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Core Viewpoint - Bhutan is leveraging its unique hydropower resources and innovative policies to establish itself as a significant player in the global cryptocurrency sector by launching the world's first national-level cryptocurrency payment system aimed at tourists [1][2]. Policy Guidance for Rapid Development - The national cryptocurrency payment system allows tourists to use over 100 cryptocurrencies for various expenses without needing to exchange local currency or open local bank accounts, covering services like visas, flights, accommodations, and shopping [2]. - The Bhutanese government aims to reverse the declining trend in tourism revenue and alleviate high unemployment rates, particularly among youth, while opening new economic growth points and reducing reliance on tourism [2]. - Bhutan holds over 13,000 bitcoins, valued at over $600 million, accounting for approximately 30% of its GDP, and possesses other cryptocurrencies as well [2]. - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) report for 2024 suggests that if bitcoin prices stabilize above $60,000, Bhutan could repay central bank loans and generate profits through mining [2]. Green Energy Resource Assurance - Bhutan is one of the few negative carbon emission countries, with hydropower accounting for over 95% of its electricity generation, and has over 20,000 megawatts of hydropower potential, with less than 2% developed [4]. - The government is enhancing international cooperation for hydropower development to meet its renewable energy roadmap goal of adding 20,000 megawatts of capacity by 2040 [4]. - Low-cost, environmentally friendly hydropower offsets the high energy consumption concerns of bitcoin mining, allowing some mining profits to cover operational costs and generate fiscal revenue [4]. Economic Special Zone Innovation - In 2023, Bhutan initiated the establishment of a special administrative region in the southern town of Gelephu to create a "cryptocurrency-friendly" economic center [5]. - The government introduced the "Legal Applicability Act" in 2024 to provide a regulatory framework for digital asset financial services in the special administrative region [5]. - By January 2025, Bhutan announced the inclusion of bitcoin, ethereum, and Binance Coin as national strategic reserve assets, making Gelephu the first economic zone to hold multiple cryptocurrencies as reserve assets [5]. - Bhutan's strategy combines clean energy mining with economic zone innovations, creating a unique development path for landlocked countries based on their resource endowments [5].