Free Cities Podcast

KYC, Buenos Aires, Cypherpunks, Travel, Europe, Inflation, UAE, Argentina, Vexl, Bitcoin, Dubai, Governance, Tax, Digital nomadism.

Timothy Allen talks with Lea Petrášová.

Lea is a cypherpunk & privacy advocate best known as the co-founder and CEO of Vexl, the peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading network .

Our conversation revolves around the intersection of decentralized governance, privacy, security and economic development. We discuss the importance of preserving privacy and security in decentralized markets while incentivizing proper behavior as well as exploring the limitations of democracy as the sole form of governance and the potential for the emergence of autonomous cities.

Additionally, we examine the economic situation in various countries, including Argentina, and the impact of inflation on the middle class.

Finally, we touch upon the creation of free cities and economic zones as a means of disruption.

Lea is an old school digital nomad with stories from all those places you’ve probably never been. Speaking with her is always a pleasure and hope you find inspiration from our discussions.

Enjoy the conversation.

Free Cities Podcast on Fountain: ⁠https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn⁠

Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make a small weekly donation to support the show:

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:30) Introduction.

TWITTER:

Lea Petrášová: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/LeaPetras

Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

WEBSITES:

Vexl: ⁠⁠https://vexl.it/

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/

Bitcoin, Collapse of Fiat, Venice, The Sovereign Individual, Governance, Democracy, Lyn Alden, Broken Money, Mercantile Republic.

Timothy Allen talks with Allen Farrington.

The Bitcoiners amongst you will know Allen well. He’s the co-author of the book ‘Bitcoin is Venice’, a very well respected book about modern economic theories… both the good ones and the bad ones. The title of the book comes from one of the Allen's essays in which he connects the properties of Venice which lead to it becoming arguably the most successful cities of all time with the attributes of the monetary technology of Bitcoin.

As you may guess, Allen thinks that Bitcoin could be pivotal in helping to usher in a new age of governance and worldwide economic realities. We discuss Venice’s 1000+ year success story and its final demise along with his take on the sovereign individual thesis we see playing out in real life at the moment. Allen is somebody who uses the word 'Fiat' as an adjective, so we inevitably end up discussing the importance of letting go of the fiat monetary system in favour of a Bitcoin standard.

All in all this is a very interesting conversation at the intersection of Free Cities and Bitcoin. Many thanks to Allen for taking the time to drop in.

Enjoy the conversation.

Free Cities Podcast on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/xudG4tsYH5TimGLfAmqn

Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make a small weekly donation to support the show:

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TIMESTAMPS

(0:30) Introduction.

(4:41) Allen's book "Bitcoin is Venice" & feedback from Tuur Demeester.

(7:56) Describe the content of your book 'Bitcoin is Venice'.

(13:57) A general overview of Venice and why it was so successful.

(20:17) Venice's governance model and its impact on political stability.

(26:58) Why don't we see governance models like Venice's today?

(31:07) Parallels between Bitcoin and Venice.

(33:40) The benefits of slow change in governance and economics.

(39:25) The power of culture in resisting political incentives.

(42:16) Comparing Vernice to The United Arab Emirates.

(49:01) The sovereign individual thesis and its implications for governance and technology.

(54:06) Bitcoin's role in creating healthy institutions and incentives.

(58:21) The role of Bitcoin and Fiat in the digital realm & Lynn Alden's thesis in 'Broken Money'.

(1:05:56) Are there any benefits to the fiat monetary system?

(1:10:51) How technology impacts money and commerce.

(1:13:56) Venice and fractional reserve banking.

(1:17:20) Why is money printing so rampant today?

(1:25:57) Historical parallels between Venice's decline and potential threats to Bitcoin.

(1:28:05) Bitcoin's potential inevitability and Farrington's personal attitude towards prepping.

(1:35:51) Preparing for economic collapse.

TWITTER:

Allen Farrington: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/allenf32

Timothy Allen:

Liberland, Gornja Siga, Croatia, Border Dispute, Serbia, Government, Settlers, Police, Diplomacy, Legacy Media, Politics.

Timothy Allen talks with Thomas D. Walls.

Thomas is Liberland's minister of foreign affairs and I caught up with him at ARK, the so called ‘Liberland village’ located just over the border from Liberland’s territory in Serbia.

If you’re new to the story then I would say that this interview is one to be listened to in conjunction with the two other Liberland podcasts I’ve recorded recently. One with the president Vít Jedlička in episode 58 and the other with my Free Cities Foundation colleague Hynek Fencl in episode 82.

