This article outlines the relationship between disruptive technologies, GDPR compliance, and the values of a commons-oriented organization Circles, highlighting the importance of trust, privacy, and responsible data management.
A Summary of the Collaborative Finance (CoFi) Commons Gathering, May 2023, Austria
As a design team, we see this rebranding as the embodiment of the effort and work done by Circlescoop. Giving a new look, is a way to reaffirm the roots of what we have done so far and prepare ourselves for all that is to come.
This article outlines our rationale for employing a subsidy system, our past experiments, the insights we've gained, and our future plans.
As Circles, we aim to support thriving sustainable local economies, and our online marketplace would serve to support this vision, and provide communities with a tool to meet their needs.
Happy new year! Another year has passed, full of achievements, changes, collaborations, progress, and new visions, working towards a community-organized basic income.
When scrolling through the online marketplace I realized that with the current range of services and goods available I might be able to cover most of my basic needs in Circles, whoop! So I decided to take on a challenge. Could I survive only on Circles for a week?
This is one of the frequently asked questions around Circles.
TLDR; we have no intention whatsoever to present our project on any exchange market. The longer version:
We are super happy to present our new webpage!
As an ongoing experiment, we are always learning from our community, and the new website is the result of it.
Circles is a community currency which aims at creating an unconditional basic income from the bottom-up, allowing people, cooperatives, businesses and communities to exchange with each other the things that they need for the resources available in the region.
