What if your future wasn’t just in your hands, but embedded in the code that runs your city? That’s the premise behind Praxis Nation, one of the most ambitious urban experiments of the 21st century. Born from the convergence of transhumanist ideals, crypto-native governance, and dissatisfaction with the modern state, Praxis is a project unlike any other, a movement that aims to construct a sovereign city from scratch, governed not by legacy systems but by protocols.
A civilizational crisis
Modern cities are failing. Crumbling infrastructure, authoritarian governance, digital overreach, and widespread institutional decay have fueled growing disillusionment across the globe. For many, existing societies feel incompatible with the technologies and ideals of the 21st century.
The result? A desire to exit. Not just politically, but physically, economically, and socially.
Praxis is emerging as a response to this crisis, a planned city-state built on first principles, where transhumanist progress and human agency are foundational values.
The Praxis Nation project
Founded in 2019 by Dryden Brown and Charlie Callinan, Praxis positions itself as a « Network State in formation, » inspired by concepts developed by former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan. The aim is to create a fully functional, decentralized, and sovereign city-state optimized for the digital age.
Praxis envisions a dense, walkable, aesthetically uplifting city built on the following pillars:
- Technological Sovereignty: Crypto-native infrastructure for finance, voting, and identity.
- Human Enhancement: Access to gene therapies, nootropics, and AI-assisted services.
- Post-National Identity: Portable digital passports, reputational systems, and self-sovereign citizenship.
- Cultural Renaissance: Architecture, urban planning, and community designed to uplift the human spirit.
- Ecological Resilience: Emphasis on solar energy, aquaponics, and regenerative urban farming for food and power autonomy.
- Legal Innovation: A new paradigm of justice—transparent, decentralized, and focused on arbitration and smart contract enforcement.
- AI-Native Governance: Key decisions assisted by AI models trained on public input, citizen sentiment, and evolving needs.
Unlike smart cities imposed from the top down by tech corporations or governments, Praxis seeks to build a high-agency, self-selected community from the bottom up.
What a day at Praxis might look like (J+100)
You wake up in a light-filled dome apartment, surrounded by modular wooden walls and plant-filtered air. You scan your bracelet, a non-custodial ID, and your personal AI tells you what’s happening in your community: new proposals, a yoga circle, and a design sprint on AI ethics.
You eat breakfast at a neighborhood food station stocked with aquaponic greens grown 200 meters from your door. You pay with contribution credits, earned last week when you taught a logic workshop to teens.
Instead of going to work, you log into your guild’s dashboard. Your project on decentralized education is gaining traction, and you vote to allocate funds to a new contributor. Your vote weight is higher this month because of your reputation score.
In the evening, you join a governance assembly in the amphitheater, where an AI moderator summarizes citizen feedback. You raise your hand, digitally, and suggest a change to the arbitration protocol.
Praxis isn’t just livable. It’s programmable. And every citizen is also a builder.
Who is Praxis Nation for ?
The ideal resident is what the community calls a « high-agency individual »—someone who takes ownership of their life and wants to shape systems, not just navigate them. Age is not a barrier. Families are welcome, and the educational systems are designed to support young learners. Philosophers, builders, artists, engineers—what matters is alignment.
At its core, Praxis Nation is for those who believe in reprogramming humanity, not through domination or escape, but through elegant systems, shared values, and the courage to rebuild from first principles.
The community is built on three pillars: Beauty, Truth, and Sovereignty.
What life looks like before the city
Inside the Discord, thousands of members already experiment with governance, culture, and economics:
- Debate and vote on protocols
- Test AI-assisted moderation
- Host digital “salons” and rituals
- Contribute to working groups on architecture, law, and education
It’s already a mini-society.
Legal and civic status
Praxis will begin as a chartered autonomous zone within a host country. Over time, it aims to function as a diplomatically engaged, digitally sovereign entity.
Location (in progress)
As of 2025, Praxis Nation has not officially announced its physical location. However, internal reports and early documents suggest negotiations are taking place in Southern Europe, North Africa, and Latin America. Speculative locations include Greece, the Canary Islands, or the Balkans. The chosen territory will prioritize legal flexibility, cultural openness, and climate resilience.
What the Founders Say
According to the company’s Wikipedia entry:
“original Praxis plans included development in the Mediterranean … the company has explored Greenland as a site” en.wikipedia.org
It also states they aim to start a city of up to 10,000 people in the Mediterranean — adding weight to the European hypothesis.
In short: Greece or the Balearic Islands in Southern Europe appear to be the strongest candidates, but until Praxis makes a formal announcement, the final location remains undecided and confidential.
