The Seasteading Institute

The Seasteading Institute works to establish permanent settlements on the ocean in order to create new nations with innovative startup governments.

At The Seasteading Institute, we believe that experiments are the source of all progress: to find something better, you have to try something new. But right now, there is no open space for experimenting with new societies. That's why we work to enable seasteading communities -- floating cities -- which will allow the next generation of pioneers to peacefully test new ideas for government. The most

AMA with Mitchell from Arkpad 08/15/2024

We love it when members of our seasteading community get together! Check out this video of our Active Project partners ASC and ArkPad talk about new business growth!

AMA with Mitchell from Arkpad Mitchell (Arkpad) and Brendon (ASC) sat down to discuss some exciting new growth from Arkpad and ways people can own part in this exciting endeavor.https://a...

Stead: Revolutionizing Floating Infrastructure with Decentralized Funding 08/15/2024

Check out Stead by our Active Project Partner ArkPad for funding floating infrastructure projects!
"The first floating houses have already been built in locations such as Boracay, Philippines, with plans for more underway. The prospect of a fully-fledged floating blockchain city, as envisioned by Stead, remains an exciting possibility... Stead represents a transformative approach to decentralized funding and floating infrastructure."

Stead: Revolutionizing Floating Infrastructure with Decentralized Funding Stead, an RWA (Real World Asset) project based in Southeast Asia, is pioneering a decentralized funding platform dedicated to floating infrastructure.

08/08/2024

TSI Board Member Michael Strong responded to an article that claimed that the libertarian dream had contempt for democracy, writing, "Our priority is to develop governance structures that protect individual liberty and offer citizens a choice in which governance system will help them flourish." Read the full blog post here: https://buff.ly/4dgmar5

08/08/2024

Business Member ArkPad has an Initial Exchange Offering for their new Stead coin for investing in seasteading projects, including their Hexafarm and ArkPad-C floating structures. Invest now to take advantage of the discount which expires Friday August 9, details here: https://buff.ly/3LXVvn1

08/06/2024

Seasteaders, complete our survey! Your input will help us build relationships with maritime industry professionals. https://buff.ly/3ykhIbU

Atlas Island: Building an Anarcho-Capitalist Community 08/05/2024

The Seasteading Today Podcast is back with our first Business Member episode featuring Atlas Island! Three years since creating Atlas Island, founder Mason tells about how to grow a community that is welcoming to newcomers and true to founding principles. Listen wherever you get your podcasts:

Atlas Island: Building an Anarcho-Capitalist Community Our first podcast for our new Business Membership Program features Mason, Founder of Atlas Island. To learn more about the Business Membership Program, visit: https://www.seasteading.org/business-membership/ Key Points: Atlas Island: A 3-year journey in community building and lessons learned

ASC Live : Sealab 60th Anniversary Recap 07/30/2024

Brendon Traxler, founder of ASC, had the opportunity to be at the 60th Anniversary for Sealab. Tonight at 5:30PM Pacific, he will talk about the event on YouTube. Join here:

ASC Live : Sealab 60th Anniversary Recap Brendon had the opportunity to be at the 60th Anniversary for Sealab. Let's talk about the event and everything that transpired. ...

Underwater Living with Atlantis Sea Colony 07/18/2024

ICYMI: Seasteading Social from August 2021, Brendon Traxler shares his vision for underwater business habitats, including data centers, energy, and research

Underwater Living with Atlantis Sea Colony On August 14, 2021, we hosted Brendon Traxler, President and CEO of Atlantis Sea Colony.Brendon founded Atlantis Sea Colony to explore how to build underwate...

07/16/2024

Imagine floating cities with new forms of government, business, and lifestyle. Support the Seasteading Institute to make this vision a reality. https://buff.ly/469iLIb

Donate 06/28/2024

To live differently, we must build differently. Support the Seasteading Institute's mission to innovate governance on the ocean. Donate now!

Donate Support the next phase of human civilization in politically autonomous, environmentally restorative floating communities on the ocean. Making a donation is easy with your credit card, stock, or a donor-advised fund.

Zones of Progress: The Past, Present and Future of Special Economic Zones 06/28/2024

New documentary from our friends at Free Cities Foundation dives into Special Economic Zones: Explore how these unique areas have influenced global development from Ireland to China.

Zones of Progress: The Past, Present and Future of Special Economic Zones This documentary tells the fascinating story of Special Economic Zones: geographically demarcated areas of countries where different rules and regulations ap...

Careers – ARKHAUS 06/27/2024

Our Active Project Partner Arkhaus is hiring for positions in Miami, check them out here:

Careers – ARKHAUS ARKHAUS is a next-generation membership club launching its flagship location in Miami in Summer 2024. Set in Biscayne Bay, the groundbreaking network of private floating social clubs offers its members an exclusive experience unlike anything else in the world. ARKHAUS members can meet, relax, entert...

Announcing our new Business Membership Program 06/27/2024

The video of our Business Membership Launch is now available on Odysee! Watch now to learn about how you can let the seasteading community know about your business!

