In a world where borders are becoming increasingly optional for the globally minded elite, the intersection of Bitcoin and second citizenship is no longer speculative—it’s strategic. This year, Apex Capital Partners returns to the Bitcoin Conference for its second consecutive year, with Founder and CEO Nuri Katz featured as a speaker on a panel titled “How the Sovereign Individual Thesis is Currently Unfolding.” Taking place on Thursday, May 29th on the Genesis Stage, the discussion brings together leaders in investment migration, academia, and digital finance to examine how personal sovereignty is evolving in the age of decentralized money and digital mobility.
Apex’s participation in Bitcoin 2025 marks its continued commitment to being part of the global conversation shaping the future of wealth, identity, and freedom.
The Bitcoin Conference: A Global Summit for Monetary and Personal Autonomy
The Bitcoin Conference is more than a gathering of technologists and investors—it’s a summit for those redefining how value is stored, how trust is earned, and how freedom is secured. Attracting thousands of forward-thinking entrepreneurs, privacy advocates, family offices, and financial rebels, it serves as a pulse check for emerging systems that challenge the traditional boundaries of citizenship and finance.
As Bitcoin matures and adoption grows, so does the realization that personal sovereignty requires more than private keys. It calls for legal, strategic, and often geopolitical safeguards. This is where the worlds of crypto and Citizenship by Investment (CBI) align.
Why Crypto Investors Are Turning to CBI
For digital asset holders, traditional systems often feel adversarial—banks scrutinize crypto wealth, governments tighten tax laws, and regulators cast wide nets. Second citizenship, in this context, is not an escape but a form of long-term insurance: legal, proactive, and empowering.
Nuri Katz, whose firm Apex Capital Partners has advised high-net-worth families and investors for over 30 years, explains the appeal: “Crypto investors understand the risks of single points of failure. Just as they diversify portfolios, wallets, and custody solutions, they are now diversifying jurisdictions.”
Programs like those offered in St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, and Dominica provide more than passports—they offer freedom of movement, access to new markets, and the ability to legally shift one’s tax and regulatory exposure. For Bitcoiners, it’s the physical counterpart to decentralized finance.
Bitcoin Conference Spotlight Panel: “The Sovereign Individual Thesis is Currently Unfolding”
Nuri Katz will join three other experts for a discussion on the real-world evolution of the Sovereign Individual thesis, a once-niche concept that has become a playbook for digital-era wealth planning. The panel, hosted on the Genesis Stage from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM on May 29, will feature:
- Katie The Russian, CMO of CitizenX (Moderator)
- Nuri Katz, Founder & CEO, Apex Capital Partners
- Mehdi Al Malla, Managing Director, Henley & Partners
- Professor Edward Stringham, Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of American Business and Economic Enterprise at Trinity College
Originally outlined in the 1997 book The Sovereign Individual, the thesis predicted a world in which individuals would leverage technology to free themselves from high-tax, high-control nation-states. The rise of cryptocurrency, CBI, digital nomadism, and borderless income has accelerated the relevance of this framework.
The panel will unpack:
- How decentralized assets and global mobility tools reinforce each other
- What trends are accelerating the decline of state control over capital and talent
- Why investment migration is an essential hedge for those living outside legacy financial systems
- How governments are responding—and adapting—to the sovereign individual movement
Apex Capital Partners: Strategic Citizenship for the New Economy
With offices and clients around the world, Apex Capital Partners has built a reputation for helping investors legally expand their options through well-managed and government-approved citizenship and residency programs. But what sets Apex apart—particularly for the crypto crowd—is its foresight.
While other firms chase headlines, Apex is advising clients years ahead of the curve, ensuring they’re not just reacting to new rules but anticipating them. Whether it’s aligning second citizenship strategies with crypto holdings, estate structures, or international business setups, Apex offers the nuanced expertise required by today’s digitally native investor.
The firm’s client base includes early crypto adopters, fintech entrepreneurs, and family offices looking to derisk their personal and professional footprint across multiple jurisdictions.
The New Era of Mobility
Just as Bitcoin enables borderless transactions, Citizenship by Investment enables borderless living. The new generation of global citizens doesn’t ask for permission to move—they plan for it.
CBI is no longer a fringe concept. It is now a mainstream consideration among founders, investors, and innovators who understand that legacy citizenship is often an accident of birth—not a reflection of one’s needs, values, or ambitions.
Apex Capital Partners sees the CBI movement not as a workaround, but as a system of empowerment: one that rewards preparation, supports economic development in partner countries, and provides individuals with a globally mobile lifestyle.
Looking Ahead: What Sovereignty Really Means
As the Bitcoin community continues to build systems that favor privacy, decentralization, and autonomy, the next step is clear—establish legal frameworks that match the freedom of your financial frameworks.
That’s where second citizenship comes in.
For investors navigating new frontiers—whether in blockchain, AI, or remote global entrepreneurship—Apex Capital Partners offers more than paperwork. It offers peace of mind, strategic clarity, and trusted access to a new world of opportunity.
Catch Nuri Katz at Bitcoin Conference 2025
Panel: How the Sovereign Individual Thesis is Currently Unfolding
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Date: Thursday, May 29
Location: Genesis Stage
A new world is emerging—one where you don’t just hold Bitcoin, you live like a sovereign individual. Apex Capital Partners is proud to help investors get there.
