Building a Digital Nation with Chika Uwazie from Afropolitan | Overpriced JPEGs #61

✨ SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERPRICED JPEGS CHANNEL ✨ https://bankless.cc/jpegs  ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://jpegs.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: https://availableon.com/overpricedjpegs  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔐 LEDGER | NFT MARKETS https://bankless.cc/LedgerOP3N  😎 BUENO | CREATE NFTS WITHOUT CODE https://bankless.cc/Bueno  🔑 COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT https://bankless.cc/Coinshift  🌐 SINTRA | NFT SOCIAL NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Sintra  ------ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:59 What Is a Network State? 6:28 Learning From The Federalist Papers 7:44 Focusing on the African Diaspora 9:49 Chinatown and US Embassies Are Blueprints 11:40 Establishing a Shared Ideology 13:33 Phase One: Build a Network 16:04 Abundance as a Core Principle 19:02 Phase Two: Build a Platform 20:16 What Kind of Super App Is It? 22:23 Phase Three: Minimum Viable State 26:40 How Is Governance Decided? 27:50 Why the Why Is Important 29:44 A Collaborative Constitution 30:45 The First NFT Drop 32:18 Phase Four: Seeking Diplomatic Recognition 35:16 The Future of Network States 38:21 Africa's Rapid Crypto Adoption 44:34 How Colonial Rule Is Still In Effect 47:55 The Global Impact of African Talent 51:58 Afropolitan's Community-Funded Beginnings 54:18 What Is the Legal Structure? 55:43 How Do VCs Back a New Country? 58:06 Dealing With the Doubters 59:10 Outro and How To Get Involved ------ Resources: Afropolitan Site: https://www.afropolitan.io/citizen  Chika Uwazie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/chikauwazie  ------ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures