Thailand’s crypto islands: Working in paradise, Part 1

Cointelegraph

Published Jun 08, 2022 09:47AM ET

Updated Jun 08, 2022 10:00AM ET

Walking into Remote and Digitals La Casa co-working space on the tropical island of Koh Pha-ngan, you wonder how anybody gets any work done. I sip a cocktail and wait for my burrito as James Brown plays in the background.

Theres a real palm tree growing at the edge of the cafe, and behind it sits shallow crystal blue water stretching off for miles, with Koh Samuis jungle-covered mountains jutting up in the distance. Adding to the ambiance, kite surfers are getting massive air off small waves, before gently floating back to earth.

30-year-old Belgian blockchain developer Jrme Van Vlierbergen is one of the regulars at this Ban Tai co-working space and runs his Equinox Launchpad here. He explains Koh Pha-ngan (or Koh Phangan) has a thriving crypto scene, mostly populated by digital nomads like himself.

Its remarkably easy to join the crypto community in Thailand.
h4 Crypto island/h4
Belgian blockchain developer Jrme Van Vlierbergen at the office.
Buddha Cafe owner Edwin de Lepper
h4 Work from home, but move home/h4
Koh Phan-ngans legendary Full Moon Party. Source: fullmoonparty-thailand.com
h4 Three days later/h4
Its hard to take a bad picture on Koh Pha-ngan.
h4 How practical is it?/h4
Hardforking founder Sean Stella, left. Source: Facebook (NASDAQ:FB)
h4 Koh Pha-ngans crypto scene in 2016/h4
h4 Heart of the community/h4
De Lepper has made it his mission to help educate residents and visitors to the island about crypto.
h4 Crypto to go mainstream/h4
Guy Allison at a Korean restaurant in Thong Sala. Despite the baffling heat, few restaurants have AC.
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