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I spoke to Atossa Araxia Abrahamian (atossaaraxia.com), an independent journalist and author of The Hidden Globe (atossaaraxia.com/the-hidden-globe), about the world of offshore finance, special economic zones, and network states.
We dig into her reporting (nytimes.com/2026/02/26/business/st-kitts-nevis…) on a proposed crypto enclave in St. Kitts and Nevis, the history and reality of these zones, and what happens when libertarian ideas about sovereignty and markets collide with real communities pushing back. The network state adjacent project is called Destiny and is being proposed by Olivier Janssens, a wealthy bitcoin tycoon, for the island of Nevis. Locals have felt deceived by its marketing and have even made diss tracks (facebook.com/watch/?v=1590554902128413) about it.
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Timestamps
Highlight & Introduction
Sponsor Break Nym VPN
Meet the Guest
Passports and Offshore Worlds
Nevis Destiny Project Origins
SEZ Law and Local Backlash
The Destiny Pitch Video
Dubai Model and DIFC Courts
How SEZs Work Historically
From Factories to Lifestyle Enclaves
Bioshock and Body Mods
Managed Zones Not Free Markets
No Such Thing As Deregulation
Libertarian Influencers And Roger Ver
Why Not Just Use SEZs
Network State Factions And Thiel
Markets Logic Turns Colonial
Nevis Pushback And Colonial Memory
Passports Sovereignty And Mercenary States
Remote Control Citizenship And Land
Prospera Compared And Biohacking Drift
Network School As Adult Summer Camp
Closing Thoughts And Nevis Diss Track
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