Apps that verify you by phone number

Mercari’s friend invite for its flea-market app. Sign up with an invite code and both you and the inviter get ¥500 in points (within 14 days). Turn on “Point Investment”, launched on Sept 15, 2026, and free points you receive automatically buy Bitcoin or Ethereum

To get itJapan residents. Enter the invite code on the sign-up screen (it can’t be added later). Point Investment needs ID verification and age 18 to 74 (sign-up from Japan confirmed in Oct 2026)

Note: Points expire 30 days after you get them (counting that day). Point Investment only uses free points granted after you turn it on. There is no fee, but prices include a spread, and crypto can fall in value. Points obtained improperly are cancelled

Checked Oct 2026

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A currency that pays everyone a daily basic income just for being human. No app to install and nothing to pay. Unspent balances slowly “evaporate”, and that amount is redistributed as basic income. Refer a friend and you get one extra day of basic income

To get itSign up via the referral link and get certified by adding a mobile phone number (no ID needed). You claim your income yourself; days not claimed within 10 days are lost

Note: As of Oct 2026 there is no way to cash Palai out into euros or other money and no official exchange rate; you can only trade it for goods and services with people who accept Palai. The site doesn’t name the operator, only that it is “supported by Social Impact Lab Leipzig”

Checked Oct 2026

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