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đź’± Currency System

How Smartup Zero's dual-currency economy works


The Dual Currency Model

  • 🪙 Smartup Credits (SC): 1 SC = €1 treasury claim, earned through work
  • ❤️ Social Karma (SK): Non-transferable reputation, earned through community building

How to Earn Smartup Credits

Task-Based Earning (Effort Assessment Model)

  • Small Task (1-2h): 25 SC base budget
  • Medium Task (3-4h): 50 SC base budget
  • Large Task (5-8h): 100 SC base budget
  • Complex Task (1-2 days): 200 SC base budget

Actual SC earned based on effort quality assessment (60-100% of budget)

ADM Triangle Collaboration

  • Attacker (Senior): 90% of SC award, mentors junior
  • Defender (Junior): 10% of SC award, learns through participation
  • Midfielder (Bot): Handles coordination and documentation

Democratic Validation Process

  1. Complete collaborative work session
  2. Mission Leader assesses effort quality
  3. Pending SC created for Team Captain review
  4. Community lazy consensus (48h)
  5. Official SC award through existing validation system

How to Earn Social Karma

Activity SK Award Purpose
Code Review 5 SK Quality assurance
Mentoring 10 SK Knowledge transfer
Documentation 15 SK Community resource
Governance 20 SK Democratic participation
Conflict Resolution 25 SK Community harmony

SK Privilege Thresholds

  • 50 SK: Can propose in General Forum
  • 100 SK: Eligible for Team Captain roles
  • 200 SK: Can lead mission objectives
  • 500 SK: Join Leadership Team + enhanced voting weight (max 1.5x)

Treasury Management

The 3x Rule

Outstanding SC ≤ 3x EUR Treasury Balance

This mathematical rule prevents SC inflation and ensures redemption capacity.

Example: €10,000 treasury → Maximum 30,000 SC outstanding

License Integration

License SC Earning SK Earning Max Daily
Campaign ❌ ✅ 25 SK
Watch ❌ ✅ 50 SK
Work âś… âś… 500 SC + 100 SK
Organizational âś… âś… 500 SC + 100 SK

The result: A currency system that rewards both individual contribution and collective success, with full democratic accountability and mathematical integrity.