Mycelial Economics
"Every person deserves to have their data stored safely and not owned by anyone else." We're building distributed systems that share resources like fungal networks— regenerative, resilient, and owned by communities.
Economic systems that mirror fungal networks—distributing resources based on collective health, adapting to changing conditions, strengthening through cooperation.
Unlike traditional "take-make-dispose" economics, mycelial systems increase capacity over time. Resources flow to where they're needed, creating abundance rather than scarcity.
No central control point. Like forest mycelium connecting trees, our networks enable direct peer-to-peer coordination with collective intelligence emerging from distributed nodes.
Your data belongs to you. We advocate for public cloud infrastructure where communities control their digital commons—not corporations harvesting your information.
Money created through peer-to-peer trust, not centralized debt. Contribution to community health determines creditworthiness—proven viable by systems like Sardex and WIR Bank.
Economic flows connected to ecological health metrics. Local currencies backed by the living health of the land, creating direct feedback between ecosystem vitality and prosperity.
Community-governed networks with transparent algorithms. Mathematical rules defined by participants, not hidden corporate control. Your voice shapes the system.
"Mycelium is the neurological network of nature. It's the earth's natural internet—a system that shares nutrients, information, and resources across vast distances."
— Paul Stamets, Mycologist
Today's digital infrastructure follows extractive patterns: centralized control by tech oligopolies, data harvested without consent, debt-driven credit creation that concentrates wealth, and algorithms optimized for engagement over wellbeing.
Cloud providers lock communities into vendor dependencies. Financial systems extract value from local economies. Social platforms amplify division for profit. We can do better.
We're building infrastructure that grows like living systems: Holochain's agent-centric architecture where each participant maintains sovereignty. Mutual credit networks where trust creates currency. IoT sensors connecting economic flows to ecological health.
The technology exists. The examples prove scalability. Now we connect the pieces into coherent, community-owned infrastructure.
Explore the tech stack →This isn't theory. Real-world systems demonstrate mycelial economics works.
🇮🇹 Sardinia, Italy
4,000+ businesses transacting annually through interest-free mutual credit with 1:1 Euro tax equivalency.
🇪🇸 Basque Country, Spain
World's largest worker cooperative. 257 companies with wage ratios of 3:1 to 9:1 (vs. 350:1 typical corporations).
🇨🇭 Switzerland
45,000 members, 1.5 billion CHF annual turnover. Cooperative banking with democratic member ownership since 1934.
We're seeking collaborators—developers, economists, community organizers, policy advocates— to help build systems that serve people and planet.