Próspera: The Network State Colony in Honduras
Próspera is an expansive Network State project invading Honduras. It is comprised of a colony on the island of Roatán, along the Honduran coastline, and an industrial zone and port in La Ceiba on the Honduran mainland. Próspera was founded in 2017 by CEO and former investment banker Erick Brimen and has raised over $100 million in investment. Construction began in early 2021. Since then, Próspera has advanced construction on multiple buildings, including a central hub, the "Beta Building," and a 14-story, mixed-use residential tower which far exceeds the island’s height and proximity restrictions. Próspera exploits Honduras' ZEDEs (Zones for Employment and Economic Development), a type of special economic zone. Próspera has established its own legal code, tax and regulatory system, and is governed by its own charter and bylaws.
Pronomos Capital is the venture capital firm behind Próspera, and is based in San Francisco, California. The investors include Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel, Patri Friedman (grandson of free-market economist Milton Friedman), Joe Lonsdale of the PayPal Mafia and 8VC, and Balaji Srinivasan, author of “The Network State”. Srinivasan is from the Andreessen Horowitz organization, previously serving as a general partner, as well as former CTO of Andreessen Horowitz company Coinbase.
Founders, investors and proponents of ZEDEs market them as sovereign, free-market cities, operating outside of Honduran law and governance for the purpose of foreign development and innovation, without the legal application of the Honduran regulatory system. Individuals around the globe can apply as an e-resident or become a full-time Próspera resident inside the ZEDE. Próspera utilizes the digital sphere to register foreign businesses; according to an interview with its CEO, “Próspera is a start-up zone with a regulatory system designed for entrepreneurs to build better, cheaper, and faster than anywhere else in the world. Basically, like a Hong Kong but in the Americas, and run by a private developer.” As of 2024, Próspera claimed “2,000 or so physical residents and e-residents,” and projected a population of 38,000 by 2030. Roatán itself has a population of about 100,000. Próspera offers a "relocation package", including Honduran and Próspera residency, real estate consultation and bank accounts. It also houses business facilities, an unregulated medical district, a luxury resort with a golf course, scuba school, luxury condos, basic dorms for young tech and crypto professionals, and other housing projects.
In Roatán, Próspera has a “Bitcoin District”, promising "low regulation, low taxes, high autonomy, personal sovereignty," and stating "We’re building a prototype for what comes after the nation-state: voluntary association, trust-minimized governance, and money that respects you." It is equipped with the Bitcoin Education Center to increase Bitcoin adoption by businesses in Roatán -- claiming over 55 businesses now accept Bitcoin. They also go into student classrooms. Network States are aggressive tools to force the crypto financial system into countries.
Despite facing significant backlash from the Honduran people, Próspera Honduras has confirmed their expansion on the island of Roatán. A May 2026 article by Criterio.hn states,
"Criterio.hn contacted Jorge Colindres, technical secretary of the Prospera Special Economic Development Zone (ZEDE Próspera), who confirmed the expansion via a document sent by courier, through the incorporation of 12 properties—an estimated 35.28 acres—into the special regime. According to Colindres, the incorporation is based on rights acquired under the Honduras-Kuwait Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which, from his perspective, would protect the guarantees and procedures of the ZEDE regime, including the incorporation mechanism, for at least 50 years."
The world's largest global law firm, Dentons, has a significant presence in Honduras, and advises and defends foreign investments and protections for ZEDEs, including Próspera.
Próspera has now secured 4% of the total island. At least one worker has been killed on site: "The power had gone out, and he walked to the edge of the floor to yell down to his crew to turn on a generator, but took a step too far and fell to his death." Due to the secretive nature of Próspera and its own broad authority over its affairs, there may very well be more worker deaths that have not been disclosed to the public. Próspera has announced their latest real estate developments, including "Building 6" and Darien Village - rental and condo structures, with projected move-in dates throughout 2027; both will accept crypto payment.
Villagers and community leaders, like Vanessa Cárdenas and Luisa Connor of Crawfish Rock (a community neighboring the Próspera ZEDE), have been vocal about the negative impacts of the development. Luisa Connor, the president of the local community association of Crawfish Rock says, “(Próspera) deceived us big time.” Vanessa Cárdenas and Luisa Connor have stated: “The Prospera ZEDE cropped up out of nowhere one day and we have seen devastating environmental harm to our community ever since. We were not consulted, no one asked if they had permission to build or what the project would entail. We have been in this territory for centuries and the [foreign investors] keep expanding. Since they arrived, the environment has changed. We are experiencing floods for the first time, our river has dried up, threatening many species of plants and animals.” While locals and the Honduran administration struggled to combat this invasion, 85 economists across the globe signed on in support of Honduras’ fight.
