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Russian expatriate and former professional sailboat racer Katie Ananina is the founder of Plan B Passport, a firm that brokers citizenship through investment schemes for tax-haven nations<\/a> that don\u2019t impose capital gains on crypto holdings to wealthy investors.<\/p>\n

According to a Sunday report<\/a> from CNBC, Plan B brokers hundreds of passports for predominantly western clients each year. Customers select from one of seven jurisdictions: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Vanuatu, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Portugal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the government starts affecting me, I will take all [my assets] into my hands and go elsewhere,\u201d said Ananina, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was smart enough to figure out that $200 in bitcoin will be worth $100,000 at some point. I don\u2019t think the government should have 40% of that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The safe-haven states offer citizenship through investment schemes requiring six-figure investments into local businesses, real estate or government bonds. Some jurisdictions accept payment as donations, with Ananina estimating most passports cost between $100,000 and $150,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s basically a donation into the sustainable growth fund of the country. So, clients make a $100,000 or $150,000 donation, plus some due diligence fees, government fees, and then $20,000 for my legal fees,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Plan B\u2019s clients will also incur exit taxes should they revoke their existing citizenship.<\/p>\n

Ananina became a Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) maximalist after witnessing a 50% crash in the price of Russian rubles while living in Spain and competing for Russia\u2019s national sailing team in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy macroeconomics professor wasn\u2019t able to explain that to me. There was no chance I could run my equations and figure out what happened there. I realized I wasn\u2019t happy with how money works.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>2020\u2019s 5 countries friendliest to crypto and blockchain<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Citizenship through investment schemes has come under increasing scrutiny recently, following a series of investigations by Al Jazeera that revealed wholesale corruption among the officials overseeing the programs in Cyprus and the Caribbean<\/a> \u2014 with some Caribbean states being found to offer<\/a> diplomatic passports for the right price.<\/p>\n

Cyprus abolished<\/a> its citizenship through investment scheme in October 2020.<\/p>\n

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