Yes using ethereum would be great for that.  See issuing your own cryptocurrency tutorial<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ethereum.org&#x2F;token" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ethereum.org&#x2F;token</a><p>Then you can turn your hackspace into a DAO<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ethereum.org&#x2F;dao" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ethereum.org&#x2F;dao</a>