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🚀 Thailand Goes Crypto-Friendly for Tourists! 🇹🇭🪙
Thailand is opening its arms to crypto users!
Soon, tourists will be able to spend cryptocurrencies directly through credit card-linked platforms, thanks to a new initiative by the Thai government.
Here’s what’s happening:
🔗 Link your crypto wallet to a credit card
🛍 Spend anywhere—merchants receive Thai baht seamlessly
💱 No direct use of Thai baht = less currency risk
📢 Announced by Deputy PM & Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira
But it doesn't stop there…
Thailand is also upgrading its financial ecosystem:
⚖️ Unifying laws for crypto & traditional markets
📊 Expanding investment access for big funds
⚡ Regulating high-frequency trading
🪙 Launching “G-Tokens” to let everyday people invest in fractional government bonds
💸 $150M in digital investment tokens on the way!
The future of travel + finance is here—and it starts in Thailand.
#CryptoAdoption #ThailandCrypto #BlockchainTourism #DigitalFinance #CryptoTravel #Web3Asia #GTokens #FintechReform #ThailandNews #Cointelegraph
Thailand is opening its arms to crypto users!
Soon, tourists will be able to spend cryptocurrencies directly through credit card-linked platforms, thanks to a new initiative by the Thai government.
Here’s what’s happening:
🔗 Link your crypto wallet to a credit card
🛍 Spend anywhere—merchants receive Thai baht seamlessly
💱 No direct use of Thai baht = less currency risk
📢 Announced by Deputy PM & Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira
But it doesn't stop there…
Thailand is also upgrading its financial ecosystem:
⚖️ Unifying laws for crypto & traditional markets
📊 Expanding investment access for big funds
⚡ Regulating high-frequency trading
🪙 Launching “G-Tokens” to let everyday people invest in fractional government bonds
💸 $150M in digital investment tokens on the way!
The future of travel + finance is here—and it starts in Thailand.
#CryptoAdoption #ThailandCrypto #BlockchainTourism #DigitalFinance #CryptoTravel #Web3Asia #GTokens #FintechReform #ThailandNews #Cointelegraph
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📛 Crypto Travel? Thai Bank reveals pilot for 'spending digital money with credit cards'!
Source: Bangkok Post
A seemingly small news item, but it is opening the door wide for crypto 'mainstreaming' in Southeast Asia.
📍What is happening?
• The Central Bank of Thailand is researching a pilot program that allows tourists to link digital assets (crypto) with credit cards for direct spending in Thailand.
• This is a stepping stone for crypto to become a practical payment tool – rather than just a speculative asset.
A seemingly small news item, but it is opening the door wide for crypto 'mainstreaming' in Southeast Asia.
📍What is happening?
• The Central Bank of Thailand is researching a pilot program that allows tourists to link digital assets (crypto) with credit cards for direct spending in Thailand.
• This is a stepping stone for crypto to become a practical payment tool – rather than just a speculative asset.
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