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The UAE Golden Visa is a 10-year, renewable, self-sponsored residence permit — not citizenship, and not the AED 400,000 rumour still circulating on unofficial blogs. Since a 20 February 2026 administrative circular, the flagship AED 2,000,000 property route also accepts mortgaged and off-plan units, which turned it from a cash-buyer’s game into a leveraged one. This is the pragmatist’s program: zero personal income tax, no meaningful minimum-stay requirement, and processing measured in weeks rather than years. It’s also the program that changes fastest by circular with the least notice, which is why every figure below carries a source and a verification date instead of a promise.
UAE Golden Visa at a glance
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Long-term residence visa — not citizenship (UAE nationality is by decree only) |
| Duration | 10 years, renewable (some talent/student routes: 5 years) |
| Minimum stay | None — the visa survives long absences from the UAE |
| Sponsor required | No — holders are self-sponsored |
| Headline route | AED 2,000,000 (~USD 545,000) in DLD-valued property, including mortgaged and off-plan units since 20 Feb 2026 |
| Alternative routes | Accredited fund/company capital, entrepreneurship, salaried professionals, specialised talent — no capital test for several of them |
| Family inclusion | Spouse, sons up to 25 if in education, unmarried daughters of any age, parents; dependants’ visas match the main applicant’s duration |
| Government fees (main applicant) | Roughly AED 8,000–10,500 (~USD 2,200–2,900), excluding the investment and mandatory health insurance |
| Processing time | Typically 1–8 weeks overall; complete property files often clear in 7–10 business days to 2–3 weeks |
| Personal income tax | 0% — with important caveats for US, UK and South African applicants, see below |
| Issuing authorities | Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP); in Dubai, GDRFA and the DLD’s dedicated golden-visa channels |
This is not individualised advice — every route has edge cases. Book a consultation before you commit capital.
What the UAE Golden Visa actually is
The name suggests citizenship. It isn’t. The UAE Golden Visa is a long-term residence permit issued under Federal Decree-Law, administered federally by ICP with emirate-level execution — in Dubai, largely through GDRFA and the DLD for the property route. UAE citizenship is granted only by presidential decree, in exceptional and highly discretionary circumstances; there is no standard investor-to-passport pathway anywhere in this program, however long you hold the visa or however much you invest. Anyone planning around an eventual UAE passport is planning around something that, for the overwhelming majority of applicants, will not happen.
What the program does deliver is unusually generous for a residence visa: a 10-year term (5 years on a handful of merit-based routes), automatic renewal while the qualifying condition still holds, self-sponsorship (you don’t need a UAE national or employer to sponsor you, and you can in turn sponsor family), and — critically — no meaningful minimum physical presence requirement. Most other long-stay residence programs quietly expire if you’re away too long; the UAE Golden Visa is built to survive holders who spend most of the year somewhere else. Dependants — spouse, sons up to 25 if still studying, unmarried daughters of any age, and parents — receive visas matched to the main applicant’s duration, and can typically be added at the same time or afterward.
Investment routes & thresholds
There is no single “golden visa route.” ICP and the emirate authorities run several parallel qualifying paths, and which one fits depends far more on your situation than any single headline number.
Real estate — AED 2,000,000
The best-known route: own DLD-valued property (or a combination of properties) worth at least AED 2,000,000 (~USD 545,000) → 10-year visa. Off-plan units from DLD-approved developers qualify. See the full property-route breakdown below for the financing detail, because this is the route that changed most in 2026.
Public/financial investment — AED 2,000,000
AED 2,000,000 placed in an accredited investment fund, or held as company capital / a partner’s share in a UAE entity, also qualifies for the 10-year visa. A separate alternative: paying AED 250,000 or more in UAE taxes annually can substitute for the capital test. One distinction worth being precise about, because it’s a common point of confusion: a straightforward AED 2,000,000 bank deposit is understood to grant only a 2-year investor visa, not the 10-year golden visa — confirm the current deposit-route duration with ICP or a licensed agent before relying on it, since this is exactly the kind of detail that can shift by circular.
Salaried professional — AED 30,000+/month
Senior professionals with a valid UAE employment contract, a relevant degree, and a salary of AED 30,000 or more per month may qualify without making any capital investment at all. The exact category and visa duration for this route vary by profession and employer sponsorship arrangement — verify your specific eligibility and term directly with ICP or your employer’s PRO before assuming a 10-year outcome.
