since the "Principality of Hutt River" and "Freetown Christianiais" have been rejected. what about Pitcain Islands. The islands are inhabited by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands
Topic: Paying a Small Country to Make Bitcoin an ADITIONAL Official Currency - page 4. (Read 21557 times)
April 27, 2013, 02:42:32 PM
April 27, 2013, 02:34:49 PM
I guess we would prefer to have 51% of votes in a small country... this way it would be "real". And some of us could move there...
Well... you know what Rothschild said: "Give me control of a country's money, and I care not who makes its laws." Close enough.
As for moving there? Well, they're working on that. Some bitcoin would probably help. With strings...
April 27, 2013, 02:25:06 PM
Why reinvent the wheel?
Bitcoin is a virtual currency: why not a virtual nation?
Wirtland has done all the early legwork, legal and otherwise. And last I heard they were trying to negotiate for some real territory, purchased from an existing country (Nauru).
Seems like a marriage made in heaven...
http://www.wirtland.com/
Bitcoin is a virtual currency: why not a virtual nation?
Wirtland has done all the early legwork, legal and otherwise. And last I heard they were trying to negotiate for some real territory, purchased from an existing country (Nauru).
Seems like a marriage made in heaven...
http://www.wirtland.com/
I guess we would prefer to have 51% of votes in a small country... this way it would be "real". And some of us could move there...
Private Islands for Sale
http://www.privateislandsonline.com/
Gunpowder Island, Bermuda
http://www.privateislandsonline.com/islands/gunpowder-island
Ile de Caille
Grenada, Caribbean
http://www.privateislandsonline.com/islands/ile-de-caille
The island includes four uninhabited houses, an airstrip and a network of roads.
400 acres / 161.87 ha | Freehold | Private Island
USD 20,000,000 ($130 = 1 btc) = 153 846 BTC
April 27, 2013, 02:23:26 PM
I don't know, tthe Marshall Islands are always minting special coins for collectors, maybe they could start minting Bitcoins too.
April 27, 2013, 02:20:58 PM
Why reinvent the wheel?
Bitcoin is a virtual currency: why not a virtual nation?
Wirtland has done all the early legwork, legal and otherwise. And last I heard they were trying to negotiate for some real territory, purchased from an existing country (Nauru).
Seems like a marriage made in heaven...
http://www.wirtland.com/
Bitcoin is a virtual currency: why not a virtual nation?
Wirtland has done all the early legwork, legal and otherwise. And last I heard they were trying to negotiate for some real territory, purchased from an existing country (Nauru).
Seems like a marriage made in heaven...
http://www.wirtland.com/
April 27, 2013, 02:18:13 PM
check out the thread i just made thats sort of about this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=189295.0;topicseen
Ok, we need to have John K. (or somebody like him) as Escrow person... and start sending BTC
How about Tonga?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga
April 27, 2013, 02:16:10 PM
check out the thread i just made thats sort of about this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=189295.0;topicseen
April 27, 2013, 02:14:12 PM
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wait are you saying that you are "Prince Leonard I of Hutt"?
No. Aussie is just slang for Australian and thought a resident might want to phone the prince. Of all nations i think the Principality of Hutt it is the best option. Yes some moderator needs to get in contact with the king of hutt. He most likely has never heard of bitcoin. The PHR do not pay taxes to the ATO and he charges 0.5%. Hong Kong recognises Hutt River as a legitimate state in regards of incorporation for a company, but is reviewing the recognition after the issue was raised in an adverse manner by Australian media. Cant see why being land locked is an issue.New nation, yeh great where is the virgen land and no status?
Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu use Austalien Dollar and the Marshall island uses US dollar. Been to them except Nauru and u can forget about them. Who is going to pay for internet infrastructure in the middle of the ocean? At high water mark most of the land is 1 meter above sea level.
some inhabitants of Freetown Christiania most likely use bitcoin already but it has no legal status thats the problem.
April 27, 2013, 02:11:23 PM
You are free to declare yourself a country, anytime, and anywhere. However, nobody will take you seriously, which translates to the simple truth that you will have no legitimacy as a nation.
