Municipal tokens are not "crypto for cities".
In Lugano, LVGA shows how digital complementary currency can become an urban policy tool: cashback, cultural vouchers, tourism incentives, local economic coordination and, soon, privacy-preserving identity.
Our new peer reviewed essay connects with several points I raised at Plan B Summer School: monetary infrastructure should be civic infrastructure, not just another extractive platform layer.
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https://www.p2pfisy.com/research-papers/municipal-tokens-as-urban-policy-tools-the-case-of-lvga-and-the-mylugano-app