Entrepreneur
From AED 500,000 committed to an approved project, or ownership of an accredited SME generating roughly AED 1,000,000 in annual revenue, entrepreneurs can qualify without the AED 2,000,000 threshold that applies to passive investors.
Specialised talent, students and frontline heroes
Doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, athletes, outstanding students and select frontline professionals can qualify on merit and nomination rather than capital — typically a 5- or 10-year visa depending on category, with no investment test at all. This is the route most affected by rumoured new 2026 categories (AI specialists, climate-tech founders, content creators); treat unconfirmed reports of new categories as exactly that until ICP publishes official criteria.
The Dubai property route explained
Because real estate is the route most people arrive at this page to research, it deserves its own walk-through — and its own caveat: this route changed materially and recently.
Until 20 February 2026, Dubai required at least 50% of the AED 2,000,000 property value to be paid up front in cash, which effectively locked mortgaged buyers out of the 10-year golden visa unless they could clear that threshold. An administrative circular dated 20 February 2026 dropped that requirement. Two changes followed directly from it:
- Mortgaged property now qualifies at DLD-certified value, with a bank No-Objection Certificate (NOC) able to stand in for the old cash-equity requirement — turning the golden-visa property route from a cash-only purchase into a financeable one.
- Off-plan property from DLD-approved developers now qualifies on the same basis, opening the route to buyers purchasing pre-completion at a lower entry price point per unit.
A few mechanics worth knowing before you shop for a qualifying property:
- Multiple properties can combine to reach the AED 2,000,000 threshold — you are not required to hold a single AED 2M unit.
- Valuation is DLD’s call, not the sale price. The Dubai Land Department’s certified valuation is what counts against the AED 2,000,000 threshold, which matters most for off-plan and negotiated-price purchases.
- The AED 750,000 figure is a different visa. A separate 2-year property investor visa exists at a AED 750,000 threshold — it is not the golden visa, and confusing the two is one of the most common mistakes we see in general commentary about this program (more in myths & scams).
- Timeline: a complete property file — deed, valuation, NOC where applicable — often clears the golden-visa channel in 7–10 business days once submitted, though the full process including medical and Emirates ID can extend to 2–3 weeks.
If the capital behind the purchase originated in crypto, plan for the documentation early rather than at the bank counter: see our guides to documenting crypto source-of-funds and the broader crypto-to-residency route. More on choosing where and what to buy in buying property in Dubai for your golden visa below.
What it costs
Beyond the investment itself, the UAE Golden Visa carries a modest, well-documented set of government fees for the main applicant:
| Fee | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| Visa application | AED 2,857 (~USD 780) |
| Emirates ID (10-year) | AED 1,153 (~USD 315) |
| Medical fitness test | AED 700 (~USD 190) |
| Land Department fee (property route only) | AED 4,020 (~USD 1,100) |
| Per dependant, 10-year visa | AED 5,775 (~USD 1,575), plus AED 319 file-opening fee each |
Two things not to skip when budgeting: mandatory health insurance is a separate, ongoing cost required to hold the visa, and any service fees charged by a golden-visa agent, PRO or law firm sit entirely outside the government schedule above — ask any provider for an itemised breakdown that separates their fee from what actually goes to ICP, GDRFA or the DLD. Run your own numbers with our golden visa cost calculator, or see how the UAE’s cost profile compares to other programs in the program tracker.
Talk to us about your specific route and budget before you commit funds — the right route for a mortgaged Dubai apartment looks nothing like the right route for a nominated specialist with no capital to deploy.
How to apply, step by step
- Confirm your route and eligibility. Match your situation — property buyer, fund investor, entrepreneur, salaried professional, or nominated talent — to the correct threshold before spending on anything.
- Prepare source-of-funds documentation. UAE banks and the DLD run genuine KYC. Crypto-sourced wealth is workable but needs a clean, well-documented conversion trail through regulated channels — start this early, not at the point of transfer.
- Make and document the qualifying investment. Complete the property purchase (with DLD valuation and, if financed, bank NOC), fund placement, company capitalisation, or secure the employment contract / nomination, depending on your route.
