Bhutan Cuts Red Tape With Crypto Payments for Tourists—Take That, Fiat Bureaucracy

Bhutan just flipped the script on traditional travel finance. The Himalayan kingdom now accepts crypto payments for visas, hotels, and trekking permits—no middlemen, no FX scams.

Why it matters: This isn’t some tourist trap gimmick. Bhutan’s sovereign investment arm has been mining Bitcoin since 2019. They’re playing the long game while Wall Street still debates ’blockchain vs. real value’.

The kicker? Transactions settle on a custom DLT network built with Ripple’s central bank toolkit. Because nothing says ’financial revolution’ like partnering with the crypto OG that bankers actually tolerate.

One step closer to the dystopian dream: Airdropping your visa fee in USDT while sipping butter tea and ignoring your portfolio’s 30% drawdown.

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