Free Cities Podcast

Timothy Allen talks to Christian Betancourt. Christian is the Co-founder and General Counsel of Seshat Bank, a regional API-first commercial bank and the premier commercial bank from the Honduran special economic zones. He heads its Legal and Compliance departments. He also collaborates as a Fellow at the Fundación para la Libertad Económica, a think tank dedicated to the promotion of public policies that further economic development and social tolerance. Previously Christian was an associate at Consortium Legal – Honduras and Director of Consortium INOVA, the firm’s Center for Advancement in Business and Opportunities, as well as an adjunct fellow at Fundación Eléutera, part of Atlas Network. Topics mentioned in this conversation include: Liberty, Self-determination, the philosophy of self-sovereignty, the history of ZEDEs (Zones of Employment and Economic Development), national sovereignty, Honduras, Prospera, autonomous zones, setting up Seshat Bank in Prospera, creating a custom regulatory framework for a bank, Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies & CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) TWITTER: Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Christian Betancourt: https://twitter.com/VHSorBetancourt Próspera: https://twitter.com/Prosperahn Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound WEBSITES: Próspera ZEDE: https://pzgps.hn/ Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/

Timothy Allen talks to Ricardo González. Ricardo is an executive member at Honduras Próspera on the island of Roatán in Honduras. He is an experienced Honduran attorney with a background in business development, start-up incorporation, counselling to mid to small-sized organizations, operation management, and mentorship. He got his Masters in Law (LLM) at Penn State University with a concentration in Corporate Law and Practice. Prior to studying full time at Penn State Law, Ricardo was the Chief Operations Officer at Bufete Corporativo de Emprendimiento e Innovación, a Honduran law firm primarily focused on providing legal services to entrepreneurs in tech, social and traditional industries, working closely with the founders and giving advice on legal aspects of business operations. He also served as a legal mentor in startup programs such as Honduras Digital Challenge, Founder Institute, and the Entrepreneurship HUB at the Technological University of Central America (UNITEC) where he is a frequent guest speaker. Previously he worked as a Research Assistant at Fundacion Eleutera, a Honduran think tank that is dedicated to influencing public policy reform or proposals to make the lives of citizens more prosperous, practical, and free. Major programs for this organization include Economic Freedom Month (with the Economic Freedom Index). TWITTER: Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Ricardo González: https://twitter.com/Rgonzalezhn Próspera: https://twitter.com/Prosperahn Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound WEBSITES: Próspera ZEDE: https://pzgps.hn/ Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/

Timothy Allen talks to Peter Young. Peter is the managing director of the Free Cities Foundation. He leads the operational management of the foundation, with oversight over project delivery, communications and finance. Before joining the Free Cities Foundation, Peter spent most of his career based in Beijing supporting trade links between the UK and China. DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg DONATE Monero to the Free Cities Podcast: 8BFGaX4CKQgNHfcYs1hchCFbtDuK9RAosfrBG9xrheudKoCQzSanG5u969A9jkrYKtRdpuiuWoVi3UdfNwY1fMZaN8rCiFa Please take an interest in our SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Village: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ecovillages.life/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Veritas Village is a place for people who are interested in living a normal, freedom and sustainability-oriented life and who want to get away from relying on the government, large corporations or other outside forces for their freedoms, food, water and lifestyle. EP 107 - Patrick Hiebert: Building Off-grid Libertarian Villages in Latin America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/1LrLYwCCY7X0FbC8NqKb6W?si=frDAtkVlSX-twkcIHn15kQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Online Summit: ⁠⁠⁠https://freecitiessummit.org/⁠⁠⁠ All the podcast links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Telegram Community:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Conference: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://freecitiesconference.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A.I. generated summary: 00:10 Introduction to the show.02:32 Definition of a free city.06:24 Free Cities Foundation's Conference.10:53 Centralised vs. decentralised power.17:33 Collectivist vs. individualist.22:51 Is this model of free cities a new concept?30:07 High time preference vs. low time preference.36:44 The problem of property rights in a free city.41:34 Free Cities Conference in Prague.47:37 What concerns me about education in the UK?53:27 Privatised education in China.57:54 Protest against the current financial system.1:03:43 How hard money allows for long term thinking.1:08:44 Bitcoin is legal tender in El Salvador.1:14:01 Saving your money in bitcoin.1:19:07 The importance of learning how to use bitcoin.1:26:41 Peter’s plans for the future. NOSTR: Timothy Allen: Search 'timothy@nostr.com' on your Nostr app Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee TWITTER: Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Peter Young: https://twitter.com/petermiyoung Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecities…