I've been working on a new memetic cash system that's fully peer-to-peer, and powered by Proof-of-Viral — not Proof-of-Work.
The paper is available at:
https://www.memebitcoin.org/memebitcoin.pdfThe main properties:
Double-spending is prevented with viral consensus.
No miners or centralized validators — only memers.
Participants can remain pseudonymous.
New coins are emitted through cultural propagation (memetic mining).
Viral activity itself becomes the chain of trust.
Meme Bitcoin (MBTC): Meme-ification of a Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
Abstract. A purely peer-to-peer memetic currency system allows online value to be exchanged without financial intermediaries. Meme Bitcoin (MBTC) draws inspiration from Bitcoin’s “proof-of-work” consensus but introduces Proof-of-Viral, transforming cultural participation into consensus. Users propagate memes, stories, and philosophies of Bitcoin; these viral acts form a chain of proof and become the source of trust. We discuss a supply function wherein 210 billion MBTC will be gradually mined—following a halving schedule every four months—such that mining completes around the year 2140, mirroring the finite supply of Bitcoin. The system records memetic transactions in a chain of hash-linked blocks, ensuring that altering any block requires repeating the accumulated viral proof. This document presents the motivation, architecture, and implications of MBTC, aiming to honour Bitcoin’s legacy while expanding its cultural reach.
Full paper at:
https://www.memebitcoin.org/memebitcoin.pdfRodney Uesaka
