
The Sovereign Individual: Key Ideas and What They Mean in 2026
The Sovereign Individual predicted digital money, mobile elites and competing jurisdictions back in 1997. Here is what it argued, what came true, and where the state proved stronger.
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The Sovereign Individual predicted digital money, mobile elites and competing jurisdictions back in 1997. Here is what it argued, what came true, and where the state proved stronger.

Greece's finance ministry has put a draft bill to consultation that would tax individuals' crypto gains at 10%, with gains up to €500 a year untaxed. It is a proposal, not law yet.

DAC8 makes crypto platforms report EU users' activity to tax authorities from 2026, with the first exchanges due in September 2027. Here is who reports, what is shared and what it means.

Moving abroad can change which country taxes your crypto gains, but it does not wipe the slate clean. Exit taxes, return rules, citizenship and reporting all still matter.

Crypto tax-free usually means one of four things: no income tax, no capital gains tax, a holding-period exemption or territorial taxation. Here is how the main countries compare in 2026.

What ‘crypto-friendly bank’ really means in 2026, from Swiss crypto banks to US trust banks and MiCA-era Europe, plus the checks that matter before you open an account.

The OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework makes exchanges and brokers report user data to tax authorities. See who reports, what is shared, and when each country starts.

How self-custody of bitcoin works for people who move between countries: seed phrases, hardware wallets, multisig, travel and backups, and why tax and reporting rules still apply.