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A New Paradise for Crypto Millionaires

OVERVIEW

A near-irresistible combo of legal and financial incentives, great weather, and a critical mass of cryptocurrency gurus has been transforming Puerto Rico. We talk to crypto wealthy Americans like child star Brock Pierce, who have created a new world on the island, a la Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen.

Brock Pierce, 41, former child actor turned crypto evangelist is the de facto head of the crypto-championing movement in Puerto Rico.

Giovanni Mendez, 34, a San Juan-based attorney specializes in crypto issues in Puerto Rico.

Keiko Yoshino, 34, left working in local government in Washington, DC, to be the executive director of the Puerto Rico Blockchain Trade Association.

Theodore Agranat, 45, runs an early-stage Blockchain investment fund called Alpha Crypto, moved his family from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico.