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Blockchain bros are turning a South Pacific island into ‘crypto paradise’
New York Post ^ | March 28, 2022 | Hannah Frishberg

Posted on 03/28/2022 10:36:03 AM PDT by nickcarraway

A group of blockchain enthusiasts are turning a 32-million square foot island into what they hope will soon be considered the “crypto capital of the world.”

“After years of preparation, a green light from the Vanuatu Prime Minister and Minister Of Finance and all approvals in place, Satoshi Island is now ready to be developed into a real-world crypto economy and blockchain based democracy,” states a bio for the 800-acre portion of the island nation Vanuatu that has been freshly named after Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous developer of bitcoin.

A website for Satoshi Island excitedly details its futuristic housing stock and how it is being developed to become a sustainable, smart city built with the crypto community in mind every step of the way: All commerce on the island will be cryptocurrency-based, and all assets and rights will be made possible through NFT ownership.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cryptocurrency; luna; terra; tulipmania

1 posted on 03/28/2022 10:36:03 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

They better remember to build a navy.

An island isn’t the best spot.

High in the mountains with very poor accessibility would be better


2 posted on 03/28/2022 10:38:44 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style )
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To: nickcarraway

Been spendin’ most their lives livin’ in the crypto paradise.


3 posted on 03/28/2022 10:40:38 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

From what I’ve read, if the power goes out they are forked...


4 posted on 03/28/2022 10:41:37 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: nickcarraway

Does seem tempting to just hang out in Figi or Tahiti while some computer slaves away paying living expenses...


5 posted on 03/28/2022 11:12:22 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: nickcarraway
It's a very small island just off the east coast of Espiritu Santo called Lataro. Maybe 1000 acres, and you could swim to it.


6 posted on 03/28/2022 11:13:23 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: nickcarraway
This is kinda fascinating.


7 posted on 03/28/2022 11:17:10 AM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Somalis raiding parties are probably already on their way...


8 posted on 03/28/2022 11:18:29 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: nickcarraway

1.2 square miles by my reckoning.


9 posted on 03/28/2022 11:25:59 AM PDT by steve8714 (Evidently the Oxford comma is racist, sexist, or homophobic. You decide which.)
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To: Alas Babylon!

I hear the Tiger Sharks are friendly and stay year-round.


10 posted on 03/28/2022 12:21:00 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: nickcarraway
right out of the novel 'Cryptonomicon' by Neal Stephenson...only
difference was that island was to be a data haven.
11 posted on 03/28/2022 12:24:58 PM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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To: sten

btt


12 posted on 03/28/2022 12:26:26 PM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: sten

High in the mountains with very poor accessibility would be better
= = =

Just saw a documentary telling why Oak Ridge, TN and Los Alamos NM locations were chosen.

Meanwhile, with global warming, their crypto may go ‘under water’.


13 posted on 03/28/2022 12:39:39 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: nickcarraway

https://www.satoshi-island.com/

https://www.satoshi-island.com/#opportunities

buying and selling ‘airdropped” NFTs?

https://www.satoshi-island.com/#about

tons of 3D architectural rendering of ridiculous “housing” units?

scam, scam, scam, scam ...

basically, just another Fyre Festival, only with real estate ...


14 posted on 03/28/2022 12:56:27 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: nickcarraway

The idea is horrible! It doesn’t belong there. Let them do that crap in a different country and leave Vanuatu as the wonderful natural paradise that it is.


15 posted on 03/28/2022 1:48:41 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty. ))))
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To: nickcarraway

And what kind of toolbag describes an island in square feet? Acres or hectares are apppropriate.


16 posted on 03/28/2022 1:50:20 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty. ))))
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To: nickcarraway

This stuff needs a LOT of electric power, right?
Coal barges from Australia?


17 posted on 03/28/2022 1:51:42 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: sten

WHERE is the nearest UNDERSEA VOLCANO???


18 posted on 03/28/2022 1:59:22 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: nickcarraway
VMF-214 (Black Sheep) had fun there in WWII:


19 posted on 03/28/2022 2:17:26 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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