A floating Pacific island is in the works with its own government, cryptocurrency and 300 houses

May 18, 2018

A floating Pacific island is in the works with its own government, cryptocurrency and 300 houses

Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: cryptocurrencies, governance, government, habitats

Nathalie Mezza-Garcia is a political scientist turned “seavangelesse” — her term for an evangelist in favor of living off the grid — and on the ocean.

Mezza-Garcia spoke with CNBC’s Matthew Taylor about what she sees as the trouble with governments, and why she believes tech startups should head to Tahiti.

This seavangelesse is a researcher for the Blue Frontiers and Seasteading Institute’s highly-anticipated Floating Island Project.