Concerns and Challenges What happens to dead people’s tokens? Participants must verify their identity annually through government-issued IDs or a secure biometric system. Accounts of unverified individuals will be frozen, and their tokens reabsorbed into the system. This prevents misuse and ensures fair circulation. How can you ensure legal compliance? The Human Standard UBI Token is not a replacement for legal currencies but a complementary system. Legal questions, such as prohibiting stock trading or lending at interest, depend on local jurisdictions. These rules can be built into the token’s terms of use, ensuring compliance with regional laws. Won’t people on minimum wage become lazy? No. Initially, the token will be usable only for digital goods, such as tipping online content creators or purchasing digital art. This ensures recipients still need traditional income to cover daily living costs. Over time, as the token’s scope expands to include environmentally sustainable products, it will still leave enough necessities requiring traditional money, motivating people to remain employed. How will adoption and distribution be funded? Unclaimed tokens will be sold to cover operational costs. Won’t this additional token-money create inflation? No. The token economy is designed around goods and services that don’t disrupt the existing economy. The large portion of digital goods, which are consumed illegally, will merely be reclaimed into the legal system.Equally, environmentally friendly products are often surplus or unsellable inventory that would otherwise be discarded or inaccessible. If despite those aspects inflationary effects should arise, governments can adjust them instantly at a push of a button, by reducing the maximum UBI distributed. This project not only provides humans with additional financial resources but also encourages ethical behaviour by fostering a culture of legal purchasing and charitable donations. What’s the estimated development timeline? Year One: Foundation Due to the absence of tangible goods, initial offerings will be limited to digital goods, such as tips for online content and digital art sales, supporting creators who need it most. Website Creation: A platform explaining the concept convincingly to attract supporters and users. Sales Platform Website: Includes the following components: Server Infrastructure: A bank-standard expandable system with backups. GnuTaler Customization: Programming to manage token lifecycle, verification, and environmental transaction controls. Post-Year One: API Development: Allow governments and official digital currencies to integrate with the system for UBI distribution. Governments can either transfer verified population data to create accounts for citizens instantly or encourage individuals to join through a secure, government-funded verification process to address privacy concerns. Establish an independent environmental commission to certify goods and services eligible for trade within the token system.