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Cryptopia: US bitcoin entrepreneurs are flocking to Puerto Rico but will they leave the Caribbean island short-changed? |
‘We’re benevolent capitalists, building a benevolent economy. Puerto Rico… this hidden gem, this enchanted island that’s been consistently overlooked and mistreated. Maybe 500 years later we can make it right’ ![]() |
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Cryptocurrency investors flock to Puerto Rico Investment Summit | ||
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s annual investment summit, a two-day conference to woo investors to the bankrupt U.S. territory and the first since Hurricane Maria devastated the island, sported some new faces, particularly from the fast-growing cryptocurrency world. The ranks of attendees and panelists on Monday were notably light on traditional mainstays, such as hedge fund creditors that hold the island’s $71.5 billion in debt. Filling in some of the gaps were cryptocurrency investors, including Michael Terpin, who told the crowd at the Puerto Rico Convention Center he was the first from the crypto world to move to the island in 2016. Terpin, who also runs a public relations firm that works with cryptocurrency investors, said the industry is keen to take advantage of tax breaks under Puerto Rico’s Acts 20 and 22 that benefit wealthy job creators who move to Puerto Rico from other jurisdictions. “I hate it when I hear a talented person has to leave Puerto Rico because there’s no jobs here,” Terpin said. “We are bringing jobs.” Puerto Rico is battling the largest bankruptcy in U.S. government history, $120 billion in combined pension and bond debt, and the effects of Hurricane Maria, its worst natural disaster in 90 years which killed dozens and decimated an already-weak infrastructure in September. About 50 cryptocurrency entrepreneurs have relocated to Puerto Rico over the last year or two, and Terpin said he predicts that number will rise to 500 in the next 12 months. The island will host three separate cryptocurrency conferences over the next six weeks. Speaker Brock Pierce, co-founder of Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm investing in blockchain-enabled technology, said Puerto Rico has the mix of entrepreneurial spirit and tax benefits to make it an attractive launch pad for a what he views as a digital currency revolution. “We leave the pilot phase” in 2018, Pierce said. ”We’ve been connecting all the dots, getting all the pieces in place. This is the year when scalability hits, when big ideas become possible.” Reporting By Nick Brown; Editing by Daniel Bases |
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Latest blackout shows Puerto Rico’s fragility after Maria – NBCNews.com |
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Puerto Rico Infrastructure – Google News: Cryptocurrency investors flock to Puerto Rico Investment Summit – Reuters | ||
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Red Sox catcher: Family in Puerto Rico had no power for 160 days – WCVB Boston | ||
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efe’s YouTube Videos: Comisión presentó lista de los primeros 42 acusados de crímenes del castrismo | ||
Miami, 12 feb (EFE), (Imágenes: Mar Vila).- La Comisión internacional Justicia Cuba divulgó hoy una lista de 42 acusados de delitos de lesa humanidad del castrismo, encabezada por el presidente Raúl Castro, junto con evidencia “sólida” para que sean “juzgados y condenados” en tribunales nacionales, internacionales o especiales. Palabras clave: efe,estados unidos,cuba,justicia,lesa humanidad,crimenes,raul castro
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Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees in Philadelphia struggle to find jobs, housing – Philly.com | ||
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Latest blackout shows Puerto Rico’s fragility after Maria – NBCNews.com | ||
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POLICE Magazine: Man Charged With Buying Gun That Killed 2 Ohio Officers | ||
The government has arrested a man accused of providing the gun used in the fatal shooting of two Ohio police officers. ![]()
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Puerto Rico Needs More Than Bandages | ||
The islands power and water utilities require wholesale rebuilding to achieve resilience against the next big storm. |
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What Life Is Like in a Hurricane Hotel | ||
A Times correspondent recounts his experience reporting from the Red Roof Inn in Hartford, where some Puerto Rican families have lived since Hurricane Maria. |
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Puerto Rico Infrastructure – Google News: Power outage in Puerto Rico latest snag in island’s long recovery from Hurricane Maria – USA TODAY | ||
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Power outage in Puerto Rico latest snag in island’s long recovery from Hurricane Maria – USA TODAY | ||
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¿Puerto Rico es un país? – Primera Hora | ||
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