Bhutan: The Bitcoin Kingdom Under the Snow Mountains, a 40% GDP Gamble on Digital GoldIn the depths of the clouds of the Himalayas, next to a hydropower station in the Thimphu Valley of Bhutan, rows of converted data centers are emitting a low hum. There are no chimneys or pollution, only clean electricity generated by the melting snow driving turbines, powering thousands of Mining Rigs to "mine" Bitcoin.
This small country, famous for its "National Happiness Index," has quietly accumulated over 13,000 Bitcoins, worth 1.3 billion USD, which is equivalent to 40% of its GDP.
While global powers are still debating the legality of cryptocurrencies, 800,000 Bhutanese have used Bitcoin to pay salaries, enjoy free healthcare, and even tourists buy curry rice from street vendors with ETH.
The secret origins of the national project, the king's "digital gold" blueprint
In 2019, under the shadow of the pandemic, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan launched a plan codenamed "Snow Mountain Treasury." Faced with the decline of the tourism industry and high youth unemployment rates,
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