Vision:

To bring a world-class, highly innovative and forward thinking community like Zuzaluans to Palau, a developing micro island paradise that is pioneering new governance and web3 initiatives. The goal is to create maximal impact in the region, leverage the agility of a small country to implement new policies, and to experience the most beautiful and pristine place on earth so we can all be reminded how we are just one participant in this big ecosystem called earth. We want to introduce a civilization detox, foster connections, and a chance to do things right for marginalized countries. The climate change is a huge problem, so as governments of the modern world. With our Palau story, we want to create a role-model story on how to do things right, to create a new city or a network state that can lead the way for the world.

Why Palau:

Palau, a small island nation in the Pacifics, has a population of 18000, a very safe political system and rule of law. Palau is pioneering the new governance with web3 technology, for digital community. Palau is the first country in the world to launch a country stablecoin, and is the first to introduce the concept of Digital Residency - a residency for digital communities. In addition, a new tokenization RWA platform, Turtle X, is launching to help crowdfund real estate and sustainability developments in Palau - entirely using blockchain technology in Ethereum ecosystem. With all these initiatives, Palau wants to explore more!

In August 2023, the inaugural Palau Blockchain Summit took place, and lit a fire in all small island nations in Pacifics. Public awareness of blockchain and general acceptance of this technology are high. A few Zuzalu Montenegro team including Nicole Sun and Vitalik Buterin attended and presented the vision of Zuzalu to the President of Palau, and the session was live-steamed nationwide. Palau government and general public want to see Zuzalu happen there.

Palau is also one of the most beautiful places on earth. People choose impacts more than financial gain, choose to give more than take. Palau has banned commercial fishing so it truly is a paradise for ocean lovers. It is also the birth place of historic Yap stone money, which is the first concept of a bitcoin!