If you have been searching for countries that let you use cryptocurrency to obtain residency or citizenship, prepare for a short list. Despite the marketing noise from advisory firms, only two governments on earth accept crypto directly as the qualifying investment for an immigration program. El Salvador accepts Bitcoin or USDT for citizenship. Bhutan requires a sovereign token deposit for its digital nomad visa.

Everywhere else, your crypto must become fiat before a government will touch it.

El Salvador: The World’s Only Crypto-Native Citizenship Program

El Salvador’s Freedom Passport remains the only citizenship by investment (CBI) program that accepts cryptocurrency as the investment itself. Launched in December…