Marinea, a fellowship planning to constitute a self-sustaining “Village At Sea’ betwixt Miami in addition to Cuba, plans to use bitcoin as its currency in addition to eventually cause got its own electronic currency.
Bitcoin, a decentralized currency alongside no centralized governing authority, naturally fits the Marinea goals of beingness an independent, self-sustaining society.
Marinea is a utopian concept for a hamlet existing inwards harmony alongside nature, where citizens volition endure able to alive their lives every bit they run into fit. Another destination is to address the challenges related to express available lay down for nutrient tillage in addition to human habitation. According to its website, the projection has been inwards the industrial plant for a decade. Marinea’s Objectives
The excogitation is to practice the infrastructure in addition to framework for independence from lay down in addition to the problems that come upward alongside it, spell providing affordability in addition to availability of food, H2O in addition to energy. Another objective is to endure replicable in addition to then that other villages at sea tin develop.
The concept is too referred to every bit “seastead,” a floating city. “We strive to brand a amend measure of living a reality for everyone,” the website stated. “Marinea is hoping to brand economical living a reality for everyone.”
Bitcoin’s Role
The website noted that bitcoin has existed long plenty in addition to has been accepted yesteryear plenty people that it volition ever serve a need.
Furthermore, bitcoin holds value amend than dollars in addition to tin deed electronically. “When nosotros expire our ain country, nosotros may wishing to cause got our ain currency but if nosotros do, it volition endure something electronic similar bitcoin but backed yesteryear another commodity similar silver,” the website noted.
The project’s initial funding volition come upward from angel investors, memberships in addition to private sponsorships. Marinea volition render utilities, communications, Internet in addition to construction services through partnerships in addition to subsidiaries. It volition too ain a fueling station in addition to a marina for boaters. It volition generate revenue from the service it provides instead of taxes.
The place planned for Marinea is known every bit Sal Bank, an elevated surface area inwards the sea which the Commonwealth of the Bahamas claims. Marinea plans to portion it interrogation alongside the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in addition to does non hold back whatever objection from the Bahamas.
A Three-Phase Project
The projection has 3 phases. The immediate destination is to constitute a hamlet foursquare inwards shallow waters. In the brusk term, a town centre in addition to the marina volition expire operational. The long-term destination is for the sum concept to come upward to fruition.
Marinea volition eventually educate its ain industries, the initial ones virtually probable beingness tourism in addition to existent estate.
Eventually, Marinea envisions having fish farming, medical research, in addition to services that are non permitted inwards authoritarian countries.
Marinea does non cause got whatever competitors at present. The projection is based on cooperation rather than competition. Marinea looks to partner alongside many types of companies to constitute a synergistic, innovative environment.
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