In this episode I’m probing a little deeper into the project searching for more information about the government and how it works plus updates on some of the recent diplomatic and political events that are shaping the future of Liberland. Thomas also gave me his predictions for the timeline going forward and we discuss the best strategies that might see the brightest future for the project.

Enjoy the conversation.

Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make a small weekly donation to support the show:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FreeCitiesPodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

TIMESTAMPS

(0:30) Introduction.

(4:49) Decline of legacy media, bias, and incentives.

(8:58) Liberland's relationship with ARK.

(15:33) Who is Liberland's government and how does it function?

(18:48) Liberland's border issues with Croatian authorities.

(24:17) Croatia's current official position on Liberland's territory.

(30:19) Do any local Croatians have a personal connection to this land?

(34:15) What are the current state of the buildings in Liberland?

(44:37) Is there a political trend evolving?

(48:53) Diplomatic relations with various countries, including El Salvador and Argentina.

(54:08) How does the diplomatic system operate?

(59:31) Balancing freedom and development in a pioneer community.

(1:05:32) What is needed for the project to start moving forward?

(1:11:05) Could Liberland become a special economic zone within Croatia?

TWITTER:

Liberland: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Liberland_org

Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

WEBSITES:

Liberland: ⁠⁠https://liberland.org/en/

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/

Hyperinflation, Economic Cycles, Fourth Turning, Prepping, Self Sufficiency, Monetary Collapse, Matrix, Financial Crisis, Gold, Bitcoin, Argentina.

Timothy Allen talks with Marc Friedrich

Today I’m having a conversation with Germany's most successful non-fiction author. Marc Friedrich has written 7 best selling books, the latest of which is called ‘The Greatest Revolution of All Time' and it is about preserving your wealth through what Marc says is the inevitable coming failure of the current monetary system.

This subject forms the meat and bones of our discussion in this podcast along with some chat about Marc’s opinion of gold. Has bitcoin superseded it? Also, his horrific experiences of hyperinflation whilst living in Argentina and a general guide to prepping and how to escape the proverbial matrix of modern life.

Enjoy the conversation.

Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make a small weekly donation to support the show:

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TIMESTAMPS

(0:30) Introduction. (3:21) When did you discover Bitcoin? (5:53) A first hand experience of economic collapse in Argentina. (12:41) Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? (17:56) The fourth turning and other larger cycles. (24:21) Discovering Bitcoin as a spiritual awakening. (27:24) Did you see the warning signs of hyperinflation in Argentina? (31:59) Economic collapse and gold as a hedge. (36:56) What are the tell tale signs of an impending crash? (41:49) What preparations are you making in your own life? (48:24) Changing attitudes to Bitcoin in the US government. (52:38) What is your opinion on CBDCs? (1:00:13) Preparing for worst-case scenarios. Practical advice. (1:05:11) The importance of creating networks of trusted individuals.

TWITTER:

Marc Friedrich: ⁠⁠https://x.com/marcfriedrich7

Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠

WEBSITES:

Marc's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/marcfriedrich7

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/

CBDCs, Bitcoin, China, Alipay, Wechat, Thailand, Personal Carbon Allowance, Universal Basic Income, Carbon Credits, Freedom, Monetary Collapse, Carbon Markets.

Timothy Allen talks with Efrat Fenigson.

Todays show is an important one if, like me you value individual freedom and prosperity. Efrat Fenigson is a journalist and marketing expert who I sat down with in Prague a few weeks ago to talk everything CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies).

CBDCs, as the name suggests are programmable digital tokens issued directly from a country's central bank. Don’t think that’s a problem? I do, but don’t just trust me. Here’s how Agustín Carsten, the general manager of the Bank of International Settlements framed it a couple of years ago whilst he was talking about physical cash: "A key difference with the CBDC.. is that the central bank will have absolute control over the rules and regulations that will determine the use of that expression of central bank liability.”

Yes, that’s right, it's programmable money issued solely by the creepy psychopathic banking overlord types. That’s my characterisation of course, but I’ve linked that particular speech in the show notes below so you can take a look to see if you would trust this guy as the issuer and controller of your money.

Fortunately for us, since 2008 we have had an antidote to this sociopathy. That would be bitcoin of course, so don’t despair but it is important for you to prepare yourself for what is almost certainly coming along with CBDCs.

Topics we touch upon include marketing CBDCs to the public, the Covid crisis, social credit scores, Alipay, WeChat and what's going on in China plus the arrival of personal carbon allowances and the possibility of a global financial collapse in our lifetimes.

Enjoy the conversation.

Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make a small weekly donation to support the show:

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TIMESTAMPS

0:30 - Introduction.

