Croatia Arrests Citizen of Bitcoin-Friendly Liberland
CCN has learned that tensions between Liberland's neighboring countries and the Liberland Settlement Association are growing. Earlier in the day on Thursday, a member of the LSA was arrested by Croatian authorities inside of Liberland's borders. According to the LSA, this is a violation of the Danube and Geneva Conventions. The man, Ulrik Grøssel Haagensen, had just arrived in Liberland after a long journey, according to the LSA. Also read: President of Bitcoin-Supporting State Liberland Heading Out on Diplomatic Mission. The motives of Croatian police are unclear, but nearby citizens of....
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Liberland's President Vít Jedlička is heading out on a diplomatic mission this week to speak with neighboring countries in an effort to increase legitimacy and build rapport. From an official press release released by his office: ... April 27th 2015 in 09:00 AM, President of Liberland Vít Jedlička shall visit Croatia Embassy in Prague (V Průhledu 9, 162 00 Prague 6). He shall present an diplomatic note, officially announcing formation of the new neighboring state, the Free Republic of Liberland, to the Republic of Croatia. In the note, the President also announces sincere intent of the....
All hail! The president of Liberland, an anarchist country declared between Croatia and Serbia, has had a baby. The country previously declared it would use digital currency, specifically bitcoin, as its national currency. “The objective of the founders of the new state is to build a country where honest people can prosper without being oppressed by governments making their lives unpleasant through the burden of unnecessary restrictions and taxes,” states the announcement of world’s newest country. The authorities have taken notice. Liberland, officials called the Free Republic of....
On April 13, 2015 the Free Republic of Liberland was officially formed by a group of Czech citizens. The newly formed country of Liberland is a three square mile plot of land between Serbia and Croatia. The President of Liberland, Vit Jedlicka, has confirmed that Liberland will not have an official currency nor a printed currency. The country will however, accept all currencies, both bitcoin and other digital currencies. The Free Republic of Liberland is based on a revolutionary vision of freedom from the extensive control and oppression of the world’s governments.
Vit Jedlička / Facebook. Vit Jedlička, a member of the conservative Party of Free Citizens in the Czech Republic, has declared himself the President of Liberland, a nation upon terra nullius between Serbia and Croatia. Founded upon the principles of freedom, Liberland has received tens of thousands of applications for citizenship in a 3 square mile country where taxes are optional and military is non-existent.
Contrary to what people may assume, the Liberland concept is as bona fide as it gets. Bitcoin enthusiasts are familiar with the name Liberland. This unclaimed piece of land between Croatia and Serbia turned into the Free Republic of Liberland. The country’s first President, Vit Jedlicka, finds himself in a bit of a pickle right now. Due to ongoing issues with Croatan Police, president Jedlicka is incapable of setting foot on his would-be republic. The name Liberland gained mainstream media attention a few months ago. Not only is this free republic rather unique, but the region is also only....