Money that beats, not sleeps.
Beat is a decentralized social exchange protocol where every verified human generates 10 BEAT per day simply by existing.
Not cryptocurrency. Not fiat. Different money for a parallel economy.
- 🫀 Universal Basic Income — 10 BEAT/day for everyone, forever
- 🛡️ Fireproof Base — First 5,000 BEAT protected from demurrage
- 💧 Progressive Demurrage — Money above 5,000 melts (forces circulation)
- 🔒 Privacy First — Zero-knowledge proofs, no surveillance
- 🌍 Global Protocol, Local Value — Works everywhere, priced locally
- 🤝 Symbolic Exchange — Recognition of value, not exploitation
Financial Surveillance: Every card purchase tracked
AI Displacement: What remains uniquely human?
Inequality: Money creation = power concentration
Beat gives you:
✓ Daily income (10 BEAT) just for existing
✓ Safety net (5,000 BEAT fireproof base)
✓ Financial privacy (ZK proofs)
✓ Protection from hoarding (demurrage)
✓ Local autonomy (no global price fixing)
Every verified human generates 10 BEAT/day (fixed, no growth).
Your first 5,000 BEAT are protected forever (0% demurrage).
Money above 5,000 melts progressively:
- 5,000-10,000 BEAT: -5%/month
- 10,000-20,000 BEAT: -10%/month
- 20,000+ BEAT: -15%/month
Result: Can't hoard wealth. Must circulate.
- Biometrics stay on device (never uploaded)
- Zero-knowledge proofs for identity
- P2P transfers (no central tracking)
- 10 BEAT in Bangkok ≠ 10 BEAT in London (purchasing power)
- Communities set their own prices
- No global exchange rate
📄 Full Whitepaper — Complete technical and economic design
📊 Economic Model — Why demurrage and fireproof base work
❓ FAQ — Common questions answered
🛠️ Technical Spec — For developers (coming soon)
Phase: Concept (Whitepaper v1.0)
Date: February 14, 2026
Next: Seeking developers, economists, and pilot communities
- Developers (Android/iOS, backend, crypto)
- Economists (simulations, modeling)
- Designers (UI/UX)
- Community Organizers (pilot locations)
- Researchers (academic validation)
- Read CONTRIBUTING.md
- Check Issues
- Join discussion
- Submit PRs
Interested in piloting Beat in your:
- Eco-village?
- Artist collective?
- Neighborhood?
Contact: hello@beat-protocol.org
Help with:
- Economic simulations
- Security analysis
- Social impact studies
This whitepaper and initial concept were formulated through conversation with Claude (Anthropic AI) on February 14, 2026.
What this means:
- The ideas emerged from human-AI dialogue
- Technical details synthesized by AI from existing knowledge
- Economic model built on established theory (Gesell, Laborde)
- No code written yet — this is conceptual phase
Why transparent:
- Honesty about process is critical for trust-based system
- AI as tool for exploration, not replacement for human judgment
- Community will validate, critique, and improve
- Final decisions = human community, not AI
The human contributor brought:
- Core philosophical insights (fireproof base, symbolic exchange)
- Real-world use cases (photographer with zines, political sensitivity)
- Economic intuitions (demurrage must apply to all, not just pocket)
The AI (Claude) contributed:
- Technical architecture knowledge
- Cryptographic schemes (ZK proofs, etc.)
- Synthesis of economic theory (TRM, Gesell)
- Documentation structure
This collaboration model is itself an experiment in human-AI co-creation.
"Beat is not better money. Beat is different money.
Not for getting rich.
Not for speculation.
Not for replacing dollars.For circulation with dignity.
For communities who want an alternative.
For humans in an age of machines."
MIT License — fully open source.
See LICENSE for details.
- Website: beat-protocol.org (coming soon)
- Email: hello@beat-protocol.org
- GitHub: github.com/beat-protocol
- Discussions: Use GitHub Discussions
Inspired by:
- Stéphane Laborde's Relative Theory of Money (TRM)
- Silvio Gesell's Natural Economic Order (demurrage)
- David Graeber's work on debt and gift economies
- David Chaum's work on digital cash and privacy
Built on the shoulders of giants.
Status: Concept phase
Version: 1.0
Last updated: February 14, 2026
♥ Keep the beat alive.