video-local-goldback-currency-gaining-traction-during-pandemic.png| Local Goldbacks currency gaining traction during pandemic - Video on YouTube}}]]

**Goldback (USA)**\\
A growing number of small businesses across Utah are now accepting what are called “goldbacks" - a local currency that's been gaining attention during the pandemic.\\
[[https://goldback.com/|goldback.com]]\\
(YouTube, 2:06)
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Read more on Wikipedia's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary_currency#List_of_complementary_currencies|list of complementary currencies]] and its category page on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Local_currencies|local currencies]].