Just a clarification - it seems from your post that you think a badge, once received, can then be given again. That is not the case - badges can only be given once. So I have 4 badges right now. If one is given to me for a post, that doesn't go into my badge count and I can't re-give that badge. Right now they're a one-stop shop. I was thinking about this proposal with cryptocurrency in mind (sadly it doesn't quite work out) and I think the Hubski bank account should be like a wallet - but then, either we would have to use a 3rd party provider or the work of the people behind Hubski would increase, which I think might counter the point of raising money - it could increase the cost of running Hubski as opposed to defraying it. I also like your idea of running experiments and looking at the data as opposed to just jumping in on this head-first.