6:14 - How are CBDCs being marketed to the general public?

18:40 - How aware are Central Banks of public sentiment towards CBDCs?

23:59 - China's digital Yuan and its integration with Alipay and Wechat.

30:39 - What are the concerning characteristics of CBDCs?

32:27 - Digital ID, social credit scores, and carbon credits & UBI.

36:39 - Carbon markets and control.

41:33 - Bitcoin is the antidote to CBDCs.

53:33 - The problem with advocating for cash.

1:00:12 - Privacy innovations on Bitcoin.

1:04:18 - Building networks of trust for resilience and mental preparedness during turbulent times.

1:09:47 - Ripple and XRP are a psyop.

1:15:42 - Going all in on Bitcoin.

TWITTER:

Efrat Fenigson: ⁠https://x.com/efenigson

You're The Voice Podcast: https://x.com/YoureTheVoiceEF

Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠

WEBSITES:

Efrat Fenigson:

Bitcoin, Ibogaine, Psychedelics, Addiction, Fiat, Awareness, Nihilism, Collectivism, Beauty, Trauma, Democracy, Architecture, Freedom.

Timothy Allen talks with Tuur Demeester.

Tuur is an analyst and investor, probably best known for his work within the Bitcoin ecosystem. I have been a fan of his for quite some time, greatly appreciating his ability to straddle the worlds of traditional finance on the one hand & the somewhat esoteric world of Bitcoin on the other.

One thing that may need explaining here and something that I would definitely advise you to check out prior to listening to this episode is Tuur's interview on the 'What Bitcoin Did' podcast ⁠episode #691⁠ entitled ‘From Psychedelics to the Bitcoin Boom’.

During that show Tuur recounts his harrowing experience taking the psychedelic ⁠Ibogaine⁠ in an attempt to gain access to the source of some personal anxiety he had been experiencing for many years.

At the start of my episode we jump straight into those experiences, so it may help to listen to WBD first to better understand the context.

My questions in this discussion may seem a little chaotic so you’ll have to forgive me for that. I had so much that I wanted to discuss with Tuur but only 1.5 hours in which to talk. In hindsight I think I was trying to conjure up the understanding that what Tuur experienced on his ibogaine trip and what we are all experiencing in our daily lives are very similar in nature, and that is summed up well in the title of this episode. Tuur says it in the conversation:

“Let's identify how we are shackled’.

I think that many of us are stumbling through life without ever noticing the shackles that are shaping our actions. This is a also true for our money of course as we discuss in the conversation, but the thing I was trying to convey is that change begins with the acknowledgment and experience of awareness. When we become aware of our shackles, be they suppressed childhood experiences or fiat monetary systems, from the position of awareness we can begin to let them move and become 'unstuck' as Tuur likes to call it.

This is an episode about finding hope in dark places. It's a pretty weird one I agree but I hope you can distill some truth in here & find some things that might help you on your personal journey to freedom in these chaotic times.

Enjoy the conversation.

Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make a small weekly donation to support the show:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FreeCitiesPodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

TIMESTAMPS

(0:30) Introduction.

(8:34) Why did you choose ibogaine?

(12:25) Experiencing eternal despair and death.

(16:49) Importance of initiations.

(22:42) Disciplinarian forces & punishing deviations from the rules.

(25:08) Is the emergence of Bitcoin a naturally occurring rebalancing force?

(30:07) What is addiction?

(36:54) Beauty disproves nihilism.

(41:51) The experience of awareness & its relationship to the body.

(44:54) Generational trauma, coping mechanisms & inherited trauma.

(49:17) Past lives, regression & trauma healing in Indonesia.

(53:28) Can we call spiritual & psychedelic experiences real?

(59:53) Tolkien's allegory in Lord of the Rings and its connection to addiction and virtues.

(1:05:43) How do you live a free life amongst slaves?

(1:09:51) Collectivism is a symptom of pride.

(1:15:13) Thinkbois and a lack of awareness.

(1:20:01) Letting go of the mind to experience awareness.

(1:23:22) Soma, enlightenment and the fly agaric mushroom.

TWITTER:

Tuur Demeester: https://x.com/TuurDemeester

Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠

WEBSITES:

Adamant Research: https://adamantresearch.com/

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/

Próspera ZEDE, Duna Residence, Pioneer Settlers, Nostr, Prosperians, Honduras, Legal Battle, Special Economic Zone, Bitcoin, Opt In.

Timothy Allen talks with Luke Thibodeau.