Próspera is also expanding on the mainland, stating:
“Prospera’s announcement of the Port of Satuye Nearshoring Hub in Honduras is a game changer for the nearshoring movement in the western hemisphere. This ambitious project aims to enhance the country’s port infrastructure and boost Honduras role as a significant contributor to the global economy. The new port, located in La Ceiba on the Caribbean coast, will feature state-of-the-art technology and automation, making it one of the region’s most efficient and competitive ports. The project will not only support the nearshoring movement by providing a reliable and cost-effective gateway for the movement of goods, but it will also drive economic growth and create jobs for local and regional communities. With its strategic location and modern facilities, the Satuye port project is set to become a key hub for trade and commerce in the western hemisphere.”
The manufacturing zone advertises land parcels to manufacturers, with utilities, high-speed internet and transportation infrastructure, in addition to "growth-friendly" labor laws, and while offering a low tax burden to corporations. It claims it will provide a 24% estimated increase in profits to corporations in its zone. Próspera’s effort to commandeer this strategic trade location and set up an economic headquarters, demonstrates that their ambitions for Honduras go well beyond an ideological experiment, and are rather a serious geopolitical project.
Próspera is working to expand in other countries, with the launch of the Próspera Africa project. An article on these plans from 2025 states "Investors using the charter city platform behind the pioneering Próspera Roatan project in Honduras are speaking to a dozen governments across Africa about launching private cities on the continent. The African chapter of Próspera expects to announce its first autonomous city by year-end, which is envisaged to be 750 to 1000 hectares making it up to five times the size of Monaco." The project has hit internal conflict with "prosperity activist" and business leader Magatte Wade, who partnered with Próspera Honduras in 2024 to "serve as co-founder of Próspera Africa, leading the initiative to bring the startup city model to Africa." By the end of 2025, Wade pulled out of the project, filing a defamation lawsuit against Próspera.
Erick Brimen and Próspera have continued their search to establish new sites across the globe. A section on their website lists expansions "in the pipeline", including additional Latin American countries, North America, Eastern Europe and Asia. Meanwhile, Próspera's lead investor Pronomos Capital is investing in “start-up cities” like these ZEDEs and other Network States around the globe, including multiple sites in Africa. Network State projects are designed to expand into other countries, with the jurisdiction ultimately encompassing many regions.
Próspera's Projects
To date, Próspera claims to have over 500 active businesses registered to its governance platform. Major industries include real estate, legal and litigation, financial technology and crypto, education, hospitality, insurance, and healthcare/biotech. Próspera is also actively scouring for additional businesses to incorporate in the zone, with the expressed incentives of fast-tracking licenses with an "innovation-friendly environment;" and claims "$150M is deployed on the ground today, with $2.5B in development across active zones and $10B+ in pipeline."
ProspIn is Próspera's platform to incorporate companies and startups as LLCs "under its own legal system," and offers registration in 24 hours or less for an annual flat rate without residency requirements. It allows businesses to operate "without physical presence requirements in Honduras," and offers a 0% tax on global revenue. Here, the Network State provides legal tissue for tax evasion of the tech class and their companies. ProspIn is partnered directly with venture capital investors like Tim Draper of Draper Associates, an investment firm with strong ties to various Network State and experimental biotech projects; as well as PayPal, Coinbase and Andreessen Horowitz.
Próspera runs on crypto, despite the restrictions placed on crypto by the Honduran National Bank and Securities Commission in 2024, prohibiting "institutions supervised by the National Banking and Insurance Commission from holding, investing in, brokering, or transacting in cryptocurrencies, crypto-assets, virtual currencies, tokens, or any other similar virtual assets that have not been issued or authorized by the Central Bank of Honduras—acting as the country's monetary authority—and from allowing their financial users to utilize their platforms to conduct transactions involving such instruments." (Translated)
According to Próspera's "Bitcoin District" website, their role is "Making Próspera the most Bitcoin-friendly place in the world, for individuals and businesses," with a global "mission to welcome 100,000,000 people in the Bitcoin rabbit hole." The Bitcoin District regularly hosts Bitcoin-related conferences, advertises for wealthy crypto residents and digital crypto nomads, and is home to a Bitcoin education center called Amity Age. Amity Age also invests in Bitcoin mining, opening mines in Paraguay and Ethiopia, stating in September 2025, "Our Ethiopian mining facility reached full capacity, marking a major milestone in AmityAge’s global growth." Próspera has also partnered with a bitcoin-backed lending company, Ledn; its main use-case is to give Bitcoin users liquidity without having to sell their coins. It is funded by Tether and Coinbase.
