Guide Index
Miscellaneous Resources (Digital ID, VPN, Tools)
A collection of essential tools for your privacy: alternative foreign digital identities, No-Log VPN networks for safe browsing, and additional high-privacy solutions.
1. Digital Identities (Palau ID)
Explore legal and official strategies to obtain foreign digital identities. Protect your data from traditional KYC by operating with e-resident IDs.
Republic of Palau ID
Revolutionary digital identity program issued by a national sovereignty and stored on the blockchain. Perfect legal tool for use on Asian apps and exchanges.
Global Alternatives
Liberland E-Residency
Free / A few $ in gas feesA micronation not formally recognized, but which issues on-chain IDs. Rarely accepted on major exchanges, but very useful in pure Crypto-native contexts or pre-sales.
Estonia e-Residency
From €100Official European program. Great for opening banks or companies in Estonia without being born there. Be aware though, Estonia shares tax data with Europe (complies with CRS).
2. VPN Networks
Your network identity. Browsing Web3 or executing smart contracts without a VPN is like shouting your financial data to your local internet provider.
Why are VPNs essential in the Crypto space?
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) masks your IP address, encrypting all data traffic incoming and outgoing from your device to the outside world. Even if you use MetaMask anonymously, when you make a transaction from your home PC without a VPN, the router instantly reveals to your National Provider (e.g., AT&T, BT, Deutsche Telekom) that that specific home IP sent funds to that contract on Ethereum. You are not anonymous.
The 'Free' VPN Trap
NEVER download the first free VPN from the app store. Free VPN services (including many 'fake popular' ones) make money precisely by recording every session of yours in a database and selling your browsing logs to advertising servers. If an authority requests the logs, these companies hand them over, destroying your security layer.
The Absolute 'No-Log' Requirement
The only shield approved by the Web3 community is the exclusive use of 'Zero-Log / No-Log' services. These are Open Source software created by corporate charter (or by RAM-Only server architecture) so that they deliberately cannot store even a millisecond of your browsing in memory. If authorities knock on their servers, they literally find no hard drives from which to extract data.
3. Extra Tools & Guides
High Privacy SIM (Saremmo)
Flexible ToolObtain a SIM card while minimizing the exposure of your identity documents. Useful for signing up to web services while preserving your primary phone number and mitigating the risk of SIM swap attacks.
Buy on BTCPay POSItalian Guides (Turtlecute)
Educational ResourceAn extensive collection of technical articles and guides entirely in Italian about Bitcoin, Privacy, Nodes, and digital sovereignty.
Explore the GuidesPlanB Academy
Educational ResourceFree in-depth tutorials and educational materials on Bitcoin, wallets, and financial privacy.
Visit the Academy4. Personal Security (OpSec)
Protecting your crypto doesn't just mean safeguarding your private keys — it means protecting yourself and your physical identity from real-world consequences (kidnapping, extortion, home burglaries).
The Data Leak Risk
Centralized companies constantly suffer data breaches. The Ledger Leak of 2020 exposed the first name, last name, phone number, and home address of over 270,000 crypto users. If you have a significant balance and your home address ends up online associated with the fact that you own crypto, you become a target for extortion and kidnapping. Golden rule: NEVER use your real address to have hardware wallets shipped. Use lockers, pickup points, or offices.
Tax Software and KYC
Avoid entering real documents, real names, or real addresses on web platforms for automatic tax reporting (such as Koinly, Blockpit). Use pseudonyms and dedicated email addresses. The same applies to related apps and services. The less you link your physical identity on-chain, the more your safety is preserved.
Frequently Asked Questions (Digital ID)
Is Palau ID a citizenship? Does it give me a new Passport?
No. You are not a citizen of Palau and you do not get an island passport. You obtain a government-issued 'Identity Card' and a Digital Residency approved by their parliament. It formally functions as a personal identity document.
Where is Palau ID accepted for KYC Checks?
The physical and digital RNS.ID card has an acceptance rate of over 90% on major free market operators such as Binance, Bybit, KuCoin, OKX, Gate.io, and most global P2P operations. However, it is often rejected by ultra-regulated US entities (like Coinbase), due to the jurisdiction that governs US AML verifications.
Can I evade taxes by registering on Binance with a Palau card?
Absolutely Not. Palau does NOT provide you with TAX residency. You are still required to declare your capital to the State where you live for more than 183 days per year. The intrinsic advantage of Palau ID is Data Privacy: if an Asian exchange suffers a data breach (hack), your national ID card or personal driver's license with sensitive local data won't be stolen — only the Palau card (which doesn't contain your local tax identification number).
Does RNS.ID use NFTs?
The platform stores the encrypted version of your ID as a 'Soulbound' NFT (meaning non-transferable and strictly bound to you) on the blockchain. However, you are not forced to use it online: they literally ship you the physical polycarbonate plastic card like a regular driver's license.