Essay | Jul 16, 2026

CLAIM

Experiments in dUBI (doo-bee-eye).

Universal Basic Income (UBI) intends to guarantee some minimal level of living by sending everyone cash on a regular basis. To build an iron floor for the economy. Decentralized UBI (dUBI) opens up the concept so any person, party, or organization can provide the money. And any type of money can be provided.

While UBI has traditionally been thought of as having a single supplier (the government) distributing a single currency (dollars), dUBI is more like a game with multiple players on both sides. Many suppliers distributing many currencies, which leads to less certainty and stability, but more freedom to experiment.