Sure, here’s a rewrite with more burstiness and a less polished tone:
So, picture this – Citizen X, right? This Swiss company, all about Citizenship by Investment (CBI), just went and bought up Plan B Passport. Now, Plan B Passport, if you haven’t heard, is all about helping Bitcoiners get passports. And it’s run by Katie “The Russian” Ananina. Pretty wild, huh?
Katie’s thrilled, needless to say. She’s all about privacy and security. This merger is going to turbo-charge both companies and push forward the whole “Sovereign Individual” idea. You know, that book from 1997? Kinda famous in the Bitcoin circles now – talks about power moving from big old nation-states to individuals, thanks to tech like the internet and digital cash.
And it predicts this crazy future where governments have to compete for you, the talent. Imagine that, right? A world where governments act like businesses trying to woo you. The book’s like a Bible for folks like Katie and the CEO of Citizen X, Alex Recouso. They’re just so into this shift and some of them are even pushing it harder.
People, like Elon with his ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’, are calling for government updates. The structures that got us to this point? They’re kind of outdated, especially with how fast tech’s moving.
Katie, though, she’s got her own beef with immigration. Can you believe she was a Russian sailor, a big deal in her sport, and still got denied visas left and right? Scammed by a US lawyer, too! She legit had to fight her way into understanding this whole system, which set the stage for Plan B Passport.
She tells us, “I paid 12k to this lawyer who ghosted me. I had no choice but to learn the ropes myself.” And then she finds this book – The Sovereign Individual. Talks about nations competing for talent by offering better services, like some sort of capitalistic showdown.
The kicker? Bitcoiners struggle to get their wealth acknowledged. Embassies just don’t get it. Legal firms demand proof and bank statements – like, hello, Bitcoin doesn’t do traditional banks! Without proof, they can’t get citizenship through CBI programs.
Katie knows this pain all too well. “I know Bitcoiners’ issues better than anyone in this space,” she tells Bitcoin Magazine. She comes up with a solution, though. It’s genius, really.
Bitcoiners can now prove fund ownership by signing messages with private keys. Then, a firm in the US or Switzerland confirms it, turning it into something authorities can accept. Revolutionary, right? Took some convincing at first, “They’d say sell it to fiat. But now, they’re seeing the light,” Katie chuckles.
The merger with Citizen X could change the game for CBI options, especially for Bitcoiners. It opens doors to new markets and programs, which Katie’s excited about. She says she’s had to turn down opportunities simply because running everything solo was too much.
Finally, this move will let them launch new immigration initiatives and lobby in markets ready to dive into this new world of citizenship by investment. Small nations could realize their potential in offering citizenship, and Katie wants to help make that happen.
So yeah, things are shifting. Plans are in motion. And believe me, traditionalists are about to feel the heat.
