{"id":5460,"date":"2018-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/2018\/05\/06\/rec-the-citizen-currency-based-on-blockchain-created-by-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T11:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T11:53:32","slug":"rec-the-citizen-currency-based-on-blockchain-created-by-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/rec-the-citizen-currency-based-on-blockchain-created-by-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"REC – The citizen currency based on Blockchain created by Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"
The city council of Barcelona has announced that it will launch REC<\/a><\/strong> (Real Economy Currency), this cryptocurrency based on Blockchain<\/a> <\/strong>has been created to encourage local commerce and will begin with a pilot test this May.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This pilot test will involve 10 neighborhoods of the city,<\/strong> which are: Ciutat Meridiana, Vallbona, Torre Bar\u00f3, Roquetes and Trinitat Nova, in the district of Nou Barris; Trinitat Vella, Bar\u00f3 de Viver and Bon Pastor, in the district of Sant Andreu, and Verneda-La Pau and Maresme-Bes\u00f2s, in the Sant Mart\u00ed district.<\/p>\n These neighborhoods form the Bes\u00f2s Axis,<\/strong> one of the areas of Barcelona with the most problems due to social policies and disadvantages, in which Ada Colau (Mayor of Barcelona) is working since 2016 to reduce the social gap.<\/p>\n In addition to the Barcelona City Council, Novact and B-Mincome are positioned behind this project.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nNOVACT.<\/h2>\n