⛵️ Bitcoin seasteading couple in the crosshairs of the Thai navy

Chad Andrew Elwartowski and Supranee Thepdet (a.k.a., Nadia Summergirl) are accused by Thailand's Third Naval Area Command of breaching Section 119 of the Thai Criminal Code by setting up a floating living platform 12 nautical miles off the coast of Phuket, according to the Bangkok Post. This violation, if proven, is punishable by death or life imprisonment. Elwartowski and Thepdet moved to Thailand and began building this platform (known as seasteading) after becoming wealthy from bitcoin ($BTC) trading, the Bangkok Post reports. Navy officers said they tried to make radio contact with people on the platform but no one responded.

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