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Pop-up cities first came into being in 2023 under the design of Vitalik Buterin, with the birth of Zuzalu in Montenegro.
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Pop-up cities spread across the world as a few weeks/months-long experiences blending coliving and coworking for futuristic communities. They are best at maximising serendipity and human flourishing, turning meeting cool people into a commodity.
Edge City is special in that it is insanely interdisciplinary and international.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y7xyzVBLPw
Logistically, Edge City hosts about 500 - 1,000 residents at any given time throughout a pop-up city. All of them at the intersection of crypto, longevity, AI, deep tech, arts and music, AR/VR, and other cutting-edge fields.
They’re founders, investors, operators, or simply curious minds with an interest in the topics above. For this pop-up, expect a high predominance of North American and South American attendees.
They seek to enrich their lives in a college-like environment, where everyone shares their knowledge, lives and eats together, exercises and tells stories… Some people referred to it as “summer camps for adults” to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h47CcgGTdEc