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-You're viral. -Yes.

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-Our name as a company is Luxury Estates Puerto Rico. -My name is Hiram Albino Junior, and I am the CEO of Luxury Estates Puerto Rico. -We have been able to develop a company that addresses the needs of a lot of the new investors coming to Puerto Rico, people that want to really protect their wealth. After Maria, there is opportunity to have a brand-new island, an island of the 21st century. Now, this is the master bedroom, which is a very spacious room. It has a full king-size bed, has access to a terrace that opens straight to the ocean and the beach. I would say that it's really a dream to wake up in the morning to the view from your master bedroom and specifically from your bed. Adjoined to the bedroom, we have the bathroom, the en suite bathroom, with the beautiful tub and dual sinks and an indoor and an outdoor shower. And as you take your shower, you can enjoy the views and the sound of the ocean. -If you're looking for a vacation paradise, go south to Puerto Rico, hub of the blue Caribbean. As you pass through the harbor, guarded by famed Morro Castle, you'll have visions of buccaneers and the Spanish Main. El Morro was built centuries ago by the Spaniards to ward off attacks from the sea by those who would challenge ownership of the wonders and wealth of this prominent island. And today, amid memories of fighting men and valorous death, you play golf. -Is it awkward? Should I do a different pose? -You're good. I got you.

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-Um... Hello?

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What's his name? -Hello? -Castro. Hello, I'm here to see Mr. Castro. -Your name is? -My name is Quinn. -Welcome to Ciudad Jardn. -Say what? -Welcome to Ciudad Jardn. -Oh. Thank you.

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Oh, man. This is just so fantastic. This is pretty interesting. It's like a very modern, not very Puerto Rican, very modern-looking -- I guess that's what the rich people like. -This is the island. We need to go as close to the beaches as possible, right? And I'll tell you why. One of the spots, we're talking about 600 acres. -And all of them are within two hours between them and the capital. -Of San Juan. -So it's a short drive. All of them has a close, private airport already built. All of them are accessible to highways. This is a gated community on steroids. What you're doing, you're putting a different name or a new name into something that it exists. If you call it a retreat, call it blah blah blah, you're gonna make people scared, but if you call it a resort, oh, yeah, that's another resort. Another wealthy guy is coming in building 200 houses. Yeah, we done that. Now, what's gonna happen within the place, yeah, that's gonna take a lot of lobbying when the time comes. I've been advocating for Puerto Rico for 25 years, so I think nobody knows better than myself from within what the advantages are. We can operate here tax-free. -Hey, that's why the crypto community loves this place so much, is because we're making million of dollars in cryptos, and if we want to take it out in the United States or in Europe, you have to pay taxes on every one of those crypto coins, and a lot of taxes, and we don't wanna pay those taxes, because the government didn't do anything for us. You know, it's just -- It's unfair.

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-Okay? Gracias.

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-First off, the real truth is that anything is possible, and there is way more than enough of everything, and the problem with the world right now is that it's being wasted. It's being squandered. And the people as a whole are really acting as subjects and not claiming their own power and relying on outside forces to take care of them. And the crypto blockchain technology is the best thing that we have available to us right now to liberate ourselves and take control, to take power over our own lives. And you're building your own brand. You're building something for your future versus slaving away for somebody else that does not care about you. They don't care about you. Plus, you're engaging yourself in a cutting-edge crypto blockchain community. And, you know, that's a -- that's a really -- that's a really big deal. That's a really powerful thing. You are gonna find some of the most benevolent and humble and helpful wealthy people in the world on the blockchain. If you guys don't know who Brock Pierce is, you need to look up Brock Pierce. He's one of the best things that's happening in all of Puerto Rico right now. -Yep. Been up all night long at the Hackathon. -Yeah, I just finished a 40-hour flight in. -Oh, my God. -Philippines, Hong Kong, Vancouver, New York, San Juan. -Yep, you get around, man. -From San Juan to Ponce, from Aguadilla to Guayama, from Mayaguez to Humacao, factories began working in the valleys of our land. Total 1947 -- 21 factories. Aluminum parts, rivets and washers. Skillful hands that have picked the coffee have learned to use a gauge. Total 1948 -- 37 factories. Brassieres and handkerchiefs. Nimble hands that have sown tobacco leaves now run a seam on cloth. Total 1949 -- 67 factories. Shoes, bathing suits, and hats. Strong hands that have swung a machete were getting the feel of a machine. Total 1950 -- 98 factories. Fountain pens and automatic pencils. The right workers for a job selected by modern aptitude tests. Total 1951 -- 132 factories. Radios, television sets, and electronic equipment. Women home-trained in fine needlecraft showed high aptitude in small, precise work. Thousands have graduated from government schools trained in special tasks. On assembly lines, workers were setting many production records. -

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Hey.