In April 2026, Próspera announced a strategic partnership with MAG Technologies Group. According to reporting from Criterio.hn, "The initiative is part of the Satuyé Technology & Data Center (STDC), a project spearheaded by Próspera that envisions the construction of a technology complex powered by energy generated from imported liquefied natural gas. This energy would fuel the data centers and infrastructure on which artificial intelligence services will be offered, including those developed by MAG Technologies Group." This data center project is billed as "sovereign" infrastructure for Honduras; in reality, it transfers sovereignty to foreign tech companies.
MAG has offices in Nigeria, Israel, Dubai, and the United States. CEO and founder of MAG, Rami Arad, spent five years as a commander for the Israeli Defense Forces, and built the company to "design and deliver national-level cybersecurity, financial inclusion, and digital identity infrastructure for governments and financial institutions. We started before the market existed. In the early 2000s, we introduced cybersecurity strategy to central banks in Africa. The concept didn't exist yet in the region. No regulation, no liability, no framework. We built the category from scratch."
MAG supports Próspera's aim to "restore to La Ceiba the industrial prominence it once had." In response to La Ceiba's projected development, "Rony Castillo, a member of the Honduran Black Fraternal Organization (Ofraneh), recently questioned, after the Ibero-American Tourism Forum – in which President Asfura participated and which was sponsored by Prospera – the return to the practices of former President Juan Orlando Hernández of handing over the territories of indigenous peoples to supposed investors, in this case more than 800 kilometers of coastal area."
Próspera is home to Circular Factory, which builds "flexible & agile micro-factories specialized in computational technologies and advanced manufacturing to offer on-site digital fabrication capabilities for the construction industry." The Circular Factory created a "digital timber micro-factory" in Roatán, in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects. Zaha Hadid is a main architect for Próspera and also designed a "metaverse city" for the Network State-adjacent Liberland.
The Network Bank -- founded by Niko Klein and based in Próspera -- is a full service bank, brokerage and custodian. Its tagline is "a bank for frontier innovators." It is integrated with Próspera's identity and registration platform, offering instant onboarding for residents, eResidents and companies registered to Próspera, and supports multiple currencies, including digital assets. This is one example of how the venture capital financial system is tightly integrated into its special economic zones and jurisdictions, and new banks are being developed around them.
Nomad Layer, founded by Joey Langenbrunner, provides tax residency for "digital nomads," or generally, members of the tech and crypto class. Nomad Layer gives them a legal registry and tax jurisdiction through Próspera, which requires members to pay $5000/year as their sole tax requirement, regardless of income level. The tax can be paid with cryptocurrency. Langenbrunner is also affiliated with the Network State of Metropolis in Palau and Liberland in Europe. Nomad Layer shows how diversified the Network State's tax evasion strategy is, while establishing the Network State as a true state, complete with its own tax codes and tax authority.
Westy is a Brazilian fintech start-up registered in Próspera. According to Infinita City Times substack, "Westy helps Brazilian companies connect with Prospera’s regulatory and financial infrastructure—without needing to move their operations out of Brazil." Co-founder of Westy, Sebastiao Almeida, states “Imagine if you could register a company in Próspera Roatán and that identity worked in Prospera Zanzibar or other future cities.” The article expounds: "The concept echoes the broader vision of network states—communities that span borders through shared digital infrastructure, governance systems, and cultural alignment." This provides additional evidence that the Network State projects all around the world are united under a single plan, and that the eventual vision is for Network State citizenship that unlocks benefits across the entire ecosystem.
In June 2026, Próspera hosted a retreat for the International Forum of Issuers of the Securities Markets of the Americas (FIMVA) to promote their investment and regulation-friendly model, and attract more entrepreneurs, developers, companies and startups looking for loose regulations and limited red tape. FIVMA calls itself "the most important stock market forum in the region", and covers Central America, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Ecuador.
The Boyd Institute, a libertarian nonprofit and "policy lab for America's future," reported on the Liberty Acceleration Summit which took place inside Próspera in March, 2026. It reports that Pronomos venture capitalist Patri Friedman "contrasted Paul Romer’s startup-city model with Próspera’s evolution toward privately run zones rather than one country directly governing another country’s enclave;" and described a common theme "that zone-builders need host governments to view them as tools of development rather than ideological insurgencies."