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-Your-Own-Country
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-Your-Own-Country
How about - to convince 51% of citizens (Tuvalu / Nauru) - in legal campaign - to vote for Bitcoin President and Bitcoin Prime Minister?
April 27, 2013, 01:52:16 PM
You are free to declare yourself a country, anytime, and anywhere. However, nobody will take you seriously, which translates to the simple truth that you will have no legitimacy as a nation.
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-Your-Own-Country
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-Your-Own-Country
April 27, 2013, 01:29:22 PM
Why do you want to pay another country to adopt Bitcoin if it doesnt fully support the idea in the first place?
All you probably get is some law in their codes that states that "Bitcoin" is officially second legal tender in that state, a PR hit and thats it. They will probably not take any more efforts to propone the use or protection of Bitcoin in any way. They may even reverse all those steps as soon as another party apporaches them with a bigger reward/stick in their hands.
Why not try to pursuade any nation to adopt Bitcoin because they would indeed profit from the decision?
This way you get the "full faith and recognition" of the nation, and I know thats worth a lot to some people.
You get an active economy that uses Bitcoin instead of one that rather sticks to its old ways and lots of PR hits in the time to come.
The recent Zimbabwe example was probably a hoax but a realistic one at that. A country like Zimbabwe might very well look at the possible merrits of such a decision and decide for its country to adopt Bitcoin because it would provide an improvement to its current status.
Just my 22M BTC
All you probably get is some law in their codes that states that "Bitcoin" is officially second legal tender in that state, a PR hit and thats it. They will probably not take any more efforts to propone the use or protection of Bitcoin in any way. They may even reverse all those steps as soon as another party apporaches them with a bigger reward/stick in their hands.
Why not try to pursuade any nation to adopt Bitcoin because they would indeed profit from the decision?
This way you get the "full faith and recognition" of the nation, and I know thats worth a lot to some people.
You get an active economy that uses Bitcoin instead of one that rather sticks to its old ways and lots of PR hits in the time to come.
The recent Zimbabwe example was probably a hoax but a realistic one at that. A country like Zimbabwe might very well look at the possible merrits of such a decision and decide for its country to adopt Bitcoin because it would provide an improvement to its current status.
Just my 22M BTC
April 27, 2013, 01:21:04 PM
http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/a/smallcountries.htm
There are recognized countries that have only 13,000 - 50,000 citizens. Imagine we can gather 1BTC from each of 100,000 Bitcoin believers. That would be quite some money for a small country that does not happen to be tax haven.
There are recognized countries that have only 13,000 - 50,000 citizens. Imagine we can gather 1BTC from each of 100,000 Bitcoin believers. That would be quite some money for a small country that does not happen to be tax haven.
AND
What about creating our own country?
+1
Where to send 1 btc from me?
seriously if someone big in the bitcoin community would just get behind this than we really could do it. Everyone talk so much no one ever starts taking steps.
April 27, 2013, 01:19:27 PM
http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/a/smallcountries.htm
There are recognized countries that have only 13,000 - 50,000 citizens. Imagine we can gather 1BTC from each of 100,000 Bitcoin believers. That would be quite some money for a small country that does not happen to be tax haven.
There are recognized countries that have only 13,000 - 50,000 citizens. Imagine we can gather 1BTC from each of 100,000 Bitcoin believers. That would be quite some money for a small country that does not happen to be tax haven.
AND
What about creating our own country?
+1
Where to send 1 btc from me?
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Some of those? Or maybe some with LOW PKB?
229 Nauru 9,945 October 30, 2011 0.00014% 2011 census result
228 Tuvalu 11,264 July 1, 2012 0.00016% Yearly official estimate
212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51,970 July 1, 2009 0.00073% Yearly official estimate
204 Dominica 71,293 May 14, 2011 0.001% Preliminary 2011 census result
194 Grenada 103,328 May 12, 2011 0.0015% 2011 census result
193 Kiribati 104,573 July 1, 2012 0.0015% Yearly official estimate
189 Saint Lucia 166,526 May 10, 2010 0.0024% Preliminary 2010 census result
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
185 Tuvalu 37
184 Kiribati 173
183 Marshall Islands 182
182 São Tomé and Príncipe 264
181 Tonga 476
180 Dominica 497
179 Comoros 600
178 Samoa 683
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 712
ESCROW
@ John (John K.)