A transhuman blueprint
Praxis prioritizes augmentation and optimization of the human condition:
- Clinics for CRISPR, neurotech, and preventative medicine
- Tokenized education and lifelong learning
- AI co-governance and real-time protocol evolution
- Portable identities and programmable rights
- Transparent economy based on contribution and merit
No traditional jobs. No bureaucracies. No limits.
Quotes From the Inside
“We’re not here to escape the world. We’re here to build one worth staying for.” — @ideator
“Praxis is what you get when founders build cathedrals instead of unicorns.”
“We believe in beauty as a form of truth. Even the code has to be elegant.”
Zoom : Balaji Srinivasan & the Network State Vision
Praxis is the closest real-world attempt at Balaji Srinivasan’s Network State concept: a digitally coordinated population with a shared mission that eventually acquires land and recognition. Balaji supports Praxis as both investor and philosophical reference.
FAQ : Practical questions about Praxis Nation
🛂 Visa needed? Yes, Praxis Nation will be hosted in a country with local laws.
🏡 How to live there? Modular units → timeless architecture. Full walkability.
💸 Cost to join? Application + interview + contribution. No pricing disclosed.
👪 Families? Yes. Designed for multi-gen coexistence.
🎓 Tech background needed? No. Alignment > skills.
🧠 Cult? No. Aligned, but open. Intellectual pluralism encouraged.
📈 Token? Likely. Not yet public.
🌍 Recognized country? Not initially. Sovereignty is a long-term goal.
Architecture & Urbanism
Praxis doesn’t just aim to reinvent institutions, it reimagines the very aesthetics of urban life. Inspired by Florence, Rome, Athens, and a futuristic form of neoclassicism, its architecture is designed to elevate human consciousness. No soulless glass skyscrapers. No grey, lifeless zones.
Early renderings feature colonnades, domes, harmonious perspectives, and bio-sourced materials. Every structure is meant to stimulate intellect, emotion, and action. Neighborhoods are compact and walkable, punctuated by spaces for exchange, contemplation, and celebration.
Praxis is envisioned as a post-digital garden city, designed to be as beautiful as it is functional.
Selection & Admission for Praxis Nation
Praxis carefully filters its members. The selection process includes:
- a written application (vision, motivation, background)
- an individual or group interview
- validation by core or existing members
- sometimes a trial period in the Discord
It’s not about traditional meritocracy, it’s an aligned selectocracy. Artists, philosophers, and educators are just as valued as developers and founders.
How to join Praxis Nation
To join Praxis, visit praxisnation.com and complete the official application form. Each application is reviewed manually. If selected, you’ll be invited to the private Discord community to begin your onboarding journey.
A programmable economy
o fixed salaries. No traditional taxes. Praxis operates on a programmable economic model based on contribution and collective value:
- Contribution credits earned by action (teaching, design, code, organization…)
- An internal marketplace where these credits have exchange value
- A potential governance token planned for collective decision-making and value accrual
Critical roles (health, energy, safety, urban design) may be funded by a citizen-managed DAO with a collective treasury. Other activities emerge freely. Value is determined by visible, measured, and voted impact..
Culture, memes & rituals
Praxis is not just a city, it’s a story. It produces:
- podcasts, articles, and videos with deep philosophical reach
- internal memes (“build or be built,” “exit, build, beautify”)
- rituals (community assemblies, collective readings, initiation festivals)
- an internal mythology inspired by Stoicism, the Renaissance, and science fiction
The goal is to forge a strong, aesthetic, and evolving collective identity—never cynical, always purposeful.,
Praxis Nation : Limits & risks
Even the founders openly acknowledge it: Praxis could fail. The most commonly identified risks include:
- Political rejection by the host country or legal suppression
- Loss of community momentum if delays stretch too long
- Drift into elitism or exclusion of social diversity
- Technological or logistical dead ends (water, energy, security, climate…)
But the project embraces this uncertainty. For them, failing to build a new city is more noble than succeeding in accepting decay.
Timeline: From vision to reality
2025
- Finalization of land acquisition
- Internal governance tools stress-tested in Discord
- Recruitment of founding members continues
- Design finalization and local political negotiation
2026
- Groundbreaking and early infrastructure prototyping
- Arrival of first beta-residents in pop-up habitats
- Launch of internal token economy and governance DAO
2027–2028
- Construction of first core district
- Deployment of education, health and security systems
- Public invitation phase for next wave of residents
2029–2030
- City reaches self-sustainability in food, energy and coordination
- International presence and diplomatic recognition efforts
- Release of Praxis governance stack as open source
Final Reflection about Praxis Nation
What if the most important city of the 21st century isn’t built by governments, but by a network of aligned individuals, engineers, artists, and philosophers?
Would you live in a city where every system is programmable, beauty is law, and progress is designed?
If Praxis forces you to rethink what a city, a citizen, or even a society could be, then share this vision.
The future isn’t something to inherit. It’s something to build.
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