{"id":88773,"date":"2020-10-14T08:35:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T05:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cruise-ship-satoshi-to-house-crypto-companies-and-digital-nomads\/"},"modified":"2020-10-14T08:35:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T05:35:38","slug":"cruise-ship-satoshi-to-house-crypto-companies-and-digital-nomads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cruise-ship-satoshi-to-house-crypto-companies-and-digital-nomads\/","title":{"rendered":"# Cruise ship \u2018Satoshi\u2019 to house crypto companies and digital nomads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Cruise ship \u2018Satoshi\u2019 to house crypto companies and digital nomads  <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5ldS1jZW50cmFsLTEuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjAtMTAvM2VlZmFhYzgtYjFjZC00YjUxLTlmYTQtZGUwY2Y3ZTBkNDlmLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-5a136f3a=\"\">Ocean Builders, a company that builds \u201cfloating, off-grid seapod homes,\u201d has bought an old Australian cruise ship it renamed \u2018Satoshi\u2019 and plans to fill with crypto companies, entrepreneurs, and digital nomads off the coast of Panama.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maritime-executive.com\/article\/former-p-o-cruise-ship-slated-to-become-floating-community-off-panama\">announcement<\/a>, Ocean Builders COO Chad Elwartowski, said the ship will comprise a hub for innovation, offering a unique space in which crypto entrepreneurs can build and network:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe look forward to creating a hub for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and innovation here in  Panama. Our goal is to figure out how to live sustainably on the sea and chart new waters in this new frontier.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The ship was built in 1991 with the name <em>Pacific Dawn<\/em> and has since been operated by Princess Cruises and P&amp;O Australia. P&amp;O\u2019s parent company Carnival Corporation decided to sell the ship due to the impact of the pandemic on the cruising industry.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Crypto Cruise Ship&#8217; is named <em>Satoshi<\/em> after Bitcoin\u2019s (BTC) pseudonymous creator, with Elwartowski claiming the vessel will host restaurants, casinos, medical services, and a waterpark. Satoshi will anchor in the Gulf of Panama, the island home to many crypto exchanges, and BTC will be accepted to pay for all on-board purchases, alongside U.S. dollars. <\/p>\n<p>The first 200 of <em>Satoshi\u2019s<\/em> 777 cabins will be sold via auctions scheduled for Nov. 5 to Nov. 28. The cabins are priced between $25,000 and $50,000. However, buyers must also pay ongoing monthly fees to acquire full ownership of the cabins. <\/p>\n<p>The cabins will be sold one deck at a time to give associated entrepreneurs the opportunity to purchase rooms adjacent to one another.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOur idea for families with children is to buy a balcony or ocean view room for the parents and purchase a cheaper interior room across the hall for the children. We would like to think of your cabin as your bedroom while your living room is the rest of the ship.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If everything goes according to plan, <em>Satoshi <\/em>will be available for residency from early 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to Marine Insight, &#8216;seasteading pioneer&#8217; Elwartowski and his Thai girlfriend were last year <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/satoshi-the-crypto-cruise-ship-to-set-sail-from-the-mediterranean\/\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/www-marineinsight-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/satoshi-the-crypto-cruise-ship-to-set-sail-from-the-mediterranean\/\">accused<\/a> of violating Thailand\u2019s sovereignty when they tried to occupy a sea home off the coast of Phuket. The act reportedly saw the home seized by the Thai Navy and arrest warrants were issued for both of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/cruise-ship-satoshi-to-house-crypto-companies-and-digital-nomads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# Cruise ship \u2018Satoshi\u2019 to house crypto companies and digital nomads &#8221; Ocean Builders, a company that builds \u201cfloating, off-grid seapod homes,\u201d has bought an old Australian cruise ship it renamed \u2018Satoshi\u2019 and plans to fill with crypto companies, entrepreneurs, and digital nomads off the coast of Panama. 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