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Balaji Srinivasan's Network School relocates to Kazakhstan after Malaysian shutdown

Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO of Coinbase, has relocated his nomadic educational community, Network School, from Malaysia to Kazakhstan. The school, which offers a co-living and workshop space for technopreneurs, was shut down in Malaysia due to allegations of admitting Israeli nationals, a move that caused diplomatic friction between Malaysia and the United States. Srinivasan announced that Kazakhstan will provide expedited visas and recruitment of talent for the new campus, aiming to foster global techno-optimism. AI

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Balaji Srinivasan's Network School relocates to Kazakhstan after Malaysian shutdown

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nicholas Gordon ·

    Booted from Malaysia, tech guru Balaji Srinivasan finds a new patron for his ‘nomad’ commune: Kazakhstan

    It's been a weekslong saga involving crypto-friendly tech utopianism, tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and even China’s real estate crash.