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

<p>Timothy Allen talks to Christian Betancourt.</p> <p>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.<br /> 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)</p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Timothy Allen: <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen</a></p> <p>Christian Betancourt: <a href="https://twitter.com/VHSorBetancourt">https://twitter.com/VHSorBetancourt</a></p> <p>Próspera: <a href="https://twitter.com/Prosperahn">https://twitter.com/Prosperahn</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound">https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound</a></p> <p>WEBSITES:</p> <p>Próspera ZEDE: <a href="https://pzgps.hn/">https://pzgps.hn/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="https://free-cities.org/">https://free-cities.org/</a></p>