- Submit the golden-visa application to ICP federally, or through GDRFA/DLD’s dedicated Dubai channels for the property route, with proof of the qualifying investment, a clean criminal record and required identity documents.
- Complete the medical fitness test at an approved centre — a standard requirement across most UAE residence visa categories.
- Biometrics and Emirates ID issuance. Once approved, biometrics are captured and the 10-year Emirates ID is issued alongside the visa.
- Add dependants (spouse, eligible children, parents) under the same or a follow-on application, with visas matched to your term.
- Maintain the qualifying condition. Renewal generally requires that the underlying investment (property, funds, employment, or nominated status) still holds at renewal time — keep records, since requirements can shift by circular between your application and your renewal.
Processing times vary by route and completeness of the file: property applications often move in 7–10 business days once complete, with the overall process — including medical and Emirates ID — typically running 1–8 weeks. Outcomes are never guaranteed and remain subject to authority approval at every stage.
The tax reality — the honest version
The UAE’s tax pitch is genuinely strong, and genuinely oversimplified in most marketing material. Here’s both halves.
What’s true: the UAE levies 0% personal income tax on salary and personal investment income. Corporate tax applies at 9% on business profit above AED 375,000 (0% below that threshold), VAT sits at 5%, tax residency is generally established at 183+ days present in the UAE, and the UAE has 130+ double-tax treaties in force — a meaningful network for structuring cross-border affairs.
What gets left out of the marketing version:
- US citizens and green-card holders are taxed on worldwide income regardless of residence. Moving to the UAE and holding a golden visa does not change US filing or tax obligations. There is no comprehensive US–UAE income tax treaty to lean on, and the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (roughly USD 130,000, indexed annually) has strict residence/presence tests and does not cover investment income. For Americans, “zero tax in the UAE” is a UAE-side statement only — see our dedicated Dubai Golden Visa guide for Americans for the specifics.
- UK residents must actively break UK tax residency under the Statutory Residence Test before UAE 0% helps — simply holding a UAE visa or spending time there doesn’t automatically end UK tax obligations if the SRT still counts you as UK-resident.
- South Africans face the same structural issue: the 183-day test and, where relevant, formal financial emigration need to be actively completed to stop South African tax residency; a UAE golden visa on its own does not achieve this.
In short: the UAE genuinely charges 0% personal income tax. Whether that helps you depends entirely on whether your home country still considers you tax-resident there — and that is a question for a cross-border tax specialist, not a golden-visa marketing page. This content is not tax advice.
UAE Golden Visa by nationality
The program itself is nationality-neutral — the thresholds above apply regardless of passport. What differs by nationality is the practical path around it: home-country tax exposure, document legalisation requirements, and which route tends to fit best.
Indian nationals
Indians make up one of the largest expatriate communities in the UAE, and the property and fund routes are both well-trodden paths for Indian investors. Document attestation (education certificates, marriage certificates for dependant sponsorship) typically needs MEA/embassy legalisation before submission — build this into your timeline, as it’s a common source of delay rather than a program-specific hurdle.
Pakistani nationals
Similar attestation requirements apply for dependant documentation. The salaried-professional and entrepreneur routes are commonly used alongside the property route; source-of-funds documentation for capital originating outside the UAE banking system is worth preparing well in advance of application.
British nationals
No visa-related barriers specific to UK citizens, but the tax question is the one that matters most: UK tax residency doesn’t end automatically on relocation, and the Statutory Residence Test governs whether UAE 0% income tax actually changes your UK liability. Property buyers should also confirm UK reporting obligations for overseas real estate.
South African nationals
The property and financial-investment routes are both accessible; the practical hurdle is usually South African exchange control clearance for moving investment capital offshore, plus the same active tax-residency break (183-day test / financial emigration) referenced above.
Russian nationals
The UAE has become a major hub for Russian relocation and business activity since 2022, and Russian nationals use all the main routes. Banking compliance and source-of-funds scrutiny tend to be more intensive for this nationality given international sanctions regimes — expect deeper KYC at the bank stage regardless of which route you use, and budget extra time for it.