The report further summarizes comments from Próspera’s CEO Erick Brimen: "He described Próspera’s own posture as 'MAYA': most advanced yet acceptable — that is, whereas a lot of people interested in participating in this movement are antagonistic towards 'the state,' if you want your zone to survive, you need to look less like a secessionist cult and more like an aggressive but plausible public‑private partnership in the eyes of the host government and, importantly, its citizens."
Brimen "also pointed toward mainland Honduran expansion oriented around nearshoring and manufacturing, as well as inquiries from several other countries interested in the model. The United States was discussed not as a fantasy but as a plausible long-run venue, especially through the lens of 'Freedom Cities' and examples like Zipline [funded by Sequoia, a drone delivery service for meds] proving themselves abroad before re-entering the US."
Erick Brimen, along with a Próspera delegation, participated in the 2026 "12th World Congress of the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO), the most important forum in the world in terms of special economic zones, with representation of more than 50 countries and the presence of heads of state, ministers and multilateral leaders, held in Panama." This forum centered "ministerial dialogues, CEO panels, technical workshops, and investment-focused sessions addressing key themes such as innovation-driven zones, digital and AI-enabled industries, green industrial transitions, and regional value chains." It featured high-ranking leaders from the Dominican Republic, the UN, Jamaica, the US Virgin Islands, Colombia and others; these forums are places where Network State ideology and business deals are being expanded.
Próspera and Medical Development and Experimentation
Próspera evades federal and state laws and policies under the guise of progressive innovation and “free market” ideology – allowing them to conduct accelerated medical trials. Próspera claims to be "revolutionizing regulatory frameworks, enabling Health and Biotech companies to bring innovations to market 10-100x faster than traditional jurisdictions." Próspera houses ten biotech projects, focusing on “longevity”, computer-aided drug design, stem cells, "human brain uploading", gene therapy, "high tech augmentation" and body modification, and peptide therapy. Since the development of their medical district, Próspera has opened up three clinics- Unlimited Bio, GARM and Infinita. These clinics engage in life-extension, gene therapies, and biohacking.
Vitalia, one of the first Próspera biotech projects, began as a 3-month “pop-up village” in Montenegro by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. It developed into a permanent district called Vitalia City inside Próspera. Vitalia called itself “a decentralized city that accelerates longevity biotech development”. Vitalia collaborated with Pfizer-backed biotech company VitaDAO -- also funded by Balaji Srinivasan. Investors and “co-initiator” Laurence Ion promoted deregulated, high-risk medical treatments and experimental medications to extend life expectancy beyond typical human capabilities. Experimental treatments and drugs could be expedited without standard clinical trials and regulations, making it much cheaper and quicker to bring to market.
In 2021, Próspera installed a medical facility, Minicircle, that launched trials for medical experimentation. Minicircle is funded by U.S.-based venture capital and seeks to create a destination spot for unregulated, risky medical experiments, including biohacking and “gene editing.” Early funders include Peter Thiel and Sam Altman, and is currently focused on follistatin gene therapy, an unproven, experimental and controversial treatment which Minicircle claims can "support lean muscle and long-term vitality" and "lower epigenetic age," with additional sites in the Bahamas and Panama.
Minicircle boasts their ability to operate without government oversight. This medical facility is marketed towards foreigners and tourists, with Network State enthusiasts visiting the medical district to engage in clinical trials restricted by safety and regulation in other nations. In February 2024, Criterio.hn reported
"The scientific community in Honduras has called on Honduran authorities to investigate and halt genetic testing and experiments that could violate human rights and harm the environment. These experiments are being conducted in private clinics, owned by foreigners, in the Próspera Special Economic Development Zone (ZEDE) in Roatán, Bay Islands.
In a statement, several science and health organizations have alerted Honduran authorities... about genetic and rejuvenation therapies being performed by several foreign clinics in the Prospera Special Economic Development Zone (ZEDE Próspera). These procedures utilize stem cells, among other elements, without any regulation by the Honduran government...
The concern stems from a lack of oversight by Honduran health authorities. The unchecked operation of these experiments could be detrimental to Honduran residents in the area, who might be exploited for money to conduct the trials. Furthermore, because the experiments are unsafe, they could endanger health and have adverse effects."
Following the statement, an investigation of Minicircle was launched by the Ministry of Health and the Honduran Medical Association; the status of this investigation is unclear following political turmoil in the region.
Despite an investigation and condemnation from the medical and scientific community, Minicircle continues to grow through new, unregulated therapies for life extension and cognitive function.
