Is there money in the Star Trek universe?

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry set the series in a future where money is obsolete. …

Is there money in the Federation?

Franchise creator Gene Roddenberry established that the Federation has no currency and that everyone simply pursues their passion without compensation long ago. Federation citizens are supplied with all their basic needs met, at no cost.

Why doesn’t the Federation use money?

8 CURRENCY According to TNG, money doesn’t exist in the Federation. There isn’t a need for it, because replicators can provide anyone with whatever material thing they might purchase with it. Those outside of the Federation (like the Ferengi) still use currency like gold latinum, however.

How much is latinum worth?

Pure liquid latinum, which Quark estimated to be worth 100 bricks. As Star Trek would have it, life is so rosy in the future that folks don’t have any need for money. (Don’t ask us how they get stuff — it’s one of Star Trek’s fuzzier areas.)

Who paid for Star Trek?

Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek
Running time	50 min
Production companies	Desilu Productions (1966–1968) Paramount Television (1968–1969) Norway Corporation
Distributor	NBC
Budget	Season one $190,000 per episode (~$1.4 million in 2019) Season two $185,000 per episode Season three $175,000 per episode

What is Latinum used for?

Latinum is a rare silver liquid used as currency by the Ferengi Alliance and many other worlds. It cannot be replicated. For ease of transaction, latinum is usually suspended within gold to produce “gold-pressed” latinum.

How does Star Trek money work?

“In Star Trek they do not have currency. They have replicators that give them everything they want. So what is the motivation to work?” It functions because the script writers hand wave away any consequences.