003 - Christian Betancourt: Building a Free City Bank, Regulations & Digital Currency

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/