A four-page article on Blueseed and Bitcoin, in Romanian bi-monthly magazine Revista Biz.

http://issuu.com/revistabiz/docs/biz_251-m/52

Any Japanese speakers here?

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I was interviewed on Blueseed, the Bitcoin-friendly jurisdiction (thread) by TV Tokyo before and during the Bitcoin2013 conference and part of that is midway through the piece.

Would be interesting to know what the piece says. In particular:
* any mention of a certain ship that Blueseed would charter?
* what exactly are they saying about Bitcoin?
* what exactly are they saying about Blueseed?

Thanks!

世界のＩＴ産業をリードする米国カリフォルニア州のシリコンバレー。世界から起業を目指す優秀な人材が集まる一方で、ビザを得られずに米国を離れる人が後をたたない。オバマ政権は移民法の改革によって、優秀な人材が米国にとどまれるようにしたい考えだが、不法移民の扱いを巡る民主党と共和党の溝は深く、法案の成立は難航しそうだ。こうした中、移民法が及ばない海上の船をビジネスの拠点にするユニークで大胆な構想が始動した。12海里(22キロ)沖の領海の外に船を停め、ビザの問題をクリアするという。１ヵ月の賃貸料は平均15万円、1,000人の起業家を受け入れる計画だ。起業を目指す人たちから注目され、資金集めが着々と進む。一方、カナダ政府は国外の起業家に永住権を与える新たな取り組みをスタートし、米国から流出する優秀な人材の獲得に乗り出した。

[Please make sure to read the Blueseed Quick Facts and the Blueseed FAQ to familiarize yourself with the venture.]

My name is Dan Dascalescu and I'm the co-founder and COO/CTO of Blueseed, an upcoming community for startup entrepreneurs in international waters, 12 nautical miles (30 minutes by ferry) from the Silicon Valley coast. I'll be speaking about Blueseed and Bitcoin at the Bitcoin2013 conference on May 19.

I've been a Bitcoin user since 2011, and I'm posting here to get the community's feedback on what topics you'd like discussed. The talk will be recorded and made available online. I'll only have a 30 minutes slot to discuss the interplay between the world's largest tech-oriented colony on a semi-independent jurisdiction, and the world's most advanced cryptocurrency... fun times.

Very briefly, Blueseed was founded in August 2011 by former directors at The Seasteading Institute, is seed-funded, has a solid business model (rent + startups equity), we've done all the research possible at this stage - ocean conditions, ship stability, ship chartering, Internet connectivity, ferry and helicopter transportation, resupply chain, waste handling, visas and immigration matters, you name it. Preliminary discussions with U.S. authorities indicate not only non-interference, but actual support. 400 startups have already expressed interest, and we've received excellent press coverage. As long as we raise Series A funding on time, Blueseed should be in the water during the summer of next year.

As such, most likely any non-Bitcoin question about Blueseed has been already asked and answered. I'll also be replying to individual mentions of Blueseed that I see were made in quite a few other threads on the forum, notably Bitcoin Island and Bitcoin Island/City and More. In the interest of time, please read up a bit on Blueseed, as remarks likening us to Bioshock/Waterworld/Lord of The Flies, suggesting that pirates will invade the ship, or that it "steals American jobs", are unoriginal and will be summarily ignored.

Please make sure to read the Blueseed Quick Facts and the Blueseed FAQ to familiarize yourself with the venture.
For plenty of videos (we've been all over the news), head over to blueseed.tv.

What would you like to be discussed? I'll split the 30 minutes of the talk into a meaty presentation of Blueseed and a Q&A/discussion session.

So far we have the following:

• Will Blueseed accept Bitcoin for payments, e.g. for rent?
• What currency will be dominant onboard? Will items in the shops there, such as food, be denominated in USD but BTC is just as welcome/preferred?
• Will companies use BTC to trade between each other for B2B services?
• What Bitcoin-centered business models would have an advantage in the Blueseed environment?
• How can BTC owners invest in Blueseed?
• How can BTC owners reserve a spot?

I'm looking forward to your proposed topics and questions.