Axel Van Amersfoort and Morgenie Pillay
July 24, 2026
Rising seas are due to swamp Tuvalu by the end of the century. So the Pacific archipelago of 12,000 people has taken a remarkable step, declaring itself the world’s ‘first digital nation’. Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe made the announcement at COP27 from inside the metaverse. Here’s what becoming a digital nation on the metaverse would mean for Tuvalu.
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Axel Van Amersfoort and Morgenie Pillay
July 24, 2026