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I found this Kraken support page:

Bitcoin could soon hit the June highs again. This time there is a clear reason: The currency war is really heating up. Especially weakening of CNY is good for bitcoin. No fiat currency is safe, but the common man does not yet notice the destruction of his purchasing power.

Can't say I'm surprised: Germany to introduce 2000 EUR limit on anonymous purchases of gold in January. A copy or scan of buyer's ID is to be kept for five years :rolleyes:

McAfee probably has a mild form of schizophrenia or some other sort of psychological dysfunction, which makes him think he is being hunted by the CIA/FBI, and being subject to assasination attempts. If the U.S. was after him, he would be in prison, not broadcasting from a tinfoil room. Because...

Etana Custody will not allow you to withdraw to an offshore bank. (Or, at least they did not allow me). In addition, their KYC is very strict. It is a bit frustrating to go through that, only to be denied a withdrawal.

Sounds like it is possible to do a lot in Georgia by being a resident and with the right contacts in right banks. I have had, and also heard about some negative banking experiences recently, and was already giving up on Georgia a little bit. It is great to have a Georgian person here. I am sure...

Galt & Taggart looks like a real investment bank with segregated accounts and Tier 1 custodian partners (Clearstream Luxembourg mentioned). Hence, they claim there's no country risk. I think there's always some, but G&T is probably as good as it gets in Georgia.

^ I am not a resident in Georgia, but I have withdrawn from two crypto exchanges to a Georgian bank, so it is possible. However, Georgia is not a crypto paradise. Just opening a bank account there is becoming much harder than it was before. If I had a large amount of crypto profits to withdraw...

Some exchanges send to a country where you are not resident, others don't. I suspect the best would be to find a local exchange (=in a country where your bank is), sell the crypto there, and withdraw by a domestic bank transfer. Georgia allows crypto businesses (such as bitcoin mining), but...

There are lots of crypto-sinners who forgot to pay the punitive taxes of their home countries. Their best alternative is to become a tax resident in a non-CRS country that does not tax crypto, let the years go by and hope for the best. U.S. citizens in this situation are damned whichever way...

No taxes. Your problem is not Georgian taxes on your foreign income, but whether Georgian banks let you bring in your sweet crypto money. My hunch is, things are becoming more difficult. Sooner or later people need to show some substance, i.e. a connection to Georgia. Thus, becoming a tax...

How about sending the coins from the exchange to your private address in December, and back to the exchange in January?

I told about my personal background and plans for Georgia, net wealth, my relationship with the platform from where the money came, plus a screen capture of the withdrawal. All truthfully, though it was easy since I wasn't that heavily into crypto. Their questions were also varied, not just...

^ I did two transfers from Bitfinex to TBC. Because of the Tier-3 banks Bitfinex use (or because the amount was above 10K USD), I got hit by an AML questionnaire. Apparently their compliance was satisfied by my reply. Subsequently I also did a transfer from Bitstamp with no issues. As to...

Bitcoin volatility has already decreased a lot and will continue to decrease if the market cap grows. Where did I say that? I said bitcoin will not become a payment system. These are two separate things. We could have had a future where bitcoin was a competitive way to near-instantly settle...

OK, my question was a lazy one. It serves me right to post a quick comparison between Interactive Brokers UK and Capital.ge (white label IB). - Tx costs for stocks are a bit higher in Georgia, but not a lot. Typically, if IB UK charges 0.1%, Capital.ge charges 0.105% - The selection of markets...

Basically all platforms require tax residence nowadays, due to CRS. Also, if you have an access to U.S. stocks, you will be asked to fill W-8BEN form, where you declare your tax residence to the U.S. tax man. FATCA works one way only: The rest of the World supplies information to the U.S. The...

Yes. Multi-Member LLC - DE. DE = Delaware.

I think we are already past "mass adoption", "competitor to Visa/MC", "micropayments" and other early pipe dreams. Bitcoin will probably remain/become a digital collectible token and disappear in the wallets of institutional investors, family offices, HNWIs etc. In some ways it is superior to...

The case is real, but I can't say anything at all, as I try to keep my own origins a bit ambiguous. I guess Hollande is/was a just great spender (of other people's money). Similar cases are easy to find. This total lack of regard for public money is not limited to top politicians, it happens...