In January 2025, Vitalia split into two separate Network State projects: Viva City, spearheaded by Laurence Ion, and Infinita City, established by Próspera entrepreneur and "community builder" Niklas Anzinger.
Laurence Ion's Viva City hopes to establish many more of these decentralized districts across the globe, with the intention of “making death optional” while offering “a 100% crypto economy” option. Their temporary zones range from several weeks to several months, with locations including Germany, Canada, Africa, India, Thailand, and Georgia. These extended events can be searched here. While Viva City is still on the hunt for a permanent location, it is hosting events inside Frontier Tower in San Francisco, and states that it is "in negotiation" with governments in the regions of East Africa, South India and Sri Lanka to establish a "medical innovation zone".
Anzinger's Infinita City concentrates on "special regulatory zones as a path to acceleration," and is a city under the Próspera umbrella. Infinita City Times, Infinita's Substack, states,
"By 2040 Próspera could be a multi-jurisdictional 'network state' with dozens of different locations or 'Prosperity Hubs', that are under their legal and governance framework, using their technology stack & management practices."
Infinita is expanding their presence within Próspera by introducing Infinita VC, a venture capital firm, to support "founders in overcoming regulatory bottlenecks by utilizing startup cities, network states and legal engineering." Infinita also launched "Infinite Games", a two month long event inside Infinita City during February and March 2026 meant to mimic the international Olympics, with categories such as "Frontier Games: Experiments at the Edge." These games included medical experiments, referred to as "genetic upgrade challenges" and "beauty pageant biomarkers". It also included an "Electric-Knife Fights Championship". Infinita also has its own cryptocurrency, $LIVES, "for people who plan to keep living and keep winning." $LIVES is not only about transacting goods or services within the Infinita City ecosystem; it is promoted as "signaling your alignment" and "paying with your life" in order to embrace "technological liberation unshackled from institutional inertia."
Niklas Anzinger, founder of Infinita and Infinita VC, is looking to bring the Próspera model of medical treatments and experimentation to the U.S., stating in an interview titled "Medicine Without Permission",
"Right now we’re focusing on the United States. We want to create an alternative or supplementary regulatory pathway to the FDA. What CLEAR does for the TSA at airport security, we want to do for the FDA. And that came from the fact that we built the biotech ecosystem in Próspera, but there are two problems we’re facing. One is we need a lot more medical infrastructure, which will take a couple of years. And second, we need to go to a larger market. So with the changes happening in the United States, and seeing things like the Montana law... we thought it was a great opportunity to build regulatory reciprocity in the United States for Infinita, where Infinita is accelerating biotechnology. That’s complementary to Próspera, where we think we can focus on the early-stage clinical trials. But that’s why I’m in the US right now. And Austin specifically, there’s a big network of people with aligned interests and ideas to help bring some of these changes through. Eventually, hopefully, also for Texas to be a Right to Try state... Austin isn’t yet a biotech centre, but Minicircle is here, the first Próspera biotech company, really. They’re here. And I mentioned Joe Lonsdale. He has a VC fund called 8VC that’s investing very heavily in biotech."
From a 2025 investigative article in The Observer on Próspera, Minicircle and Montana's Right to Try Law, headlined "The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever":
"Their pursuit of eternal life is reshaping legislation in the US, too. In May, the state of Montana broadened its right-to-try legislation, which since 2014 has allowed terminally ill patients to access treatments that have not yet gained FDA approval. Now, otherwise healthy patients will be able to apply to try unproven longevity medicines...
Minicircle is one of the island’s most prominent businesses. It was founded in 2019 by Tristan Roberts, Walter Patterson and Mac Davis – a group of baby-faced biohackers who met while working at a gene-therapy company called Ascendance Biomedical, which collapsed in 2018 after its founder was found dead in a sensory deprivation tank...
Proponents say it is an exciting way for private companies to carry out potentially life-saving research at speed, bypassing an outdated and overly bureaucratic FDA. Critics say that it is only a matter of time 'before something really bad happens.'"
The push for right-to-try legislation is being spearheaded in part by Próspera's models, offering different frameworks for avoiding medical guardrails.
Tim Draper is a lead investor in Próspera; he is a network state and biotech/biohacking investor in Muse Bio, a stem-cell research companies that collects menstrual blood from "donors" and is registered and active in the Infinita district. Donors receive a small payment and a "goodie bag". Draper, who founded Draper Fisher Jurvetson, has early investments in SpaceX, Twitter, Tesla, and Tumblr, as well as a university to fast-track young entrepreneurs into the market.
