If you rocked up to most workplaces in a bikini, thongs, or a singlet, HR would probably give you a tap on the shoulder. But here in Bali, that kind of casual attire is the norm at the Tribal co-working space in Canggu.
It is a bright sunny day and I’ve just jumped off the back of a GoJek moped — think Uber but with motorcycles — right at the entrance of Tribal. I feel overdressed in socks and shoes.
The pool and the bar are buzzing, and people genuinely look happy to be “working,” walking around casually sipping from coconuts.
Not far away, a pool table is hosting a fairly intense game involving four boisterous British lads — it feels like a work-life balance firmly tilted in favor of “life.”
Crypto digital nomad lifestyle in Bali
The global general manager of cryptocurrency tax software Koinly, Adam Saville-Brown, is a regular at Tribal. The British-born Australian resident says Canggu — a resort village on the south coast of Bali — is one of the most popular spots in the world for digital nomads, and Tribal is the go-to spot in the area for crypto workers to network.
“I’ve met loads of people in the crypto community here at Tribal. Project leads and developers that have credible projects,” Saville-Brown tells Magazine.
“Tribal is really good to have as a solid base in Canggu and a place to meet like-minded people, it feels like a place for idea generation,” he says.
However, the CEO of crypto education and analysis platform Collective Shift, Ben Simpson —an Australian who has worked from Canggu in the past — warns that not every crypto digital nomad there is strictly on the level.
“I got introduced to a guy from a friend who didn’t really know what he did, and I had a brief look at this guy, and he was basically running pump and dumps,” Simpson tells Magazine.
“You are going to find the odd dodgy person, elusive about who they are and what they are,”…
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