"Wow, sovereignty sounds great," I think to myself, "as long as it's about self ownership, and not about Crypto Bros trying to get you to sell yourself to them."

Turns out it was the latter.

Here's a few funny profiles.

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Past lives: quant trader at a Canadian bank, AI founder in Mexico (company still running, 10+ years). Building since 2014, first on Bitcoin, then Ethereum. Protocol research & tokenomics advisory for governments and top crypto projects. Created the leading decentralized video platform of the NFT bullrun. Now launching Status Network: a fully gasless chain based on reputation with built-in spam protection for humans and bots, unlocking composable privacy across apps and native yield community governance.

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Moudy El Laz, Research engineer (zones - logos blockchain). Researcher focused on zk, privacy, and blockchain security. Conducting research and building privacy-preserving tech for secure decentralized systems.

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It's cryptocurrency.

Rachel-Rose O'Leary is a DarkFi core developer and writer. She authored 'Lunarpunk and the Dark Side of the Cycle', a text which helped create a web3 privacy revival. She is the lead editor of the philosophy journal Agorism in the 21st Century.

Sealand princes

Prince Liam is a member of the Sealand Royal Family and focuses on expanding Sealand’s global presence. Since 1967, Sealand has functioned as an independent state. Prince Liam works on growing participation through Sealand’s noble title initiative and E Citizenship, and on developing Sealand’s National sports teams, strengthening the Principality’s culture and identity. He is focused on expanding the global community of Sealanders.

Prince James is a member of the Sealand Royal Family and part of the generation carrying Sealand forward. Declared independent in 1967, Sealand has operated continuously as a self governed state for nearly six decades. Prince James works on modernising how the Principality functions in a connected world, developing E Citizenship and the digital infrastructure that supports a globally distributed community. He is focused on bringing Sealand’s existing sovereignty fully online.