UBIC is a cryptoUBI meaning that UBIC coins are not generated through mining but distributed following a universal basic income scheme.
To join the UBIC cryptoUBI distribution program all you need to do is to scan the NFC chip of your passport with your iPhone in order to prove you are a unique individual. Once this is done youll receive a cryptoUBI share in every new block that is generated.
What information are read from the NFC chip?
The app reads the digital signature from your passport to ensure your passport is real.
It doesnt read any of your personal information such as your name or facial image from the NFC chip.
Which passports are compatible?
Passports of the following countries are compatible with UBIC:
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Austria (passports after October 2014)
- United Kingdom
- Ireland (passports after May 2016)
- USA
- Australia
- Sweden
- France
- Canada
- Japan (passports after May 2016)
- Thailand
- New Zealand
- United Arab Emirates
- Finland
- Luxemburg
- Singapore
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- Malaysia
- Ukraine
- Iceland (passports after February 2013)
- Hong Kong (passports after July 2019)
- Spain (passports after July 2016)
- Russia
- Israel
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Turkey
- Romania
- Poland