Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote

The lead

They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead

Why it matters

The force of this story is not in the headline but in the decisions it will force across the meet, crypto, billionaires, building, world landscape.

What sits behind it

The arc leading to this moment stretches across multiple prior developments in meet, crypto, billionaires, building, world, as BBC has documented.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Our take

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of meet, crypto, billionaires, building, world: They think democracy has run its course - so they're setting up their own nations instead.