The Kepek Commonwealth

Teleportation of inorganic material is extremely commonplace, especially for small scale objects. Organic material teleportation is possible but is illegal, as teleportation tears apart the subject at an atomic level and reassembles it somewhere else, and therefore it kills and creates a copy of any living creature or thing. Even non-living organic material is banned from teleportation as the reassembly process tends to cause contamination issues.

instantaneous messages and communication over immense distances is possible and commonplace among those in positions of power, such as ICF Captains and planetary colony prime ministers, as well as those in jobs where it would be needed, such a scouting ship captains, but is too expensive to be accessed by most of the population.

Economy

The Kepek Commonwealth covers the basic costs of living for most of its citizens. Most food items can be easily replicated and reproduced through methods similar to 3D printing for little to no cost, and so these items are entirely free to all within the commonwealth. This replicated food is more than enough to sustain someone, and has just as many nutrients (or more) as its naturally occurring/grown/harvested counterpart. Naturally grown foods (any plant or fungi that not lab-grown or replicated) can be purchased very easily though, but there is very little difference other than a slightly "fresher" taste. Natural meat, however, is harder to come by and tends to be much more expensive. Most Kepek are happy to replace "true" meat with substitutes such as purnekel fins that do not harm the creature to harvest.

Other resources like water, housing and clothing are also free, as is access to power and basic technology. For all these items, more high-end versions are available, and anyone in the commonwealth is free to purchase them, but all basics are provided for. With the stresses of affording to live not a concern for most Kepek they are free to spend the money they do earn from their jobs on non-essentials and things they enjoy.

For this, they have their currency, Veu. 1 Veu is made up of 10 kip, and each kip is made up of 10 iteb. 1 iteb is approximately $1 AUD. the coins are rectangular with chunks cut out of the bottom (except for Iteb coins). To ensure the tabs can not be accidentally broken off, the coins are quite thick, but still relatively lightweight. They also have single-item teleporters installed in every coin, so a Kepek can simply hold the coin up to a device such as a holowatch and it will be teleported to either the user's bank account or another safe place, designated by the user. Veu Coins are blue in colour, Kip is gold and Iteb is red.