About Manna: "According to the whitepaper, the vast majority of existing monetary base is held by the founders and close associates:
-19% directly by the founders
-36% donated to Mannabase, a company directly controlled by their foundation
-17% paid to "dozens" of developers and technical staff
Another 9% was mined into circulation, and there is a strong probability that the early miners and the founders are one and the same. A grand total of 6% was given away as UBI but they promise to give more away by a complex process that seems very centralized.
It's essentially a UBI-branded premine: if you make us filthy rich we promise to make the world a better place. Certainly a splash of color in a crypto space that seems to be dominated by those who exploit more basic human impulses."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16515112