He resides in Asia now. Singapore iirc. Some of the other ETH foundation people are in Bangkok. As someone involved in crypto lets just say you have to look deeper than that.
Frankly 2017 made him. Without massive liquidity 20bn crypto space exploding to 700+BN, he'd be mostly holding something that could not be spent.
What motivated him to do that? Came across as immature, glib and nitpicky. Neither btc nor eth are close to being ready for mass use.
Looking at this makes me wonder if he has made his money and is just cruising.
Would add that Debt is not the authoritative source on money. Some good points but equal parts flabby.
He's also flat wrong about shenzhen vs hk. HK developed as a colony with decidedly British regulations around trade. China is a financial wild west, comparable with 19th century America. Shenzhen is in fact a far more economically "free"zone.
Frankly 2017 made him. Without massive liquidity 20bn crypto space exploding to 700+BN, he'd be mostly holding something that could not be spent.