0% local personal income/CGT framework for private investment gains; crypto application is an inference
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Private investment
0% local personal income/CGT framework for private investment gains; crypto application is an inference
Income and business
No domestic personal income-tax regime; business licences, regulatory obligations, consumption/property charges and national insurance remain separate.
Holding period or principal limit
No crypto holding-period condition identified in the general no-personal-tax framework.
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Private investment gains
The Bahamian Ministry of Finance states that there is no domestic personal income-tax regime. The government's investment material also describes the absence of capital-gains tax. Treating an individual's genuinely private crypto gains as locally untaxed is a general-framework inference, not a token-specific ruling. This says nothing about tax still due in the UK or another country.
A no-personal-tax headline is not a waiver of business, property or regulatory obligations. The Securities Commission supervises digital-asset businesses conducted in or from The Bahamas under the DARE Act 2024. Providing exchange, custody, transfer or related services needs a separate regulatory assessment. Do not infer a deductible personal crypto loss or local tax refund from an investment loss where the corresponding gain is outside personal tax.
The Immigration Department currently publishes a BSD 1 million minimum investment in Bahamian real estate or Central Bank zero-coupon bonds, held for at least ten years. Its page describes permanent residence as lifetime status unless revoked. The enacted 2024 amendment introduced the investment rule from 1 January 2025. Buying ordinary crypto does not count as the listed property or bond investment. Confirm physical-presence requirements, work restrictions, the operative 2026 amendments and all current fees before committing.