BANGKOK: An American bitcoin investor could face the death penalty after Thailand’s navy accused him of violating the country’s sovereignty by building a “seastead” home off the coast, which he insisted was simply in pursuit of a vision of “freedom”.
Chad Elwartowski and his Thai girlfriend Supranee Thepdet, known as “Bitcoin Girl Thailand”, are facing charges of threatening the kingdom’s independence after the authorities found their ocean-based home about 12 nautical miles from shore.
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