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Bashing the EU, or as it is called here, EUSSR is a constant on this forum. The question is where USA/UK is even worse for taxes and comparably bad on many (other) social issues LatAm is dangerous Africa is, well, Africa Middle East is war-torn / unstable GCC? Living in Islamic authoritarian...

Original message deleted midway due to autorefresh, sigh.... making a short version again (update , turned out even longer, sorry....) ETH lost nearly 50% from cycle high not even reaching its last cycle ath, second deepest liquidity after bitcoin yet support was cut through like warm...

I am struggling to figure out what the benefits of having an Emirates ID are (assuming one does not plan to actually live in the UAE): 1) on its own useless for opening a bank account in the UAE (as they need salary proof + rental agreement), both of which costs money to arrange 2) does not...

I am looking at real estate investment opportunities in Hong Kong. The city is quite sophisticated when it comes to its knowledge, use and understanding of crypto. At the same time, I am yet to find a bank that can meaningfully facilitate opening and using bank accounts for say a local...

As per the title. Are there are any countries to buy lots of apartments for rent in as a non-resident / off-shore company? A wish-list: 1) Net yield from rental not being nothing (1-2%) after taxes of all sorts 2) No extreme pro-tenant laws where they can refuse to pay you and you cannot kick...

If one can legally get their hands on a citizenship whereby one can opt for having a "localized" version of their name (read different spelling or even a local translation of the name) thus giving a name different from that on all the other existing documents, does that give any practical...

Is it viable to buy or rent for the long-term a villa in some nice locality in the Med (EU) without risking to become considered a tax resident there? Locations considered Spain, France, Italy. Is buying or renting something via an offshore company going to lead to enquiries from tax...

As per title. I have reviewed many options, they either look scammy, or they are legit but liquidity is bad, or KYC is super harsh and only wants vanilla joe doe worker with salary profiles. Another obvious problem is the inherent risk of asset/security backed tokens, as very often legal...

As per title. Of concern are for sure a steady flow of violent robberies reported from cayman at least once-twice a month. The place is small enough that even if you keep a low profile, everyone will know who you are (when you acquire property for example) and you therefore become a target. If...

As per title. AAVE is tried and tested and is trustless, but doesn't lend money against BTC (with the exception of non-censorship resistant versions of it like WBTC or cbBTC). So best bet is to lend against ETH which is also censorship-resistant. So is there anything truly censorship-resistant...

In light of all the doomsday discussions and more and more governments becoming cleptocracies, how would living on a yacht work as an option ? In particular curious, if you have a large safety box with big volumes of cash, gold or have art on your yacht, etc, how would that work when crossing...

This is a two-point question. If I were to live in the UAE and I own and/or manage companies in zero-tax jurisdictions, would my companies, on the grounds of my residency in the UAE be considered as Controlled Foreign Companies and: 1) I would be obliged to pay the 9% tax on income of those...

If a quick Google about someone can reveal they are a wealthy person, it creates a security/safety risk. In Hotels for example you are obliged to present your ID. Theoretically, the front desk person could pass your name to someone else and you may become a target. The question is, if one...

Having asked a dozen of lawyers and another dozen of bankers, I realized they all give me slightly different variations of an answer to the basic question: what is the UBO? Not , duh , the ultimate beneficial owner holds ultimate ownership/ control over the company, but the actual legal...

Hi all, I am interested in investing in real estate. Note that investing in real estate does not mean buying some shiny low quality apartment that will be unattractive in 3-5 years. Nearly every real estate deal I have seen touting that they accept crypto is either low quality that nobody wants...

What jurisdiction would fit the following criteria: * Foreigners can own land outright * Rule of law / stability / safety * Neutral geopolitically * No tax or very low tax for residents * Few barriers to import stuff (if remote/island) * (Bonus) Ability to use crypto to buy said land The idea...

As per title. Too many banks I have spoken too asked a bunch of questions and collected a bunch of documents from me, just to ultimately tell me they don't like crypto as source of wealth. Many also ask for impossible (dumb) things like "can you get your bitcoin wallet statement with your name?"...

For someone say from crypto/trading background who always gets KYC/AML trouble from any banks, respected and not, does it make sense to purchase an offco with banking license in order to use it as own pocket bank? Will it solve the problems? I know that any such bank would have to have a...

So my friend got into crypto pretty early on and has now amassed a pretty penny. The wisdom goes "don't keep all your eggs in one basket", but we all know how hard cashing out crypto is. But an even bigger problem comes to mind. So, you have managed to cash out a 7-digit amount into fiat. What...