# Universal Benny Income (UBI) Universal Benny Income (UBI) is the baseline yield for citizens of the Drifters system. It ensures that every verified participant receives Benny, aligning citizenship with ownership. *** ### **Purpose** UBI establishes a floor of participation. It rewards citizens for their role in securing the system, independent of additional activity such as Work Units or solar contributions. This mechanism guarantees fairness, accessibility, and consistent distribution. *** ### **Distribution** * **Base Rate:** 0.5 Benny per Drifter per day. * **Frequency:** Calculated and distributed daily. * **Eligibility:** Drifters must be **held in-wallet and not listed** on secondary markets. * **Weighting:** Distribution is influenced by specific NFT traits, which determine relative yield among citizens. *** ### **Halving Structure** The base UBI rate decreases over time through programmed halvings. This ensures that early participants receive higher rewards, while long-term sustainability is preserved as supply approaches the 20 million hard cap. * **Current Rate:** 0.5 Benny per Drifter per day. * **Future Rate:** Halving intervals to be set through governance. * **Impact:** Emissions decrease over time, aligning distribution with scarcity. *** ### **How to Earn** Earning UBI requires no action beyond holding a Drifter NFT in-wallet. This functions as **in-wallet staking**, a simple form of distribution that ensures ease of participation for all citizens. *** ### **Integration with Supply** UBI is one of three primary distribution channels: 1. UBI (citizenship yield) 2. Work Units (labor-based minting) 3. Solar Output (energy-based minting) All UBI emissions are drawn from the global **20 million hard cap**, ensuring controlled issuance and long-term scarcity. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://driftopia.gitbook.io/whitepaper/mechanics/universal-benny-income-ubi.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.