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Thailand plans launch of a crypto payment sandbox for tourists
18.8.2025
The Thai government is reportedly set to allow tourists to exchange crypto for Thai baht and make electronic payments through e-money service providers
Thailand to launch crypto payment sandbox for tourists
18.8.2025
The Thai government will allow tourists to exchange crypto for Thai baht and make electronic payments through e-money service providers
Thailand to launch crypto payment sandbox for tourists
18.8.2025
The Thai government will allow tourists to exchange crypto for Thai baht and make electronic payments through e-money service providers
Thailand to launch crypto payment sandbox for tourists
18.8.2025
The Thai government will allow tourists to exchange crypto for Thai baht and make electronic payments through e-money service providers
Thailand to allow crypto spending for tourists, eyes regulatory reform
27.5.2025
Thailand is preparing to let tourists spend cryptocurrency via credit card-linked platforms as part of a broader strategy to modernize its financial system and embrace digital assets.The plan was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira during an investment...
Thailand to allow crypto spending for tourists, eyes regulatory reform
27.5.2025
Thailand is preparing to let tourists spend cryptocurrency via credit card-linked platforms as part of a broader strategy to modernize its financial system and embrace digital assets.The plan was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira during an investment...
Thailand to allow crypto spending for tourists, eyes regulatory reform
27.5.2025
Thailand is preparing to let tourists spend cryptocurrency via credit card-linked platforms as part of a broader strategy to modernize its financial system and embrace digital assets.The plan was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira during an investment...
Jeju Island Goes Meta: NFTs to Lure Gen Z Tourists
7.1.2025
Jeju Island, South Korea’s special self-governing province, plans to introduce NFT-based digital resident tourism cards in the second half of this year. Jeju Authorities Target Millennial and Gen Z Visitors South Korea’s special self-governing province, Jeju Island, has announced plans to issue...
Cambodia’s Bakong Tourists app boosts regional payment options
20.8.2024
The Cambodian central bank’s Soramitsu-backed digital payment system is continuing to expand
Tanzania Seeks to Shore up Local Currency With Directive Mandating Tourists to Use Shillings
17.7.2024
Tanzania’s Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources has mandated that all fees in the tourism sector must be paid in local currency, aligning with a government directive for local transactions to use the country’s shillings. This requirement applies to Tourism Business Licence fees, filming...
China and Singapore Team Up to Allow Tourists to Spend Digital Yuan
10.12.2023
Singapore and China have teamed up on a pilot to allow tourists in both countries to spend China’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan. “This will enhance convenience for travelers when making purchases during their overseas travel,” Singapore’s central bank...
Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa: Bitcoin Adoption Fueled El Salvador’s ‘Rebirth’
17.10.2023
The Salvadoran vice president, Felix Ulloa, has given his opinion about the relationship between the “rebirth” of the country and the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in a recent interview. For Ulloa, bitcoin has been an important factor, alongside others, in this revamp of...
China Debuts Digital Yuan Interconnection With Hong Kong Payment System During 19th Asian Games
10.10.2023
The Chinese digital yuan, China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), now features an interconnection with the Hong Kong payment system, allowing tourists coming to mainland China to purchase and top up a digital yuan wallet. The system, created by the Digital Currency Research Institute...
Digital Yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard VISA top-ups for tourists
25.9.2023
The Digital Yuan app now allows tourists to top-up e-CNY wallets with Mastercard & VISA payment with 'recharge first and use later' option
Iran Looking to Replace Dollar With Dinar in $10 Billion Trade With Iraq
10.7.2023
Iran’s government considers employing the Iraqi dinar in bilateral trade with Iraq in a bid to further curtail the dominance of the U.S. dollar. The annual turnover between the two neighboring nations exceeds $10 billion with millions of pilgrims and health tourists crossing the border each year....
Bali Government Cracks Down on Crypto Payments by Foreign Tourists
30.5.2023
The government of Bali, Indonesia, is cracking down on the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment by foreign tourists. “Strict actions range from deportation, administrative sanctions, criminal penalties, closure of business premises, and other tough sanctions,” said the governor...
Bali Tightens Regulations: Stricter Measures Implemented to Restrict Foreign Tourists from Using Cryptocurrency as Payment
29.5.2023
The popular Indonesian tourist island Bali will tighten rules around payments to make it harder for foreign tourists to pay with crypto.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Bali Governor Wayan Koster indicated that the tighter rules on payments are part of a wider crackdown on what he called...
Tourists are unhappy with crypto payments ban in Bali
29.5.2023
The community expressed a range of opinions, with some individuals stating that the ban is reasonable, while others went as far as reconsidering their vacation plans
‘Dealt with firmly’ — Bali governor issues warning to tourists using crypto
29.5.2023
Cryptocurrency trading is legal in Indonesia, but the use of crypto in payments carries hefty penalties including jail time
Bitcoin bear market 70% dip kills BTC 'tourists' as metric screams buy
14.12.2022
Bitcoin risk-return is now presenting a macro buying opportunity, says Philip Swift as data shows a move from capitulation to accumulation