Today's episode is a Próspera update show. Próspera is of course one of the Free Cities ecosystem’s flagship projects that everyone should be watching with an eagle eye as far as I’m concerned. The things that they are doing in Honduras and the pioneering issues that they are dealing with are laying the ground work for so many of the projects that we will see unfolding in the future.

In Prague last week I bumped into Próspera’s CFO Luke Thibodeau and he gave me the low down on all the latest developments in the jurisdiction, including the exciting news that residents have started moving into the Duna Residence, their flagship new build. We also discuss their legal battle with the Honduran government and all the latest info on new projects as well as how Luke sees the project evolving in the short to medium term.

This discussion is jam packed with great info and insights and I hope it inspires you to go and check it out for yourself. Or as Luke puts it: "It’s all theoretical until it happens”.

Enjoy the conversation.

Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make a small weekly donation to support the show:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FreeCitiesPodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠

TIMESTAMPS

0:30 - Introduction. 3:37 - Luke Thibodeau introduction. 6:17 - How do you build a long term permanent community in Próspera? 8:51 - How did you get involved as CFO with Próspera? 15:52 - When you choose your own regulatory framework in Próspera, who oversees the enforcement of the regulations? 19:34 - Decentralized digital identity. 25:23 - Who is moving into the Duna Building? 29:29 - Will you let the free market build any new service industries in Próspera? 34:26 - Drone delivery technology. 38:25 - Is the long term goal to create an interconnected network of self-governing places? 44:47 - Is it realistic to expect that people will settle long term in Próspera? 47:07 - What's coming next in Próspera? 50:35 - What is your sense of the mid term direction that Próspera is going in? 56:01 - Update on the legal battle with the Honduran government.

TWITTER:

Próspera: https://x.com/Prosperahn

Timothy Allen: ⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠

WEBSITES:

Próspera ZEDE: ⁠https://pzgps.hn/⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠https://free-cities.org/

Island of Sark, Repopulation, Independence, Channel Islands, Move to Sark, Investment in Sark, Sark Masterplan, Sark Property, Barclay Brothers.

Timothy Allen talks with Swen Lorenz.

On today's show I’m speaking with Swen Lorenz again. Swen co-runs the Sark Property Company and as the title of the episode suggests, they have some exciting news about their investment plans and the general future of Sark.

I caught up with Swen in London a couple of weeks ago but have been holding back the episode until The Sunday Times had published it's major exclusive article on the same subject a few days ago.

In the episode we discuss The Sark Property Company's upcoming cash bid for the Sark estate currently owned by the Barclay family. This should be of interest to you if you’re a Sarkey, an incomer to Sark or indeed just Sark-curious, as I know many of you are.

Enjoy the conversation.

Contact the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make a small weekly donation to support the show:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FreeCitiesPodcast/⁠⁠⁠

TIMESTAMPS

0:30 - Introduction. 3:59 - Sunday Times article on Sark investment. 10:30 - What is your macro plan for Sark? 12:26 - Is the plan to revitalise infrastructure too? 16:30 - Summary of the Barclay family situation. 18:51 - What are the major risks of failure? 22:54 - What are the major opportunities for everyone? 30:52 - Describe the Barclay family property portfolio. 36:14 - Are you the first group to propose this property purchase? 39:22 - How likely is this to go ahead? 46:25 - Immigration and residency requirements for Sark. 50:50 - What is the Sark rental market like? 54:43 - Moving to Sark: Tips and advice. 59:50 - Describe the timeline for this property deal.

TWITTER:

Swen Lorenz: ⁠https://twitter.com/uv_shares⁠⁠

Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

OTHER LINKS:

Previous Free Cities Podcast episode about Sark: https://tinyurl.com/6c92ak48

Sark Property Company: https://sarkpropertycompany.com/

Isle of Sark website: ⁠https://www.sark.co.uk/⁠

Move to Sark: ⁠https://www.swen-lorenz.com/move-to-sark/⁠

Sark Presentation at LIOL 2023: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qgv0qXCUu4⁠

Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠

Liberland, Liberbase, Croatia, Serbia, Gornja Siga, Settlers, Governance, Tipolis, Democracy, Communism, Collectivism.

Timothy Allen talks with Hynek Fencl.

Hynek is Head of Research at the Free Cities Foundation and also the Chief Communications & Research Officer at Tipolis which is Titus Gebel’s company focused on building Free Cities thought the world.

This conversation was recorded during our trip to Croatia & Serbia and begins with us gathering our thoughts on the Liberland project after a fews days exploring the area. A lot had happened by this point including me being taken away by the Croatian border police and instructed to leave the country and Liberland becoming flooded and the road into it impassable. Listen on for more including our opinions on where we see the future of the project.