I could send 1st btc even now
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Expect some media attention in this topic
EDIT:
We are on Reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1d89bs/bitcoin_users_plan_to_buy_a_small_country/
April 27, 2013, 01:17:49 PM
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you have to make sure they are truly recognized by the international community as soveriegn. But yes count me in, i would pay 1 bitcoin.
Freetown Christiania is not truly recognized by the international community, but the "Principality of Hutt River" claims to be an independent sovereign state having achieved legal status on 21 April 1972, although it remains unrecognised except by other micronations. It has 30 full time residents, and 13,000-18,000 overseas citizens and is 75 square kilometres big, its one flag currency, seal and passport. Any Aussies here who would have a chat with Prince Leonard I of Hutt ?
Wikilink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Hutt_River
wait are you saying that you are "Prince Leonard I of Hutt"?
sorry but the prospects for a landlocked nation with only 1 neighboring country are not so great
You really need access to an ocean or atleast 2 neighbors (so you can play the off each other). April 27, 2013, 01:09:24 PM
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you have to make sure they are truly recognized by the international community as soveriegn. But yes count me in, i would pay 1 bitcoin.
Freetown Christiania is not truly recognized by the international community, but the "Principality of Hutt River" claims to be an independent sovereign state having achieved legal status on 21 April 1972, although it remains unrecognised except by other micronations. It has 30 full time residents, and 13,000-18,000 overseas citizens and is 75 square kilometres big, its one flag currency, seal and passport. Any Aussies here who would have a chat with Prince Leonard I of Hutt ?
Wikilink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Hutt_River
April 27, 2013, 12:48:52 PM
http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/a/smallcountries.htm
There are recognized countries that have only 13,000 - 50,000 citizens. Imagine we can gather 1BTC from each of 100,000 Bitcoin believers. That would be quite some money for a small country that does not happen to be tax haven.
In Germany Bitcoin is already treated like a foreign currency but it might still make things more certain. Also there might be benefits from such an action for the status of Bitcoin in other countries. It would sure make it more difficult to ban.
What do you say?
edited for brevity
There are recognized countries that have only 13,000 - 50,000 citizens. Imagine we can gather 1BTC from each of 100,000 Bitcoin believers. That would be quite some money for a small country that does not happen to be tax haven.
In Germany Bitcoin is already treated like a foreign currency but it might still make things more certain. Also there might be benefits from such an action for the status of Bitcoin in other countries. It would sure make it more difficult to ban.
What do you say?
edited for brevity
you have to make sure they are truly recognized by the international community as soveriegn. But yes count me in, i would pay 1 bitcoin.
April 27, 2013, 12:46:03 PM
Not sure about slab city but a serious contented would have to be "Christiania" in Copenhagen. Its a Anarchist community in the middle of Copenhagen. Its got about 1000 inhabitants and they do actually use there one currency (the Løn ). It was formed in 1971 and they only have 9 Rules, an open cannabis trade, exempt from smoking ban. A truly driving futuristic community. here is a wiki-link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania
+1
wow, i was going to post that city, but had forgotten the name.
Google gave me slabcity, which is a joke.
but christiania is a good thought worth!
April 27, 2013, 12:41:56 PM
Not sure about slab city but a serious contented would have to be "Christiania" in Copenhagen. Its a Anarchist community in the middle of Copenhagen. Its got about 1000 inhabitants and they do actually use there one currency (the Løn ). It was formed in 1971 and they only have 9 Rules, an open cannabis trade, exempt from smoking ban. A truly driving futuristic community. here is a wiki-link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania
April 27, 2013, 05:48:59 AM
April 27, 2013, 12:18:38 AM
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I am still not convinced why Tuvalu is not the best place on Earth to keep my cold wallet though...
Damn good place for the cold walled indeed.The only logical place for Bitcoin to be the Official currency would be Satoshies residence, Iceland.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-the-current-state-of-affairs-186686
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