Non-crypto Alternative Currency Press Review Thread

[Principe]

All the news about (non-crypto) alternative currency news goes down this thread. Contributions and comments welcome.

Definition of Alternative Currency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_currency

Complementary Currency Resource Center: http://www.complementarycurrency.org/ccDatabase/

[Principe]

Alternative Currencies Are Bigger Than Bitcoin: How They’re Building Prosperity From London to Kenya
http://www.yesmagazine.org/commonomics/alternative-currencies-bigger-than-bitcoin-bangla-pesa-brixton

10 alternative currencies, from Bitcoin to BerkShares to sweat to laundry detergent:
http://blog.ted.com/10-alternative-currencies-from-bitcoin-to-berkshares-to-sweat-to-laundry-detergent/

Fundamentals of Alternative Currencies and Value Measurement:
http://beyondmoney.net/monographs/fundamentals-of-alternative-currencies-and-value-measurement/

[Principe]

Alternative Currencies Flourish in Greece as Euros Are Harder to Come by:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/alternative-currencies-flourish-in-greece-as-euros-are-harder-to-come-by-1439458241

Greeks Flock To Grassroots Alternative Currencies In Affront To Euro Debt Slavery:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-14/greeks-flock-grassroots-alternative-currencies-affront-euro-debt-slavery

[Principe]

Central Banks Nervous as Alternative Currency with David Bowie’s Face Goes Viral:
http://theantimedia.org/central-banks-nervous-as-alternative-currency-with-david-bowies-face-goes-viral/

[simonkev]

Since these articles aired, banks embraced Ripple and even started mining their own curriencies.

[MargaretOlD]

Soon everyone in the world will switch to crypto currency.