Alain Brenzikofer

BuilderCrypto· Swiss

Founded Encointer and authored its whitepaper (arXiv 1912.12141): local community currencies issued as a universal basic income, gated by proof-of-personhood established at randomized in-person key-signing gatherings — explicitly aimed at the unbanked and people in dysfunctional monetary regimes. The network is live with active communities (Leu in Zurich, Nyota in Dar es Salaam, PayNuq in Zaria, Nigeria) and 2025 field reports; he remains publicly active (Polkadot Decoded 2024 talk, ongoing Encointer GitHub org membership).