A living currency, designed to flow, not to stagnate.
The Ephemeral Project is a radical exploration of the nature of value. It proposes an anti-capitalist currency model whose fundamental aim is to promote the circulation of wealth and discourage its hoarding.
Unlike traditional currencies which can be accumulated endlessly, the Ephemeral is designed to imitate the cycles of the living world. Its main rule is simple: wealth that does not circulate, that does not serve the community, returns to its state of potential.
This "disappearance" is not a destruction of value, but a transformation. It is inspired by the concept of "Fertile Silence": unused value evaporates and returns to a state of collective potential, from where it can be reborn and redistributed, like water evaporating from a stagnant puddle to fall back into beneficial rain.
Principles of Operation The system is based on a few simple but powerful rules:
Valorization through Flow: Circulation is the engine of the economy. Not only does a circulating currency not lose value, but the very act of exchange can generate more, strengthening the vitality of the system. Evaporation by Stagnation: An inactive portfolio sees its balance gradually decrease over time, following an exponential decay curve. This mechanism makes long-term accumulation counterproductive. Regenerative Cycle: The system is designed to operate in cycles (e.g., monthly), where the "evaporated" value feeds a new collective distribution, ensuring that the game never stops.
This project is licensed GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.