SetBoni

Setboni is a fictional currency used in speculative fiction, world-building, and game design to illustrate digital economies and monetary governance. It is not a real-world currency.

The name Setboni combines elements suggesting order and value, and in common depictions Setboni operates within a closed or semi-closed economy, often within a defined polity or virtual world, sometimes named Setbonia or Setbontia. It may be used as a unit of account, a medium of exchange, and a store of value within its fictional setting.

In many portrayals, Setboni transactions are recorded on a distributed ledger or a simulated ledger that ensures transfer integrity. A single Setboni unit can represent a bundle of goods, access rights, or social credits, depending on the design. Issuance may be fixed, algorithmically minted, or tied to participation, work contributions, or governance activities. Exchange rates with real-world currencies are typically contextual to the narrative or game world.

Setboni systems are commonly depicted as having governance mechanisms that determine minting, inflation, and dispute resolution. Some versions feature centralized authorities, while others rely on decentralized councils or crowd-sourced consensus. The design choices in Setboni can influence perceived trust, transparency, and resilience within the fictional economy.

The currency often serves as a narrative and design tool to explore questions about value, trust, privacy, and inequality. By embedding Setboni in economic interactions, authors and designers examine how digital money shapes labor, consumption, and social status within imagined societies.

See also: digital currency, blockchain and distributed ledgers, token economy, game economy, fictional economies.