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I can't say I'm an expert on this. My total time in Georgia is about six months (numerous trips). In general Georgia is a safe place. Those men are not a threat in the way that you'd be kidnapped, robbed etc. Many of them are private tour guides, trying to spot somebody who would hire them...

Global giant Rothschild & Co to draft Georgia's strategy to become regional financial hub I wish they had done this about a decade ago, when they began building Batumi into Las Vegas/Dubai. There's also a plan to build a new financial center in Gonio near Batumi. I think rather than new...

Thank you for this. I entered my details in the app, received a sms code and now the app has a QR code. It took only a few minutes, and most of it went guessing on the correct format of my name. I intensely hate this covid B.S., but this app is as streamlined as a government bureaucracy can get...

If you get food delivered by a courier or food to go, they won't ask it. You need a vaccination certificate only if you want to eat your food in the restaurant / cafe etc. This is the rule in many European countries already. My today's balance: First cafe I visited checked my covid pass. I...

I believe this is a reaction to being too liberal in the beginning. Very large estates were sold for pittance to foreigners. This kind of thing always leads to a backlash. Bulgaria was a bit smarter by restricting the sale of farmland. Even EU citizens could only buy land after having resided in...

Even vaccinated will get their life restricted. Last summer, like a good sheeple, I gave in and took a jab to gain back my freedom of movement (It was the 1-shot non-mRNA Janssen). That was only a partial help, as many countries require a PCR test nevertheless. Just one hour ago I was refused...

An inflation sink comes handy at this point. It would also help if the central banks took their foot off the throttle pedal (I suspect this is no longer an option). Even if the Fed, ECB were to leave cryptos alone, they still might want to molest stablecoins.

Reaching 100K USD looks probable this year. I am not planning to sell there. Unlike the previous bubbles, this one could extend well into the next year because of institutional investor participation. Only a severe regulatory impact could kill this bull market, and the FED does not have an...

A person controlled by Bill Gates would definitely say that :p

I don't think they will burn it completely down. But it is evident they bit way more than they can chew. Too many companies to monitor, too few staff, not enough money coming in. They've realized they have allowed a huge risk surface to appear with only paltry benefits for the country. It would...

Cause and effect, A leads into B: Anti-money laundering chief: Cryptocurrency licenses should be revoked Cryptocurrency operating licenses in Estonia should be revoked, and the system rebuilt from scratch, chief of the money laundering bureau (RAB) Matis Mäeker told investigative weekly Eesti...

It does not look too bad, although I'm not sure if this is the final & complete list of requirements.

Also: they won't renew your passport, which forces your hand one way or another. Some EU countries now only have passports with maximum validity of 5 years. The main motivation for shortening the validity may be to gain more fees, but it also keeps citizens on a tighter leash. Governments can...

Problems will arise at least if he signs the form W-8BEN (for trading U.S. stocks). The U.S. tax man will find out and contact Degiro. Something like this happened to me. Degiro prompts clients to fill W-8BEN even if you don't plan to trade U.S. stocks.

I was in a similar kind of problem with the same broker a few years ago. There is no way around other than providing them a tax number, as already told by others. You need to become tax resident somewhere, if you want to own stocks. Please note Degiro does not service all countries in Europe...

I do not care at all if that link is removed. I am not affiliated, just googled it to provide an answer to somebody's question. I understand that as a paying service provider you don't like anybody else getting free publicity. But seriously, even if you were a Thai Elite introducer/agent, people...

Up until maybe 2016-2017 crypto was run by coders and technology enthusiasts. There was very little publicly available expertise that would combine deep understanding of both the technology and financial markets. Things have changed. I would look into Galaxy Digital (+Vision Hill), Polychain...

How about investing in Bulgaria's CBI program instead? It takes 1M+ EUR investment to get their citizenship in 18 months, or 500K+ investment to get it in five years. Even if one can park the money in an investment fund, It does not sound terribly attractive. Still, Bulgaria is a EU country, not...

Strike.me provides technology for this. They finally give bitcoin the kind of money transfer features that were hoped for/promised already back in 2013. I don't think fees will be a problem. Twitter's Jack Dorsey is a long-term bitcoin advocate, so this makes sense. Pending actual details about...

I will be resident in Georgia, and spend some time each year in 2-3 other countries. I will get a citizenship in one of the Caribbean places, possibly Dominica (this may change). There is no "...and he lived happily ever after"-moment. I expect the need to adjust will not go away. Countries...