American nationals
Eligibility is straightforward and identical to any other nationality — the complication is entirely on the US tax side, not the UAE visa side. Worldwide-income taxation, FATCA reporting, and the absence of a comprehensive US–UAE tax treaty mean the “zero tax” pitch needs a US tax advisor’s sign-off before it changes your actual position. Full breakdown: Dubai Golden Visa for Americans.
Chinese nationals
Chinese investors are active across the property and fund routes, with Dubai’s real-estate market a particularly common destination for capital diversification. As with other nationalities routing significant capital offshore, expect standard UAE-bank KYC on the funds’ origin and be prepared to document the transfer chain from mainland or Hong Kong accounts.
Buying property in Dubai for your Golden Visa
If the property route is your path, the “where” and “what” matter almost as much as clearing AED 2,000,000.
Ready vs off-plan: ready (completed) units give you an immediately DLD-valued, income-producing asset and a faster route to a clean golden-visa file. Off-plan units — now eligible since the February 2026 change — typically offer a lower entry price per square foot and payment plans that spread cost over the construction period, but carry developer and delivery-timeline risk that a completed unit doesn’t. Confirm any off-plan developer is DLD-approved before committing.
Popular investment areas for golden-visa-qualifying purchases span established communities (Downtown Dubai, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah) and growth corridors (Dubai Hills Estate, Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai Creek Harbour) — each with a different balance of entry price, rental yield and capital-appreciation profile. This isn’t investment advice on which area to choose; it’s a reminder that “AED 2,000,000 minimum” leaves you a genuinely wide range of markets to shop in.
Settling in and managing the asset: non-resident buyers commonly use a licensed property manager for leasing, maintenance and tenant relations, particularly if the golden visa itself is the primary reason for the purchase rather than relocation. Factor management fees and service charges into your net-yield math before you buy, not after.
Crypto-sourced capital: if you’re funding the purchase from digital-asset gains, convert through a regulated UAE exchange or banking channel and keep the full documentation trail — wallet-to-exchange-to-bank — ready for the developer’s and bank’s KYC teams. See our crypto source-of-funds documentation guide. Crypto values are volatile: size your purchase and timing conversion around AED/USD-equivalent value at the time of transfer, not at the time you first decided to buy — a gap of even a few weeks can move the qualifying-value math meaningfully. Nothing here is crypto investment advice.
UAE vs other golden visa programmes
The UAE solves a different problem than Portugal or the Caribbean citizenship-by-investment programs — worth being explicit about before choosing between them.
| Program | Entry point | Path to a passport | Personal income tax | Presence requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE Golden Visa | AED 2,000,000 (~USD 545,000) property or investment | No standard investor route — residence only | 0% | None |
| Portugal Golden Visa | €500,000 fund route (dominant option) | 7–10 years of legal residence, then naturalisation eligible | Standard Portuguese rates apply once tax-resident | ~7 days/year average |
| Caribbean CBI | From ~USD 200,000 (varies by island, donation or real estate) | Citizenship typically within months of approval | No personal income tax in most Caribbean CBI jurisdictions | None |
If what you actually want is a second passport in hand, the UAE is the wrong tool — a Caribbean CBI program delivers that in months; the UAE never will. If you want an eventual EU passport without relocating, Portugal’s low presence requirement fits that brief better than the UAE’s. What the UAE uniquely offers is the fastest, cheapest route to zero-tax residency with genuinely world-class banking and logistics — which is exactly why it also gets compared against a digital nomad visa as often as against other golden visa programs: for some applicants, a nomad visa solves the same problem more cheaply, at the cost of the UAE’s stronger long-term stability and banking access.
Statistics & recent changes
What’s actually moved recently, and what to watch:
- 20 February 2026: Dubai dropped the 50%-paid-equity requirement on the AED 2,000,000 property route — the single biggest structural change to this program in 2026, opening it to mortgaged and off-plan buyers. Confirmed across multiple independent sources; see primary sources.
- Rules move by administrative circular, often with little public notice — this is the fastest-iterating program in our entire tracker, re-checked monthly-to-quarterly rather than annually.
- New talent categories reported for 2026 (AI specialists, climate-tech founders, content creators) have circulated in commentary but are not yet confirmed against an official ICP or government source as of this verification date — treat as unconfirmed until we can cite one.
