Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Can Bitcoin Buy You Residency in Italy?
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Dec 4, 2025 Alessandro Palumbo, CEO of Citizenship and former Italian lawyer, discusses the revolutionary Bitcoin Dolce Visa, an Italian investor visa allowing residency through a €250,000 Bitcoin investment. He shares his journey into global mobility and the importance of digital sovereignty. Alessandro explains how this visa offers flexibility with no minimum stay, working swiftly in as little as 12 weeks. He highlights the appeal of Italy’s booming economy, tax benefits, and contrasts it with Portugal's programs, while also detailing the innovative payment options involving Bitcoin.
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Why Singapore For HQ
- Alessandro picked Singapore as Citizenship's base for business efficiency, common-law benefits, and VC friendliness.
- He treats Singapore as a zero-to-one example for nation-building and startup ecosystems.
Build Residency Products Slowly
- Take time to build residency products because legal and bureaucratic complexity is high and risks are real.
- Iterate deliberately and involve local legal teams to ensure compliance and product-market fit.
Simplicity And Founder-Led Edge
- Citizenship differentiates by simplifying offerings, building its own products, and staying founder-led and Bitcoin-native.
- That approach won rapid organic traction and investor interest.
