What would it look like to create a new country using crypto as a coordination technology?
Join us today as Chika and Eche from Afropolitan detail their plan to begin with an NFT PFP project and end up with a country.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
9:05 Starting a New Country
12:35 Public Perception Of The Idea
14:23 The Nation State Has Failed In Africa
16:49 What Was The Berlin Conference?
19:56 Defining Diaspora
25:43 Explaining Network States
29:52 The Solutions a Network State Provides
32:40 Giving Africans A Voice
38:44 How To Reach Afropolitan Endgame
43:45 How an NFT PFP Project Fits In
53:39 Phase 2 And Beyond
1:00:32 A Competitor To The Nation State
1:05:51 Acquiring Legitimacy
1:12:00 How Does Crypto Fit Into This Picture?
1:15:46 The Afropolitan Currency
1:18:22 Are Eche and Chica About That Life?
1:21:29 Long Term Bull Case
1:26:58 Outro + Risks and Disclaimers
RESOURCES
Eche:
https://twitter.com/Echecrates
Chika:
https://twitter.com/ChikaUwazie
Balaji's Episode on Network States:
https://youtu.be/NEoxETtJ67Q
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