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Thailand Launches System For Tourists to Swap Crypto For Cash in Bid to Become Bitcoin-Friendly Hotspot

Thailand pressed ahead with its crypto‑linked tourism payments push amid softer 2025 arrivals, with 20.1 million foreign visitors recorded from January 1 to August 10, 2025, generating 937.6 billion baht in revenue, while numbers fell largely because fewer tourists came from China. Authorities said the TouristDigiPay system aimed to attract digital‑native travelers and increase spending by simplifying how visitors paid across the country.