A main factor is becoming a great nation is to begin having a form of currency. In today's age we even have digital forms of currency such as bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies. Until Asgardia becomes a space station, we would need acquire precious metals to compete with other countries currencies. There are a wide range of acquiring the funds and Asgardia should launch multiple programs in an effort to attain them. Cryptocurrency mining is an easy and achievable process but who knows how long digital currency will sustain. 

Donations are all and good, and taxing citizens at this stage would seem kind of outrageous until Asgardia is a full fledged nation. Creating a form of currency and offering incentives to the citizens is a great way to begin. An easy way to achieve this is by creating bonds. Asgardian citizens would receive different bond levels depending on the amounts given as well as the value of the money they have given. 

Creating phone apps like "power sleep" and making them available to citizens is another way for Asgardia to make some money with ease. Leasing out the united power to crunch data to research organizations can help to acquire funds.

The main purpose of this post was to begin generating ideas that will assist Asgardia in acquiring money to purchase the precious metals and get this future nation a currency that can be used on earth.

Hi Kilgath!

If you read in the Constitution we will have our own crypto currency called SOLAR (SOL). Details about it will be released as it is available.

Cheers!
Rebekah Berg
Head of Community Affairs

Yes I have read the constitution and it mentions SOLAR. It does not mention how the nation of Asgardia is going to attain to precious metals to support a currency valid in this world. You need gold, silver, etc to back up a currency with value. As my topic was just ways to help Asgardia get money to begin purchasing said precious metals. If I am going to buy into a currency I would want to use this currency anywhere I can, not just some tolkens I can get an at arcade that are only valid at that arcade. Like my last sentence in my first topic post The main purpose of this post was to begin generating ideas that will assist Asgardia in acquiring money to purchase the precious metals and get this future nation a currency that can be used on earth.

Too bad the draft doesn't specify that SOLAR will be a virtual/crypto/block-chain currency. That would have been nice to see. Rather than look at speculation thrown around this forum.

@petrv My apologies, my only intent was to convey the information that I had available. If you say that SOL is not available as an indicator then I will make sure that is communicated upwards. Thank you very much!

Peru’s currency is indicated by PEN not SOL

form google finance 

1 AUD = 2.4932 PEN 0.00000 (0.000%)

Jun 19, 3:24AM GMT

Does the team have expertise in the design of the economic models, the consensus mechanisms, and the way in which decentralization is ensured? Just launching the currency as another token among hundreds will not be wise. Inherent flaws in even the largest cryptocurrencies are important to consider.

But how can we dedicated long term CPU to cryptocurrency? What is the plan for this?  Would all citizens be mining for the great currency needs of Asgardia?

Unconfirmed currency is not needed by anyone.
  Asgardia has no production and precious metals. And if you build power plants and tie the currency to a unit of energy? First, solar power plants on Earth and then in space? One unit of currency is equal to one unit of energy.