How to become the world's wealthiest and largest empire in 4 easy steps:

1. Buy 1m bitcoin

2. Merge Canada

3. Merge Greenland

4. Wait and laugh maniacally

What doe you end up with?

1. Massive financial wealth

2. Massive oil reserves

3. Massive rare earth minerals, including lithium

4. Consolidated control over a friendly North American land mass, while being easy to manage.

5. A cold remote northern place to store your criminals and dissidents.

6. Plenty of room for immigrants.