--- title: BRICS Digital Currency: Cryptocurrency On A Public... description: The article proposes a shared digital currency for the BRICS nations, which can be implemented as a cryptocurrency on a public blockchain using smart contracts... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/brics-digital-currency-cryptocurrency-on-a-public-blockchain-uwwcw6d5x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: BRICS Digital Currency: Cryptocurrency On A Public Blockchain | daily.dev og:description: The article proposes a shared digital currency for the BRICS nations, which can be implemented as a cryptocurrency on a public blockchain using smart contracts... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/brics-digital-currency-cryptocurrency-on-a-public-blockchain-uwwcw6d5x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uwWCw6D5X.png og:image:alt: BRICS Digital Currency: Cryptocurrency On A Public Blockchain og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # BRICS Digital Currency: Cryptocurrency On A Public Blockchain **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 16 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The article proposes a shared digital currency for the BRICS nations, which can be implemented as a cryptocurrency on a public blockchain using smart contracts and Zero-Knowledge Proofs. The currency's value is derived from the economic factors of the member nations and can be dynamically adjusted. Integrating geolocation-based assets through protocols like zkLocus can provide additional benefits. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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