Virtual money was created by a start-up to reward users for walking.
Bitwalking (BW) is called the currency and, unlike other forms of digital payment like bitcoins, the idea is that anyone can use it.
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A mobile app will verify your steps and would equal a BW dollar each time you take 10,000 steps (about 8 km).
Initially, users will be given the opportunity to spend the winnings at an online store or exchange it for cash.
The entrepreneurs of the project, Nissan Bahar and Franky Imbesi, obtained more than US $ 10 million in initial financing, mainly from Japanese investors.
How much do you walk a day?
If you like to walk, then this application will like you a lot. And if not, we have something to tell you: you can earn money by walking. Yes, because Bitwalking is a new currency that, unlike Bitcoin, for example, anyone can use.
How does it work?
Through an app for mobile phones the number of steps given by the user is verified and your account is credited 1 dollar for every 10 thousand steps -something as well as 8 kilometers-.
To this money that is credited in your account, you can use it to buy in online stores or also change it for cash.
But not everything is there, because this project developed in Japan is already gaining followers and Murata, a Japanese technology company, is working on the development of a bracelet that serves as an alternative to the use of mobile phones and to which the app can also be synchronized. for the count of steps.
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Bitwalking aims to take advantage of "mobile devices are fashionable to exercise" and also offer an incentive for those who do not, want to spend time of their day to exercise and stay in shape.
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And how much can I earn walking?
The developers calculate that an average person would earn around 15 BW $ (this is the symbol of the currency). Although in poorer countries, where people have to walk more to fetch water, school or work, this app can be a good tool to earn money and, surely, help improve the quality of life of these people.
Helping these people is one of the reasons why they developed this project. For example, in Malawi, the wage of rural workers is $ 1.5 per day. These workers in general walk a lot during their journey, so using the app will allow them to earn twice as much money as they currently earn.
It should be noted that Malawi is one of the African nations associated to launch the project, which is expected to be working in the coming months. Another of the partner countries in Africa will be Kenya.
This app was not yet officially launched and there is no data on when it would be available for use in Latin American countries, but what is certain is that it will have a great impact worldwide due to the novelty it presents and will quickly expand to countries around the world. the world.
And you, would you use it?