Balaji Srinivasan’s Private Island and the Birth of a ‘Network State’
Balaji Srinivasan’s Private Island and the Birth of a ‘Network State’ Balaji Srinivasan—Indian-American entrepreneur, ex‑CTO of Coinbase,co‑founder of Counsyl, Stanford alumnus, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country —has acquired a private island near Singapore. His ambition? To forge a novel “Network State”: a digitally-native, decentralized community that begins online and transforms into a physically anchored nation This island is now home to The Network School , a 90‑day residential program launched in September 2024. It’s designed as a living prototype for his concept—a place where founders, technologists, and ambitious individuals converge in pursuit of innovation, governance reform, and self‑actualization ๐ง The Network School: Four‑Part Foundations Learn : Participants solve daily tech, crypto, and AI problems in mini‑classrooms, earning “proof-of‑learn” NFTs to build a cryptoresume Burn : Guided by longevity‑focu...