# Benny: Energy-Backed Currency

Benny is the currency of Driftopia. It functions as both a **medium of exchange** and a **store of value**, bridging digital activity with real-world energy output.

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### **Purpose**

Benny underpins the citizen-owned economy. It enables transactions in Driftopia, Spacemart, and ownership of Future Gadgets. Beyond digital use, Benny is anchored to renewable energy, giving it intrinsic value and long-term scarcity.

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### **Economic Loop**

The system follows a continuous cycle:

**Build Wealth → Fuel the Escape → Repeat.**

* **Build Wealth:** Citizens earn Benny through Universal Income, work in Aevitas, and solar-backed minting.
* **Fuel the Escape:** Benny is spent on Future Gadgets, Pods, and services, driving marketplace activity and fee circulation.
* **Reinvest:** Treasury revenue is directed into both the digital and physical frontiers. In the digital world, value is reinvested into building richer environments, tools, and systems for Driftopia. In the physical world, capital is used to expand solar capacity, anchoring Benny to measurable renewable output.
* **Repeat:** Each cycle strengthens the economy, expanding the scope of Driftopia as both a digital civilization and a real-world system of independence.

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### **Distribution Categories**

Benny enters circulation through three primary channels:

1. **Universal Benny Income (UBI):** Citizenship yield earned by NFT holders.
2. **Work Units (WU):** Effort performed in Aevitas that mints Benny.
3. **Solar Output:** Kilowatt-hours of renewable energy that issue Benny at a defined rate.

Together, these create a balanced system where ownership, work, and energy each secure a role in wealth creation.

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### **Scarcity and Supply**

Benny has a **hard cap of 20 million tokens**.\
As supply approaches this maximum, emissions require proportionally more energy, ensuring controlled issuance and long-term scarcity.


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