In July of 2026 Próspera announced their "strategic collaboration with Merck Life Science Brazil, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, to cooperate in the advancement of biotechnology and life science innovation within the Próspera ecosystem." Merck is a multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company, established in Germany over 350 years ago, and was led by members of the Nazi Party in the 20th century; according to Wikipedia's list of companies involved in the Holocaust: "Members of the Merck family supported Hitler and the Nazi party enthusiastically, helping to manufacture pharmaceuticals using Nazi slave labor. Some members of the family joined the SS and helped to purge the company ranks of Jewish employees."
The German conglomerate partnered with Palantir in 2017, stating
"Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, has launched its open-source code library around Palantir Foundry on GitHub*...
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Palantir started collaborating in 2017. For the SyntropyTM solution, both companies partnered to unleash the power of biomedical data, revolutionize cancer therapy, and accelerate research. SyntropyTM aims to provide researchers with intuitive analytics techniques to enable them to aggregate, analyze and then also share data from disparate sources. In 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Palantir announced a second partnership to deliver a secure collaborative data analytics platform for the semiconductor industry."
*GitHub was originally funded by Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia and Thrive Capital, Joshua Kushner's fund, before being acquired by Microsoft.
Although Network States such as Próspera claim to offer newly created businesses and creative solutions to global problems, they are integrating legacy companies with troubling histories to catalyze Próspera's medical district, while shedding the safeguards necessary for ethical medical development.
The Network State opens the gates to dangerous elements, and thus human rights abuses, all over the world.
History of the ZEDEs; Honduras' Far-Right and New Political Regime
The legislation creating the Honduran ZEDEs was pushed aggressively by a right-wing narco government in 2014-2022; its main proponent, former president Juan Orlando Hernández, was serving 45 years in United States federal prison for “conspiring to distribute more than 400 tons of cocaine and related firearms offenses” until being pardoned by Trump in December 2025.
Former president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, served from 2022 - 2026 andunderstood the devastating impact that these libertarian ZEDEs have on the local villages and communities in Roatán and mainland Honduras. Upon her election in 2022, the Honduran Congress repealed the law allowing the ZEDEs and Próspera. Late in 2022, Próspera filed a lawsuit against the government of Honduras in retaliation, seeking $10.7 billion dollars – 2/3rds of the Honduran annual state budget – in the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ICSID) court. The court battle is ongoing, despite the Supreme Court ruling all ZEDEs in Honduras to be retroactively unconstitutional on September 20th, 2024. In October 2024, the mayor of Roatàn, Ron McNab, ordered a temporary shut down of Pròspera’s offices until they have paid their municipal taxes of over 12 million Lempira ($478, 278 USD). The mayor has said he does not “recognize Pròspera as another nation or country…”
In October 2025, as Honduran elections approached, the litigation against the state of Honduras by Próspera for $10.775 billion dollars decreased to $1.63 billion. Also leading up to elections in Honduras on November 30th 2025, there was significant movement by the United States to interfere in the election. On November 21st 2025, “[United States Congresswoman] Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) led the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere in a public hearing revealing alarming threats to Honduras’s democracy, then held a press conference to warn that the nation’s upcoming elections are in jeopardy unless strong safeguards are enforced.”
According to a statement from Progressive International,
“many Honduran political figures — including presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla and numerous members of the Honduran National Congress —attended a Western Hemisphere Subcommittee hearing in the United States Congress chaired by Representative María Elvira Salazar, a far-right proponent of US intervention in Latin America. The hearing was framed in Washington as an ‘urgent’ assessment of the situation in Honduras. In reality, the hearing sought to preemptively question the legitimacy of Honduras’s electoral institutions, to cast doubt on the democratic process, and to prepare the ground for claims of fraud before a single vote has been cast. This represents a dangerous escalation of foreign interference — one that threatens the integrity of the upcoming elections and echoes a long history of external interference in the country’s political life.”