- Corporate tax (9% above AED 375,000 profit) remains a comparatively recent feature of the UAE’s fiscal landscape relevant to entrepreneur-route applicants structuring a UAE company — confirm current thresholds with the Ministry of Finance before finalising a corporate structure.
Myths & scams to avoid
Because this is the most talked-about golden visa program online, it also attracts the most bad information. Three specific claims are worth naming directly.
The “AED 400,000 golden visa.” A figure that circulates on unofficial blogs and social posts claiming a AED 400,000 property purchase qualifies for the golden visa. It does not. No official UAE source supports this number for the 10-year golden visa at any point in our tracking. If you see it, the source is wrong or is quietly describing a different, unrelated visa product.
The TON-staking hoax. In 2025, a claim spread — including across some crypto-community channels — that staking TON tokens could earn a UAE golden visa. It could not, and UAE authorities have publicly refuted crypto-staking-for-visa schemes of this kind. There is no crypto-staking route to this program. If a “crypto golden visa” scheme isn’t verifiable on an official UAE government source, treat it as false until proven otherwise.
The AED 750,000 mix-up. This one is honest confusion rather than a scam: AED 750,000 is the threshold for a separate, unrelated 2-year property investor visa — not the 10-year golden visa, which requires AED 2,000,000 in property. General commentary conflates the two constantly. If an article or agent quotes AED 750,000 for “the golden visa,” they’ve mixed up two different products.
The general rule that covers all three: verify any UAE golden-visa claim against u.ae, ICP, GDRFA or the DLD directly, or through a licensed UAE immigration professional — not through a blog post, a social-media thread, or a scheme that promises a shortcut around the published thresholds.
Frequently asked questions
Does the UAE Golden Visa lead to citizenship?
No. There is no standard investor-to-citizenship pathway. UAE citizenship is granted only by presidential decree in exceptional, discretionary cases. Plan around long-term residence, not a passport.
How long does the UAE Golden Visa last?
10 years for most routes, renewable while the qualifying condition still holds. A handful of merit-based routes (specialised talent, students, frontline heroes) issue 5-year visas instead.
Do I need to live in the UAE to keep the visa?
No. There is no meaningful minimum-stay requirement — the visa is designed to survive holders who spend most of the year elsewhere, unlike most long-term residence programs.
What is the minimum property investment for the golden visa?
AED 2,000,000 (~USD 545,000) at DLD-certified value. This can be a single property or a combination of properties totalling that amount.
Can I use a mortgage to buy the qualifying property?
Yes, since a 20 February 2026 circular. Dubai dropped its previous 50%-paid-equity requirement — a bank NOC can now stand in for the old cash-equity threshold on a DLD-certified AED 2,000,000 property.
Does off-plan property qualify?
Yes, from DLD-approved developers, following the same February 2026 change that opened the route to mortgaged purchases.
Is the AED 750,000 property visa the same as the golden visa?
No. AED 750,000 qualifies for a separate 2-year property investor visa, not the 10-year golden visa, which requires AED 2,000,000. These are commonly and incorrectly conflated.
Is a AED 2,000,000 bank deposit enough for the 10-year visa?
A straightforward bank deposit at that level is understood to grant a 2-year investor visa rather than the 10-year golden visa. Confirm the current deposit-route terms with ICP or a licensed agent before relying on this route.
Can I qualify without making any investment at all?
Yes — the salaried-professional route (AED 30,000+/month, relevant degree, valid contract) and the specialised-talent, student and frontline-hero routes are merit- or employment-based with no capital test.
What’s the entrepreneur route threshold?
From AED 500,000 committed to an approved project, or ownership of an accredited SME generating roughly AED 1,000,000 in annual revenue.
Can I include my family?
Yes. Spouse, sons up to 25 if in education, unmarried daughters of any age, and parents can be sponsored, with dependant visas matched to the main applicant’s duration.
How much does the UAE Golden Visa cost in government fees?
Roughly AED 8,000–10,500 (~USD 2,200–2,900) for the main applicant across visa application, Emirates ID, medical test and (for the property route) Land Department fees — before the qualifying investment, mandatory health insurance, and any service fees an agent or law firm charges separately.
How long does processing take?
