泰国为游客推出比特币试用，村庄变成“比特币小镇”

比特币和其他主要加密货币目前可能正在经历下跌趋势，但这还不足以阻止采用。

Despite the current downtrend in Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies, adoption continues apace. For example, Thailand has launched a trial to allow tourists to make payments with Bitcoin, the country’s Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira revealed.

尽管目前比特币和其他主要加密货币呈下降趋势，但其采用仍在快速增长。例如，泰国财政部长皮查伊·春哈瓦吉拉 (Pichai Chunhavajira) 透露，泰国已启动一项允许游客使用比特币支付的试验。

According to Pichai, who is also Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Phuket has been chosen as the first destination to implement the country’s policy aimed at simplifying digital asset payments for tourists.

兼任泰国副总理的皮查伊表示，普吉岛已被选为实施该国旨在简化游客数字资产支付政策的第一个目的地。

No new legislation will be needed, as Pichai assured that everything will be conducted within existing legal frameworks.

不需要新的立法，因为皮查伊保证一切都将在现有的法律框架内进行。

The finance minister explained that the pilot program will enable tourists to register and verify their crypto holdings through a Thai exchange to make purchases.

财政部长解释说，该试点计划将使游客能够通过泰国交易所注册并验证其持有的加密货币以进行购买。

A clearing house will convert the Bitcoin into Thai baht, simplifying large transactions such as real estate purchases in cases such as those faced by refugees from the Russia-Ukraine war.

清算所将把比特币转换成泰铢，简化大额交易，例如在俄罗斯-乌克兰战争难民面临的情况下购买房地产。

Thailand’s “Bitcoin town”

泰国的“比特币小镇”

The pilot is part of a broader narrative of crypto adoption in Thailand, as Nation Thailand reports, with a village in Kalasin’s Huay Phueng district being dubbed “Bitcoin town”.

据《泰国国家报》报道，该试点项目是泰国加密货币采用的更广泛叙述的一部分，加拉信府 Huay Phueng 区的一个村庄被称为“比特币小镇”。

A young Bitcoin enthusiast opened a coffee shop where he is teaching locals to use Satoshi, the smallest units of BTC, for cashless transactions. Over 80 locals have reportedly joined in with several businesses such as a noodle shop, meatball street food stall, a tuk-tuk service and other local vendors accepting crypto payments.

一位年轻的比特币爱好者开了一家咖啡店，他在那里教当地人使用 Satoshi（比特币的最小单位）进行无现金交易。据报道，超过 80 名当地人已经加入了多家接受加密货币支付的商家，如面店、肉丸街小吃摊、嘟嘟车服务和其他当地供应商。

Challenges with Illegal Crypto Operations

非法加密货币操作的挑战

On a more concerning note, local police and electricity officials have shut down illegal crypto mining operations, as reported by the Bangkok Post.

据《曼谷邮报》报道，更令人担忧的是，当地警察和电力官员已经关闭了非法加密货币挖矿业务。

According to the report, investigators seized 996 mining devices that had been operating on stolen electricity in the Phanat Nikhom district of Chon Buri.

报告称，调查人员在春武里府 Phanat Nikhom 地区查获了 996 台使用偷来的电力运行的采矿设备。

Police Major General Montree Theskhan said that while the company was registered to trade digital assets, they also manipulated power meters to steal electricity for their mining operations – with solar panels on the roof not even connected to the mining equipment.

警察少将 Montree Theskhan 表示，虽然该公司注册是为了交易数字资产，但他们还操纵电表窃取采矿作业用电 - 屋顶上的太阳能电池板甚至没有连接到采矿设备。