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You're right of course, I'm just 'ahead of the curve'. Look back on this post in 5 to 10 years time, it will still be here.

I prefer to think of Bitcoin as a treasury asset

What are they going to do, a survey or something?

What a complete rip off

I doubt it - how much did this new mouse cost?

Did you sell it all already?

Correct which means personal income tax rates apply, that they wanted 7% on top of this was an industry killer. What Thailand needs is a bunch of crypto ETFs which are treated the same as all other stock exchange funds - which means you are not taxed on profits, only dividends - of which there would be none in an ETF holding only crypto. So - when will Thailand get a Bitcoin ETF which makes it tax efficient to invest?

I'm saying that immigration officers who act like this hate us, definitely not all of them, in fact most of them are pretty good and efficient at their jobs. This attitude? I was born with it.

You need a different medication, that's what you need, if any. Your BP is not that high. Check out this website for BP ranges : https://bloodpressureok.com/ There are many alternatives, discuss this with your Doctor, Amlodipine is merely one of dozens of commonly available medications. There is no reason to ever put up with medications that don't work for you especially if they introduce side effects when there's so many alternatives available. For example my father was taking Lisinopril (Lispril brand here) and was also on Furosemide (a diuretic) for a separate condition (Oedema of the feet) which made his BP too low (like 80/50 low) so they dropped the Lisinopril as it really is so very effective at reducing BP, one of the side effects is low BP and reduced the Furosemide, now he's just fine. If your normal Doctor is not too familiar with all the treatments then go and speak to a Cardiologist who most certainly will be.

Did the medication lower your BP?

Doesn't have to be never ending but lets say it lasts for 100 years, is that essentially the same as forever? One day longer than we live and it's not a zero sum game. It doesn't need to 'go up forever' and the supply of fools is in great abundance.

Yes, it is very convenient to have the Elite visa but don't kid yourself for one minute - they still hate you, it's just that now they're currently not allowed to kick you out or deny entry.

Yeah, I find it really weird too. Fake plates were used in the past to avoid detection of stolen cars, not to brag about special '8888' lucky numbers which are obviously fake. I think these people are more than a little dim

They have now revealed a 'weak spot' on which they are ultra sensitive.

But my 'home country' is merely the country that prints my passport every 9 years. I don't even go there any more. Does this mean I'm excluded or need to be scrutinised by the UK tax man? I guess what I'm asking is do they open 'offshore' accounts for people living in Thailand?

I wrote that the wrong way around - Bitcoin will surpass Gold ETFs.....

No idea, I've always been way off with any predictions, and that's going way back more than 10 years so I don't even bother. I'm still amazed it ever got to $10k I think the ETFs are a game changer though. I also notice that the Gold ETFs are seeing outflows while the Bitcoin ETFs are seeing large inflows. Once day in the next 3 to 6 months I suspect the total AUM of all Gold ETFs will surpass that of the Bitcoin ETFs. Of course the Gold ETFs are just a small part of the overall Gold market, wonder if the Bitcoin ETFs will scoop up a lot more of the Bitcoin market, it's considerably easier to buy it if you've already got a brokerage account that provides access. That said there's a lot of brokers who don't as they're still in the due dilligence stage, but it will come.

Question is, why?

What do you mean by this? Also, where would you say the 'town' is in Hua Hin? To me Hua Hin doesn't seem to have any real kind of town center where people go, it's just spread out a bit too much for that.

I popped into my bank, updated the address from Thai to English and had them print me out a fresh statement to prove my address. I used it for a proof of address when opening a Bitcoin exchange account overseas, specifically in the US and others. In fact I opened a whole bunch of exchange accounts while I had the fresh bank letter. Kasikorn.

What does this mean then? A big crash in the housing market and the end of a few banks or a massive government bailout.

This is why I keep a UK sim active and I've been living in various other places for decades - it just works.

The withholding tax of 15% was never implemented and rescinded, no exchanges in Thailand charge a withholding tax. https://support.bitkub.com/en/support/solutions/articles/151000033321-cryptocurrency-tax-and-frequently-asked-questions I'm still digging around on the capital gains thing, Sherrings is out of date on this subject.

I've been searching for clarification on these tax rules and asked a few AIs where I have paid accounts for, the new Grok on X.com came up with this little gem I'm not sure how accurate it is but this needs investigating as we approach what could be the largest bull run so far.

I heard that the 15% capital gains tax is in addition to personal income tax which will be applied to whatever is left after paying the 15% capital gains tax. It's an extra tax. I know this is not the way capital gains tax works elsewhere in the world but this is what I heard. I would like to consult an accountant who can provide me with absolutely 100% correct and current rules so that I can avoid paying any tax and I'm prepared to go to some lengths to do this as it's a large amount and it won't happen until 2025 at the earliest so I have plenty of time to plan a move out of the country to one or more other jurisdictions so I am not tax resident anywhere in either 2025 or 2026.