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-I'm not Puerto Rican. I'm African. A lot of Puerto Ricans are African. So I can speak as an African here in Puerto Rico. The scramble for Africa just ended not too long ago. And it began sort of like this, where people come in, and they say, "We want to support you. We wanna have an economical relationship," and then all of a sudden, things do not go very well. So how do you -- How do I, sitting here as a Puerto Rican resident, trust you? -I hear you that this room is not representative of the people of the island. We're gonna be doing some conversations here. We're gonna do a renewable energy beach mixer, and there's a lot of people from the island that are gonna be involved in this. So we're here just to support and learn, and we're gonna co-create this, what we want to design together. -I don't think there's a single person in this room that is under the impression that they have all the answers, because truthfully, no one does. It is only when we unite together and work as a "We" -- -The last time that there was a "We," my people died. You know? My people died, and my land was taken the last time that there was a "We," so honestly, I don't trust any of you. -This is a technology that has never been done before, and it is a tool to bring people freedom. That's why it was designed. It was designed to bring people freedom. It was designed to bring people freedom. It is open source. It is immutable. You can see what is printed there. We're not hiding anything. -The idea is is that businesses can be formed here and can stay here and won't be like the businesses that were here during the '80s and '90s, disrupted the land, and did not leave Puerto Ricans with ownership. -I "facilitated" the financing of a building. -And I asked -- -Well, who said that? Who said that? So, I think you're pretty misinformed. All I see is a bunch of basic needs not met in Puerto Rico, and the only focus I have is in making sure that people are informed and their basic needs are met. l is that going right now? -Very well. I actually just ate a wonderful meal yesterday from the

bleep

that I just harvested in my -- -Awesome. And that's wonderful. Eat the rainbow. -Are you telling me to eat the rainbow? -Yes, the colors of the food groups, natural agriculture, organic food, biodynamic, it's great stuff. Yeah, and growing it yourself. I -- How am I disrespecting you? I think I just offered to get you a farm if you were so interested in doing this. You show me -- Bring me the farmers that want some land. I will figure out how to buy that land to give it to them and so that they can grow the things that are needed here. Show me real opportunities, and I'll show you real solutions.

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-Hong Kong, a long time ago, when the British showed up, there was a little fishing village. There was nothing there, no natural resources -- a rock in the middle of nowhere. And what did the British do to bring about this amazing, amazing, vibrant, energized place? They basically established a rule of law, protect the contract, and left people alone.

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They did nothing. There was no safety net. There was no guaranteed healthcare. I mean, why is Silicon Valley Silicon Valley, right? It's Silicon Valley because it has some big companies that were established a long time ago, and it has Stanford. We're not quite -- We don't quite have Stanford here, but we can certainly start encouraging the entrepreneurs to come here to start setting up businesses. Companies should come to Puerto Rico if Puerto Rico establishes the kind of regime that would make it profitable for you to come here. It needs to create an environment where government services are privatized, privatized and put in your hands. 20,000 of them are cops. We need the cops. Pretty much everybody else could be privatized. And you guys should be thinking about how to do that. And you guys should be advocating for the government to do it, because you can make money doing it. There is no better place in the universe for an American to live from a tax perspective than Puerto Rico. I've looked, believe me.

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I mean, this is as good as it gets anywhere in the world and really as good as it gets even in our imagination. Can you imagine just paying 4%? We have an opportunity to have a disproportionate impact. We have an opportunity to maybe change the course of history.

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-I had to. I had to. I had to.

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-What was it all about? Why disturb the perfect hush of a tropical morning seizing a remote island which belongs to the United States anyway? Once each year, the Navy stages massive war games. The guns were real guns. the shells, rockets, and bombs alive. In every sense, it is an amphibious rehearsal for the reality of war.

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-That's it.

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