What if Crypto EVOLVED Into New COUNTRIES? Balaji Srinivasan on Building The Network State

*Can crypto evolve into new countries?* Balaji Srinivasan, author of The Network State and founder of The Network School, explains why “coins are just the beginning” and how crypto can evolve into new countries: network states. Balaji outlines the blueprint for building a physical social network at internet scale, why a million-person community is the “magic number,” how cloud communities can rank alongside land-based nations, and why the land is already negotiating with the cloud. He also shares how The Network School is turning pop-ups into permanent communities — printing the cloud into the physical world. *In this presentation, Balaji covers:* ✅ What a network state is: a globally distributed, physical social network “as if you printed the cloud” ✅ Why a million members is enough to reach “country range” — and how crypto communities can rank with UN states ✅ Cloud vs land: diplomatic recognition via traction (Tuvalu x GoDaddy, Nevada x Tesla, El Salvador x Bitcoin) ✅ Preferable and profitable: network states as alternatives for powerless citizens (failed states) and ambitious builders (frontiers) ✅ Society-as-a-Service (the new SaaS): startup societies with rising revenue per member and unlimited scale ✅ History “running in reverse”: from peak centralization (1950) toward re-decentralization (many more currencies, many more countries) ✅ Multipolar reality and the end of the USD-led order — chaos first, then order built by network states ✅ The Network School: turning pop-ups into permanent communities; funding and co-building new startup societies (Zuzulu, Base, Solana, more) ✅ Why “being early to crypto” now means a physical commitment — building community, not just buying coins *⏱️ Timestamps:* ⏳ 00:00 – Introduction: What comes after coins? ⏳ 00:45 – What is a Network State: a physical social network ⏳ 02:06 – 1 million is the “magic” number that defines a “country” ⏳ 02:59 – Can cloud communities rank with nation‑states? ⏳ 03:44 – Why network states are possible, preferable, and profitable ⏳ 05:07 – Society‑as‑a‑Service: revenue per member and unlimited scale ⏳ 05:39 – Why the world is entering a phase where “history is running in reverse” due to decentralisation, with historic examples ⏳ 08:46 – Why technological decentralisation and modern fragmentation is uniquely favourable for crypto ⏳ 10:38 – Balaji: “We are going to see lots and lots and lots of new countries and currencies!” ⏳ 11:47 – What Balaji is doing next: bootstrapping startup societies and making them real Call to action: “print the cloud” into the physical world ⏳ 14:14 – Outro #binanceblockchainweek #cryptostartup #crypto #saas #networkschool #binance #bbw2025 *⚠️ RISK WARNING:* Digital asset prices can be volatile. The value of your investment may go down or up and you may not get back the amount invested. You are solely responsible for your investment decisions and Binance is not liable for any losses you may incur. It is your responsibility to ascertain whether you are permitted to use the services of Binance based on your individual circumstances. Not financial advice. For more information, see our Terms of Use and Risk Warning. *📢 Join the conversation:* ➡️ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/binance ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/binance ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/binance ➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@binance ➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/binance ➡️ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/binance *🔗 Download Binance here (iOS, Android):* https://binance.onelink.me/y874/cb98de36 *🔗 Sign up for Binance here:* https://www.binance.com/en?ref=ERQKP7ND&utm_source=BinanceYoutube&utm_medium=GlobalSocial&utm_campaign=GlobalSocial