Top 5 Latest Crypto Updates in Bhutan🇧🇹

1. 👑 His majesty the King Allocates 10,000 BTC (~$1B) for Gelephu Mindfulness City

• Announced Sep 17 on Bhutan’s National Day — 10,000 BTC from sovereign reserves to build GMC as a green financial hub

• Equals ~40% of Bhutan’s GDP; goal: create 100,000 jobs by 2030 and stop youth brain drain

• BTC mined domestically via hydropower since 2019 — no market purchases

2. 🏦 Binance Pay Goes Live at 3,700+ Merchants

• Aug 18, 2026: Binance Pay integrated with Bhutan’s domestic QR payment network

• Tourists & locals can pay in USDT across hotels, shops, restaurants nationwide

• Started with 100+ tourism merchants in May 2025 → scaled to full national coverage

3. 📊 BTC Holdings: 518 Visible ≠ Total Reserves

• Sep 7: 400 BTC transferred to unlabeled address → tracked balance ~518 BTC

• DHI clarifies: total holdings still exceed 10,000 BTC — most moved to professional custody, not sold

• Peak: ~13,390 BTC (Oct 2024); mining continues, reserves reallocated to GMC

4. ⚙️ Dual-Track Regulation: GMC Open, Mainland Restricted

• Royal Monetary Authority (RMA): crypto mining/trading allowed only within GMC; domestic banks cannot process fiat on/off ramps

• GMC Special Zone: 0% corporate tax + 0% capital gains tax; licensed framework modeled on Singapore/ADGM law

• Bitget, 3iQ, Nansen, Ceffu, BTSE — all signed on to set up regulated operations

5. 🔗 Blockchain Infrastructure & Institutional Management

• Sei Network validator launched via DHI InnoTech — Bhutan secures & governs a major Layer-1 chain

• 3iQ Corp appointed first institutional manager for GMC BTC reserves (Aug 1)

• DK Bank launched — GMC’s licensed crypto-fiat bank offering custody & BTC-backed lending
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