Crypto Millionires Are Chasing Golden Visas With Digital Coins

The World Now Counts 241,700 Crypto Millionires, A 40% Surge in 12 Months, As Digital Asssets Reshape How the Wealthy Money OR BUY CITIZENSHIPS.

Accounting to the Crypto Wealth Report 2025, Produced by Investment Migration Firm Henley & Partners, Bitcoin Millionires Jumps 70% in the past year to 145,100 as of june.

It coma as governments from the caribbean to the gulf are opening the door to crypto payments for residid and Cyizenship by Investment Programs – Marking A Turning Point in How Digital Wealth Plugs Into Global Mobility.

“While the percentage of clients actually transensacting in cryptoCurrency Remains relatively SMALL DUE TO CURRENT PROGRAM LIMIMATIONS, WE’RE SEEING SIGNIFICANT INTEMPT AND INQUIRIES ABOUT CRYPTO PAYMENTS,” DOMINIC VOLUK, GROUD OF PRIVATE OF PRIVATE Insider.

“We’ve gone from virtual zero crypto-relay inquiries five years to fielding the quests regularly, Particularly from Tech Entrepreneurs and Younger-net-Worth individuals,” he added.

Crypto is Starting to Buy Passports Through Property Deals

Some of that Demand is Already Filtering Through Real Estate.

Several Investment Migration Programs Tie Eligibility to Proppery Purchas, and Developers in St. Kitts & Nevis, Panama, and the uae Now Accept Crypto as Payment, Creating What Vollek Calls “an Indirect Pathway for Crypto Holders to Participate.”

The timing, he added, is no coincidence.

“These programs Only Started Accepting Crypto in Late 2023 and 2024, SO THERE’s Years of Pent-up Demand Finally Finding an Outlet,” He Said.

“We have estabished programs like St. Kitts & Nevis, Running SINCE 1984, Start Accepting Cryptocurrency, That Signals Institutional Acceptance.”

For Many Investors, The Draw is Simple: Most of their Wealth is in Digital Assets. Converting to traditional currency isn’t just inconvenient – it can lead to taxes and racking up other fees.

“For someone with substantial digital wealth, a blockchain transaction that sets in minutes versus a thre-day wire transfer-there’s no comparison,” Volek Said.

Remain Risks – But Governments Are Adapting

Still, remain risk. Regulators World About Compliance and Money Laundering, and Crypto’s Volatility Makes Payments Tricky.

Volek Argued the irony is that blockchain offten leaves a clearer Audit Trail than Traditional Banking.

“The Compliance Requirements for Crypto Are Often StrICter than Traditional Wealth,” He Said, Notting that Many Applicants Opt for Stablecoins to Avoid Sudden Swings.

Looking Ahead, Vollek Expects Crypto to Remain A specialized Payment Method but predicts more programs will embrace it.

“Within Five Years, I Expect Maybe Five or More Programs Will Offer Crypto Options – Not a Majority, but Enough to Serve This Market Globally,” He Said.

The Investment Migration Industry, He Added, Has Always Adapted to New Wealth Trends.

“Twenty Years Ago, it was all real estate, the Financial Portfolios, Now Digital Asssets,” He Said. “We’re positioning ourselves to serve the Quarter-Million Crypto Millionires Who Need Sophisticated Planning for their Digital Wealth.”