Typically 1–8 weeks overall. Complete property files often clear the golden-visa channel in 7–10 business days once submitted, extending to 2–3 weeks including medical and Emirates ID issuance.
Is personal income tax really 0% in the UAE?
Yes, on salary and personal investment income. What it doesn’t change is your home-country tax residency — Americans remain taxed on worldwide income regardless, and UK or South African residents must actively break home tax residency before UAE 0% has any effect.
Does the UAE have corporate tax?
Yes — 9% on business profit above AED 375,000, with 0% below that threshold. Relevant mainly to entrepreneur-route applicants structuring a UAE company.
Will holding a UAE Golden Visa stop me paying US taxes?
No. US citizens and green-card holders are taxed on worldwide income regardless of residence, and there is no comprehensive US–UAE income tax treaty. See our dedicated guide for Americans.
What about UK or South African tax residency?
Both require actively breaking home-country tax residency — the UK’s Statutory Residence Test and South Africa’s 183-day test / financial emigration process, respectively — before UAE 0% tax has any practical effect. Simply holding the visa doesn’t do this automatically.
Is the “AED 400,000 golden visa” real?
No. This figure circulates on unofficial sources but is not supported by any official UAE government channel for the 10-year golden visa.
Can staking crypto (like the 2025 TON claim) earn a golden visa?
No. This was a hoax that spread in 2025 and was publicly refuted by UAE authorities. There is no crypto-staking route to this program.
Can crypto wealth fund a UAE Golden Visa purchase?
Yes, if converted through regulated UAE exchange and banking channels with full source-of-funds documentation. The conversion trail — not the crypto itself — is what banks and developers scrutinise.
How does the UAE Golden Visa compare to Portugal’s?
The UAE offers faster processing, zero personal income tax, and no meaningful presence requirement, but no realistic path to citizenship. Portugal offers an eventual EU passport (7–10 years) with only ~7 days/year of required presence, at standard Portuguese tax rates once resident. See the full comparison.
How does it compare to a Caribbean citizenship-by-investment program?
Caribbean CBI delivers actual citizenship, often within months, typically from a lower entry cost than AED 2,000,000. The UAE delivers residence only, but with world-class banking and a genuine economy to live and work in — see our detailed UAE vs Caribbean CBI comparison.
Do I need to renounce my current citizenship?
No. The UAE does not require renunciation of existing citizenship to hold a golden visa, and it grants residence, not a competing citizenship, so the question doesn’t arise in the way it might for a naturalisation program.
What documents do I need for dependant sponsorship?
Typically marriage and birth certificates, attested/legalised as required for your nationality (commonly through your embassy and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs), alongside standard identity documents. Attestation requirements and timelines vary meaningfully by nationality — build this into your schedule early.
Can I work in the UAE on a golden visa?
The golden visa is a residence status, and holders can generally engage in employment or business activity in the UAE subject to standard licensing and labour rules for whatever activity they undertake — confirm specifics for your intended activity with a licensed advisor.
What happens at renewal?
Renewal generally requires that the underlying qualifying condition — the property, investment, employment, or nominated status — still holds. Because rules shift by circular, it’s worth re-verifying current renewal requirements ahead of your renewal date rather than assuming today’s rules will be unchanged in ten years.
Are there new golden visa categories coming in 2026?
Unconfirmed reports describe new specialised-talent categories for AI, climate-tech and content creators, but as of this page’s verification date we have not been able to confirm these against an official ICP or government source. Treat them as rumoured, not available, until confirmed.
Who should consider the UAE Golden Visa over other programs?
Entrepreneurs, traders, remote-earning professionals and crypto holders optimising for tax base, banking access and mobility now — not applicants primarily seeking an eventual passport, for whom a Caribbean CBI program or Portugal’s citizenship path is a better fit.
Primary sources
- u.ae — Golden Visa (official UAE government portal)
- Dubai Land Department (DLD)
- Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP)
- UAE Ministry of Finance — Corporate Tax
Disclaimer
This content is for informational purposes only and is not individualized investment, legal, immigration or tax advice. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions. Program details are typically subject to approval by UAE authorities and can change without notice; no visa outcome or processing timeline can ever be guaranteed. Nothing in this page is an offer or solicitation regarding cryptocurrency, and cryptocurrency values are volatile.
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