Just days before the election, President Trump backed presidential candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura,stating in a November 26 2025 post on Truth Social:
"Democracy is on trial in the coming Elections in the beautiful country of Honduras on November 30th. Will Maduro and his Narcoterrorists take over another country like they have taken over Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela? The man who is standing up for Democracy, and fighting against Maduro, is Tito Asfura, the Presidential Candidate of the National Party. Tito was the highly successful Mayor of Tegucigalpa where he brought running water to millions, and paved hundreds of kilometers of roads. His chief opponent is Rixi Moncada, who says Fidel Castro is her idol. Normally, the smart people of Honduras, would reject her, and elect Tito Asfura, but the Communists are trying to trick the people by running a third Candidate, Salvador Nasralla. Nasralla is no friend of Freedom. A borderline Communist, he helped Xiomara Castro by running as her Vice President. He won, and helped Castro win. Then he resigned, and is now pretending to be an anti-Communist only for the purposes of splitting Asfura’s vote. The people of Honduras must not be tricked again. The only real friend of Freedom in Honduras is Tito Asfura. Tito and I can work together to fight the Narcocommunists, and bring needed aid to the people of Honduras. I cannot work with Moncada and the Communists, and Nasralla is not a reliable partner for Freedom, and cannot be trusted. I hope the people of Honduras vote for Freedom and Democracy, and elect Tito Asfura, President!"
Reuters reports that "Asfura's party forged a close partnership with Washington under former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who governed from 2014 to 2022." Both Asfura and Hernández are of Honduras’ National Party, which has championed the ZEDEs since inception.
The anti-ZEDEs presidential candidate Rixi Moncada faced a tight election, and stated: “The ZEDEs are a public-private corruption scheme. We denounce the lack of legality in the ICSID proceedings as an international body that has opened the case of the Próspera ZEDE and its associates who were not originally involved in the operations, but who have seen an opportunity to join in the looting.”
In December 2025, Nasry Asfura was declared president of Honduras.
Asfura has since made significant policy changes, many of which are consistent with tech fascist political goals. Under the previous administration, Honduras had recalled its ambassador to Israel due to its genocide of Palestinians. Less than a month after being elected, Asfura met with Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. In 2023, Honduras established mutual diplomatic relations with China; under Asfura, Honduras is looking to re-establish ties with Taiwan. In 2024, Honduras left the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) after Próspera sued Honduras through the mechanism; in March 2026, Honduras under president Asfura rejoined the ICSID.
In late April 2026, the Hondurasgate project published leaked, verified audio recordings featuring current Honduran president Nasry Asfura, his vice president María Antonieta Mejía, and former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández. In partnership with Canal RED, Hondurasgate states:
“Audio recordings from WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, published exclusively by Canal RED and Hondurasgate, reveal a corruption and political interference operation in Honduras, with the direct participation of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, who, through the pardoned former president Juan Orlando Hernández, are negotiating the expansion of Employment and Economic Development Zones, the construction of a new military base, and a law to incentivize investment in Artificial Intelligence.”
Próspera features centrally in the recordings. A voice note from Asfura to Hernández on February 10th, 2026, translated to English:
“President, it's a pleasure to greet you. We already had a private session with investment circles, and they are very positive about the expansion of the ZEDE in Roatán and Comayagua. Regarding Palmerola [US/Honduras military base], we're going to move another Palmerola project specifically to Roatán, where Próspera is located. A base, uh, we've already negotiated that. We're also going to hand over the interoceanic corridor to General Electric. And the idea is also to buy all the metals and other materials, specifically from Argentina and the United States, avoiding Canada and China- those were the warnings we received. The Chinese were making offers, but we're not going to give in. We're going to put a stop to that. And the Honduran CECOT prison is also coming, within Tegucigalpa."
Hondurasgate reports:
“The spoils awaiting Washington in exchange for its support are the transformation of Honduras into a strategic enclave. The agreements include the expansion of the Special Economic Development Zones (ZEDEs), the construction of a new military base - in addition to the Soto Cano Air Base (Palmerola), operated by the Southern Command since 1982 - and a law incentivizing US investment in artificial intelligence. The strategic objective is made explicit in the United States National Security Strategy: 'to deny non-hemispheric competitors the ability to position threatening forces or other capabilities.' In today's geopolitical language, this translates into a clear guideline: to block Chinese influence in Latin America. Furthermore, the construction of a Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) is planned for the Honduran capital, mirroring the repressive model used in El Salvador. The Salvadoran facility has been criticized for operating as a center for torture and human rights violations, according to reports from civil society organizations."
These revelations provide evidence that the Network State is part of a broad geopolitical offensive against Latin America, predicated on establishing US, Israeli and venture capital hegemony, and to secure mineral extraction, military bases, right-wing governments, suppression of leftism and expansion of technological projects. Special economic zones, represented by the Network State, data centers, AI and military projects are foundations of the technofascist project. New military bases, located near Network State sites, are a platform for venture capital’s hundreds of weapons startups. The Network State has locations near other militarily significant sites, such as Travis Airforce Base in Solano County, and in Palau.
Nasry Asfura met with founders of Próspera during his tour of the Ibero-American Tourism Forum, giving Próspera the opportunity to showcase the incentives and strategies to attract foreign investments.
