In many blogs you can read all kinds of information about the blockchain as it has come into our lives and as it slowly becomes present in many organizations.

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As I always say, the blockchain is here to stay.

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Governments are not exempt from this when I mention organizations, as we know governments are managed by people and these in turn realize the full potential and what is happening with respect to the blockchain.

Some governments are promoting the use of blockchain as is the case of Venezuela..

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The most recent thing I have been able to read is what is happening in the municipality of Marcos Paz, in the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina), last July 4 of this year launched an app ActivΦs mmp,

It is a platform in which neighbors and businesses live together, which will be used to exchange goods and services using digital assets.

They identified a problem that affects us all at a global level, but in this case refers to their municipality. This initiative was carried out taking into account an entire problem in several aspects very complicated in Argentina, despite being an economically stable country for its citizens, I say this in comparison with Venezuela.

“With the idea of improving the local economy, promoting community behavior and rewarding good neighbors, the Municipality of Marcos Paz understood that Blockchain technology could bring them closer to what they were looking for" provide a solution to relieve their citizens, what better way than blockchain.

They worked on it and launched a solution developed by Koibanx, this financial solutions provider company applying Blockchain. The name of the app is ActivΦs mmp, and it was conceived as a platform where neighbors and businesses interact producing exchanges of goods and services using digital assets.

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“ActivΦs mmp is a clear example of how we can apply Blockchain technology to facilitate the economic and financial management of people at the same time, improve the management of the municipality by bringing government actions closer to citizens. Neighbors can transfer, save and exchange their assets (which are represented digitally) in an agile, secure, efficient, low-cost way and always having control of their funds; all possible characteristics for Blockchain technology," highlighted Leo Elduayen, co-founder and COO of Koibanx.

Although this was launched on July 4 I could read that for the month of April pilot tests were made with 50 neighbors who belong to that municipality as they are duly registered in it and is one of the requirements to qualify for the benefits granted by that municipality to live there, once these neighbors registered after downloading the application on his cell phone were awarded some points that are credited in the wallet that could be exchanged for some products of small businesses that were also registered previously.

This is the sample of some shops that are already participating in the municipality to make commercial exchanges accepted the currency ActivΦs mmp

^{Image source Adhered Shops}

The app can work in two ways at the same time, as a citizen or as a merchant, as you have the ability to do both.

Another property in this application is that the user or merchant can also accumulate points instead of exchanging them and deducting them from their municipal tax payment.

It is a win-win for everyone, sounds great but some questions are being asked, this initiative is already being validated and emulated by some innovative cities in the world.

I asked myself several questions however I will only share these with all of you.

* What happens to the trade if it only receives these points as a form of payment and manages to sell all its products in this currency?

*How does the merchant replenish inventory if suppliers do not accept this currency? It would be very interesting to know that.

I'd like to know what your questions are. I particularly couldn't find much information about it even though your official website goes straight to the municipality's website..