Crypto UBI Projects
Universal basic income that nobody's government pays for: crypto projects issuing an income to anyone who can prove they are one person, and the foundations, communities and studies paying a floor in ordinary money. Who pays, to whom, on which chain, and whether it still runs.
96 projects tracked
| Project | Details | Status | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circles UBI Indonesia (Bali pilot) New | Circles Indonesia ran a large field pilot of Circles UBI across three districts of Bali in 2023, issuing every registered participant 24 Circles points per d |
Pilot | circlesubi.id |
| Mother Up (Mothers Outreach Network) New | Mother Up is a guaranteed income pilot run by Mothers Outreach Network, a Washington DC nonprofit, paying $500 a month for up to three years to Black mothers |
Pilot | mothersoutreachnetwork.org |
| ReFi Medellin basic income pilot New | ReFi Medellin, the first Colombian local node of ReFi DAO, runs a small basic income pilot paying weekly cCOP (Mento's Colombian-peso stablecoin on Celo |
Pilot | refimedellin.org |
| Future First (GiveDirectly / Coinbase) New | Future First is a guaranteed-income pilot in New York City, administered by GiveDirectly and funded by Coinbase. |
Pilot | givedirectly.org |