Announcing our new Business Membership Program On June 8, 2024 we launched our Business Membership Program inviting entrepreneurs and business owners to reach out to the seasteading audience.

Eating Like a Seasteader: Episode 3 - Oysteravaganza (Pt. 1 - Poor Man's Paleo) 06/24/2024

Discover the brain-boosting power of DHA from seafood! Charlie shares a budget-friendly oyster salad recipe for cognitive health in this video from our Eating Like a Seasteader series:

Eating Like a Seasteader: Episode 3 - Oysteravaganza (Pt. 1 - Poor Man's Paleo) FREE GUIDE to EATING LIKE A SEASTEADER: https://mailchi.mp/2c0ffe23052d/eating-seasteaderAre you getting enough DHA? Seafood may be the best medicine for neu...

Catching up with Brendon Traxler of ASC 06/17/2024

In this Seasteading Today podcast episode from a year ago, Brendon Traxler of Atlantis Sea Colony (ASC) shares his underwater habitat strategy, using shipping containers & testing in rock quarry. Listen on your favorite podcast player or YouTube:

Catching up with Brendon Traxler of ASC Brendon Traxler, founder of Atlantis Sea Colony (ASC) gives us an update in this episode of the podcast, recorded from our March 2023 Seasteading Social. Brendon explains their strategy for using a shipping container as the base structure for their underwater habitat design and their plan to use

Curious2024 – Future Insight™ 06/13/2024

Join Seasteading Institute President Joe Quirk at the Future Insight Conference in Mainz, next month! Thank you to former Ambassador Jan Mundin for connecting us with this conference. https://buff.ly/4ekU4w0

Curious2024 – Future Insight™ One of the world’s most renowned gatherings on the future of science & technology. July 10–11, 2024. Germany.

06/12/2024

Discover how Seasteading accelerates the evolution of smart laws & prosperity through floating "SeaZones" - special economic zones at sea. A peaceful revolution in governance, letting people test innovative legal systems they believe in, without imposing on others. https://buff.ly/4bMBz1L

06/11/2024

Check out the Hexafarm, a fish farm that floats in the water, by our friends at ArkPad: https://buff.ly/3RnjdMI

06/11/2024

Let us know what you want to see in a seastead community by completing our new Seasteader Survey: https://buff.ly/4bTyLA0

06/11/2024

Join Joe Quirk, President of The Seasteading Institute, and innovators from around the world at the Curious 2024 Future Insight Conference in Germany! https://buff.ly/42m4fe9

06/10/2024

SeaBrick is an award-winning interlocking, buoyant, brick system designed to support marine structures of all kinds. Composed of a kelp biocomposite that is 3X stronger than concrete, SeaBrick can be used to build wave breaks, offshore platforms, kelp farms, floating homes and ocean-based communities. You can invest in SeaBrick now, learn more here: https://buff.ly/3Xl6yNZ

06/07/2024

"By creating systems for energy independence, water purification, and waste recycling, floating cities can ensure resilience and sustainability, particularly in remote or challenging environments." - Wael Joujou, Founder & CEO of V-Marine

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06/07/2024

Don't miss the video from the thought-provoking governance for seasteads event. Hear perspectives from John Bush, Tony Olsen of the Freedom Haven project, and John McCone of Socibuild. https://buff.ly/3yYAlBS

06/04/2024

Our Development Director Carly Jackson was interviewed on the Chezuba podcast to talk about all the aspects of seasteading. If the idea is new to you, this conversation is a nice introduction: https://buff.ly/3X50bOR

05/28/2024

Join our next Seasteading Social on June 8 to learn about our new Business Membership program! Register here: https://buff.ly/3VmzT9C
(image by Simon Nummy)

Launch of SeaBrick Claims 05/27/2024

Our partner, SeaBrick, is the regenerative future of ocean construction. They are offering the first public presale of SeaBrick. Proceeds will offset the costs of getting SeaBrick ready for mass production. Learn more at their online event on May 29:

Launch of SeaBrick Claims Learn all about SeaBrick Claims, how they work, and what it would mean to invest in SeaBrick.

05/14/2024

Need a recipe for your Memorial Day cook out? Try the Wakame Cucumber salad from our Eating Like a Seasteader video series: https://buff.ly/3K1AlDG

05/09/2024

"Satellite imagery provided exclusively to Newsweek by Maxar Technologies shows the state of construction of the Maldives Floating City, a development of modular floating platforms that is scheduled to be completed in 2027."
https://buff.ly/3QzVg4g

Water Treatment Discussion with Colin Lennox 05/09/2024

Revisit our engaging conversation with Colin Lennox, CEO of EcoIslands LLC about using innovative wetlands technology for ocean cleaning and enabling self-sufficient seasteads.

Water Treatment Discussion with Colin Lennox Colin Lennox, CEO of Settling Seas, a subsidiary of EcoIslands LLC, joins us to talk about using biological processes for breaking down waste to produce fresh drinking water and reclaim resources on the high seas. Settling Seas’ wetlands-in-a-box, called Self-Organizing Wetland Bioreactors (SOWB

05/07/2024

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