Foreign Correspondent heads to the Caribbean island of Roatán this week, where a libertarian experiment backed by Silicon Valley is challenging the way we think about government and regulation.
Reporter Lauren Day goes inside Prospera, meeting the biohackers, investors and others drawn to its unusual approach, while examining the fight over its future and its place in Honduras.
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The libertarian experiment on a Caribbean Island backed by Silicon Valley.
Prospera’s unusual experiment combines cryptocurrency, low taxes and a choose-your-own-adventure legal system (image – ABC)
On the tourist island of Roatan, a Reddit thread has seemingly come to life. Tucked away in the tropical jungle is Prospera, a libertarian proto state run on cryptocurrency with a choose-your-own-adventure legal system.
It’s backed by allies close to Donald Trump, and the fight for its very existence has helped see Honduran governments rise and fall.
On Foreign Correspondent, reporter Lauren Day goes inside the very strange alternate world of Prospera.
She meets the biohackers trying to cheat death with experimental medical treatments, as well as prospective investors who see Prospera as a place to get rich through avoiding taxes and government regulations.
Foreign Correspondent: Paradise Inc. airs tonight Tuesday, 18 August at 8.00pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
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