US bitcoin trader may face death penalty in Thailand over ‘sea home’
Chad Elwartowski and Supranee Thepdet in hiding after police accuse ‘seastead’ of violating sovereignty
An American bitcoin entrepreneur could be facing the death penalty after Thailand’s navy accused him of violating the country’s sovereignty by building a “sea home’’ off the coast of Phuket.
Chad Elwartowski and his Thai girlfriend Supranee Thepdet, known as Nadia, have gone into hiding after the Thai authorities said they would take legal action against the pair for building a “seastead” home. The structure is made up of an octagon platform sitting atop a 20 metre long pillar and lies 12 nautical miles from the shore.