Lomalo Delivers Stablecoins Across Remote Marshall Islands

By introducing crypto wallets for citizens, the country is modernizing payments, public benefits, and everyday transfers. Few governments have attempted this at a national scale.

At the center is ENRA, the Marshall Islands’ Universal Basic Income program delivered fully onchain. It is the first nationwide UBI program built on blockchain rails to accept stablecoins. ENRA sends quarterly support to eligible Marshallese citizens, including thousands living on remote atolls where banks are rare or nonexistent.

When Cash and Banks Fall Short

The Marshall Islands uses the U.S. dollar, but physical dollars are hard to move. The country spans about two million square kilometers of ocean, with communities scattered across more than a thousand islands. For many citizens, “going to the bank” can mean flights, boats, weather delays, and long waits.

Cash shipments typically arrive only a few times per year by boat or guarded aircraft. Banks respond with withdrawal limits, and ATMs can run dry. When funds arrive late, families struggle to buy food, fuel, school supplies, or medicine. Over time, this has pushed some communities toward informal IOUs and workarounds that add friction and risk. To run a nationwide UBI program under these conditions, the government needed something faster, more reliable, and usable by both banked and unbanked citizens.

The solution is Lomalo, a mobile app built on Crossmint wallet technology. Lomalo lets citizens receive, store, and use U.S. dollar denominated digital tokens directly on their phones. No bank account is required, and there are no seed phrases or crypto complexity. Through Lomalo, citizens can receive ENRA payments, send money peer to peer to other Marshallese, and manage funds even on low bandwidth or satellite connections. Account recovery is designed for everyday users, not crypto experts.

USDM1 and Lomalo Enable Instant Digital Payments Marshall Islands

Underneath ENRA is USDM1, a USD denominated digital sovereign bond issued by the Marshall Islands and backed one to one by short dated U.S. Treasuries. USDM1 runs on the Stellar network, which is known for fast, low cost transfers. According to Stellar data, transactions typically settle in seconds and cost fractions of a cent, making nationwide digital payouts practical.

This approach fits a broader trend. Governments and institutions are increasingly testing tokenized money and assets. The Boston Consulting Group estimates tokenized assets could reach trillions of dollars by the end of the decade. This is as public and private sectors look for more efficient rails. For citizens, none of this feels abstract. USDM1 simply appears in Lomalo like a digital dollar account.

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