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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - More than 800,000 apply for citizenship in self-proclaimed crypto micronation built on a Danube floodplain

A Czech libertarian politician claims more than 800,000 people have applied to become citizens of a blockchain-based microstate he founded on a muddy, disputed island between Serbia and Croatia, and no recognized government on earth acknowledges it exists. The self-proclaimed Free Republic of Liberland sits on Gornja Siga, a seven-square-kilometre patch of heavily forested floodplain […] The post More than 800,000 apply for citizenship in self-proclaimed crypto micronation built on a Danube floodplain appeared first on American Almanac .

A Czech libertarian politician claims more than 800,000 people have applied to become citizens of a blockchain-based microstate he founded on a muddy, disputed island between Serbia and Croatia, and no recognized government on earth acknowledges it exists. The self-proclaimed Free Republic of Liberland sits on Gornja Siga, a seven-square-kilometre patch of heavily forested floodplain along the Danube River, roughly the size of Gibraltar. Vít Jedlička, who styles himself president, claimed the territory in 2015 under the legal principle of "terra nullius," arguing that neither Croatia nor Serbia had formally asserted sovereignty over the land after the Balkan wars of the 1990s left the border in dispute. A settlement on the island became…Open

YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - HOT SPOT FOR RETIREES: This state is seeing a major boom #shorts

FOX Business' Lauren Simonetti analyzes why Delaware is attracting a wave of retirees drawn to the state's low taxes and beautiful beaches. Over 40,000 people have moved to Sussex County since 2020.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Critics say aircraft safety bill provides tax haven for private jet owners

A last-minute amendment tacked onto the House-passed ALERT Act would prohibit using aircraft transponder data “to identify aircraft for the purpose of obtaining revenue from the owner or operator” without permission.

NYTIMES (Jesse Drucker and Dylan Freedman) - How Malta Became a Tax Haven for Crocs and Other U.S. Companies

The Mediterranean archipelago is a hot destination for U.S. companies seeking to shield profits from income taxes.

DAILYCALLER (Abigail Archer) - Ukraine’s Security Service Says It Discovered Suspect Shot Dead In Monaco After Bombing

‘An odious act’

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said Tuesday it discovered Ukrainian Anastasiia Berezovska shot dead after her alleged involvement in a recent Monaco bombing attack on wealthy Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev. SBU stated that an officer from Ukraine’s military intelligence agency admitted to the killing and confessed that a former law enforcement officer had assisted him, The Associated Press (AP) reported . The officer alleged he was acting on his own initiative and had not told his superiors of his plans, according to the statement. Berezovska, 39, was wanted by Monégasque authorities for her alleged role in a June 29 attack reportedly aimed at Yermolaiev, a tycoon with connections to Russia , and his family, AP reported.…Open

NPR (Bobby Allyn) - NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.

NYTIMES (Atossa Araxia Abrahamian) - He Hopes to Turn the Island of Nevis Into a Libertarian Paradise, With Crypto

A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.