Skip to about the 1 hour mark for the second half of the discussion which centres around Hynek’s work at Tipolis. There are some great insights here into the process of identifying suitable locations for Free City projects and approaching governments etc.

Enjoy the conversation.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:30 - Introduction. (4:25) Visiting Liberland, a disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, with water levels rising due to flooding. (10:43) Police presence and border disputes in Liberland. (18:24) Police encounters and registration issues in Liberland. (22:57) The situation in Liberland with insights on the local forestry workers and police forces. (27:50) The status of the disputed territory and the challenges of establishing a political agreement to resolve issues. (33:08) Potential development of Liberland with concerns about environmental impact and potential solutions. (38:06) The current reality of building in Liberland. (42:25) Croatian-Liberland border dispute and the government's response to a viral YouTube video. (48:32) Mindset and psychology for settling Liberland. (54:13) Potential strategies for Liberland to deal with harassment from the Croatian police. (58:30) Creating private cities with Tipolis, tailoring proposals to governments, and researching opportunities. (1:03:03) Challenges of establishing a "free private city" or "international city" due to government changes and requirements. (1:09:02) Potential outcomes for Free Cities in Honduras, with a focus on political scenarios and the likelihood of repealing laws. (1:14:45) Differences between Coke and Pepsi brands, with references to politics and humor. (1:16:04) Political ideologies and classification of people. (1:21:04) Politics, governance, and the role of the state in decision-making. (1:26:27) Democracy, alternatives, and voice representation. (1:32:26) Optimal size of cities and countries based on market process and geographical factors. (1:36:33) The relationship between democracy and communism, with a focus on the middle ground between private and public ownership. (1:42:11) Decentralization and centralization in society and politics. (1:48:04) Collective vs individual, centralized vs decentralized forces in society. (1:54:05) How humans interact with the world, using intuition and error correction to understand and adapt to changing circumstances. (1:58:02) The nature of God, laws of physics, and society.

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Bitcoin, ETF, Institutions, Finance, BlackRock, Pensions, Debt, Free Speech, Censorship, Deflation, ESG, Gold.

Timothy Allen talks with Glenn Cameron.

Glenn is a senior investment consultant who was recently appointed as Head of Digital Assets at Cartwright, the independent privately-owned pension actuarial, consultancy and administration firm. If you’re a financial layman like myself then it's easiest to think of him as the guy who deals with institutional investors regarding Bitcoin.

Bitcoin's institutional investors have been somewhat dramatically cast into the limelight recently with the SEC’s decision to allow the approval of spot Bitcoin ETF products for US citizens. Most people acknowledge that these developments are ushering in an new era of institutional adoption of BTC with some saying that it also grants a new level of legitimacy to the decentralised money, so I was extremely happy to sit down with Glenn and get his experienced opinion on what's going on and what this means for the world of finance and individuals who want to be self-sovereign with their money.

This was a great conversation full of excellent insights from the world of legacy finance and will be of great value to anyone who wants to understand Bitcoin’s path forward towards mass adoption.

Many thanks to Glenn for giving me some of his precious time, and don’t be surprised when you hear somebody knocking on his door vigorously during the episode. Glenn's dog escaped and a kind neighbour was returning it. Sorry, I couldn’t edit it out of the episode without compromising the content.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:30 Introduction.

5:06 - How did you discover Bitcoin? 10:51 - Can institutional investors buy non-ETF Bitcoin? 19:10 - Coinbase is a junk bond. 27:40 - The complexity of the financial system and the role of central banks in creating money. 35:04 - Has the BTC ETF approval given validity to Bitcoin? 40:08 - Bitcoin not blockchain. 48:00 - The potential risks and implications of a hypothetical entity with the power to create money out of thin air. 52:58 - Bitcoin as a hedge against central banks' money printing. 57:54 - Bitcoin's collision course with traditional financial systems. 1:02:05 - The impact of digital technology on money and power, with a focus on decentralization and autonomy. 1:10:00 - Bitcoin and its potential for wealth preservation, with a focus on its limited supply growth and historical context. 1:16:35 - Deflation and the potential benefits of a deflationary economy. 1:21:30 - Bitcoin's potential to address social and environmental issues. 1:28:46 - Using Bitcoin for employee benefits, with tax implications. 1:38:56 - Bitcoin education. 1:45:07 - Investing in Bitcoin and gold during inflationary times. 1:52:29 - Government debt and economic instability. 1:59:49 - The history of fiat currency and its impact on society. 2:06:31 - Bitcoin and its potential to create self-sovereign communities, with mention of stablecoins and volatility.

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