The USTDA (United States Trade and Development Agency) published a statement in March, 2026 through the U.S. Embassy of Honduras:
"Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency hosted Honduran President Nasry Asfura for the signing of an agreement to accelerate the development of an overland transportation corridor in Honduras that would connect the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. The signing ceremony was held ahead of the Shield of the Americas Summit hosted by President Donald J. Trump in Miami.
Under the agreement, USTDA will fund a feasibility study to support new port and rail infrastructure that will also protect America’s access to vital trade routes. The project will increase the resiliency of U.S. supply chains and safeguard the free flow of goods vital to the American economy and national defense. It will also promote deployment of U.S. technology to develop secure port and rail infrastructure.
'To strengthen critical U.S. supply chains, we must ensure that strategic trade routes in the Western Hemisphere remain free, open and efficient,' said Thomas R. Hardy, USTDA’s Deputy Director. 'USTDA’s involvement in this project will support the use of American technology and standards to expand these secure U.S. trade routes, free of Chinese influence.'
USTDA’s funding will support Honduras’ National Commission for the Construction of the Interoceanic Railway (CONFI) to mitigate these risks, strengthening regional supply chains in the short term and paving the way for a coast-to-coast rail corridor...
Honduran President Nasry Asfura said: 'Without a doubt, this agreement will strengthen our efforts and ensure that this project becomes a reality in the shortest time possible. I am confident that with our largest trading partner, the United States, this project will help strengthen investment in Honduras.'"
Conclusion
Honduras has the most advanced Network State invasion of any targeted country. Here, the Network State colony on Roatán serves as its beachhead, through which Próspera has launched additional expansion, and an industrial center and port on the mainland. Próspera's projects threaten to subsume or take over key aspects of Honduras' sovereignty, including its government, computing infrastructure, ports, trading routes, manufacturing, financial system, land and natural resources.
Próspera's premise of unregulated medical development and experimentation is bringing more and more venture-backed startups into its jurisdiction, and threatens to create a bloom of unethical facilities, experiments and trials. Offering a regulatory haven away from the FDA and other medical bodies, biotech startups in controversial domains like eugenics and longevity find a substrate to scale their development. Honduras' medical community, in an uproar about the risks and ethics of this model, have been unable to meaningfully intervene, demonstrating how powerless nation-state institutions and medical professionals can be against the power of the Network State. Simultaneously, dangerous zones like Próspera threaten to bring unethical doctors from all over the world to a sanctuary for their projects. Medical development in Próspera occurs under a fascist accelerationist model.
The interference in political elections in Honduras benefitting Próspera is substantial, shown in Trump's backing of right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura, the machinations of the U.S. Congress, and the Hondurasgate leaks -- demonstrating corruption of the Honduran government in the interest of Próspera. This case also shows how U.S. imperial power is used to support the Network State, and is tied to venture capital's corruption of the U.S. government. With key roles and high-level positions in the U.S. government, venture capitalists now have the ability to sway policy and even command military action. Indeed, there is a long history of United States interference in Latin America to secure American investments, as in the case of the United Fruit Company. Now we see a new age of interference, including the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro using tech fascist AI platforms, and the propping up of Nayib Bukele and Javier Milei by tech billionaires.
The Network State in Honduras illuminates Latin America as a key site of the cold war between the United States and China, with Silicon Valley venture capital forming the tip of the spear through Network State colonies, technology and industrial projects. It also shows the increasing incursion of Israel on Latin America, with Israeli technology projects moving into the region as Honduras restores diplomatic ties with Israel. More broadly across Latin America, El Salvador and Argentina are also enmeshing their countries with Israel.
Fighting the Network State means standing with the people of Honduras in their battle against tech fascism. The Garifuna -- an Afro-Indigenous people -- are facing an existential battle for their land, environment and sovereignty, both on the island of Roatán and across Honduras, where they face escalating police violence and displacement.
While much early media coverage of Próspera claimed it was failing, failed or doomed, Próspera's massive growth and ongoing expansion are now inarguable. Próspera should put doubt to any claims of the Network State's ability to execute its plans. Rather, the world must recognize this as a clear and ongoing attack on sovereign nations by a hostile fascist axis.
When tech fascist activity in Honduras is analyzed alongside similar activity in El Salvador and Argentina, we see a broad geopolitical offensive against Latin America by tech fascism, which threatens to spread. This is a replicable model that can scale quickly, especially as Network State venture capitalists continue to absorb and deploy massive amounts of capital.