泰国开始在普吉岛试用比特币支付，允许游客使用加密货币进行交易，简化货币兑换

泰国将在热门旅游胜地普吉岛试行加密货币支付。外国游客将有一种新的支付方式：用数字货币而不是现金

Thailand is set to trial cryptocurrency payments in a bid to stay competitive and capitalize on the growing interest in digital currencies. The trial will begin this year in Phuket, a popular tourist destination.

泰国将尝试加密货币支付，以保持竞争力并利用人们对数字货币日益增长的兴趣。该试验将于今年在热门旅游胜地普吉岛开始。

Foreign visitors will be able to pay with cryptocurrencies instead of cash during the trial. The move was announced by Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira at a seminar organized by the Marketing Association of Thailand.

在试验期间，外国游客将可以使用加密货币而不是现金支付。泰国副总理兼财政部长皮查伊·春哈瓦吉拉 (Pichai Chunhavajira) 在泰国营销协会组织的研讨会上宣布了这一举措。

Chunhavajira said the ministry is looking at piloting cryptocurrencies in tourist cities like Phuket to make it easier for foreign tourists to carry out transactions with their digital assets.

Chunhavajira 表示，该部门正在考虑在普吉岛等旅游城市试点加密货币，以使外国游客更容易使用其数字资产进行交易。

“The trial will not cross the existing laws and will be within the bounds of the law so there is nothing to be afraid of. It doesn’t require any changes to current laws because the government has already the required systems,” he said.

“审判不会违反现行法律，并且在法律范围内，所以没有什么好害怕的。它不需要对现行法律进行任何修改，因为政府已经拥有所需的系统，”他说。

The pilot project will focus on staying competitive and not missing business opportunities, Chunhavajira said. He noted the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and especially Bitcoin, whose value is rising.

Chunhavajira 表示，该试点项目将侧重于保持竞争力和不错过商机。他指出，加密货币越来越受欢迎，尤其是比特币，其价值正在不断上涨。

“Bitcoin has a fixed supply of 21 million coins, which add up to more than 2 trillion U.S. dollars,” he said. The project is also being driven by the huge interest from foreign tourists.

“比特币的固定供应量为 2100 万枚，加起来超过 2 万亿美元，”他说。该项目也是受到外国游客的巨大兴趣推动的。

Tourists who have declared their Bitcoin will be able to register their coins on a Thai exchange, verify their identity and use the crypto to pay for goods and services during the trial.

申报比特币的游客将能够在泰国交易所注册他们的比特币，验证其身份，并在试用期间使用加密货币支付商品和服务。

A clearing house will then convert the Bitcoins into Thai baht, creating a seamless process for both tourists and local businesses. The aim of this initiative is to simplify transactions, especially for someone who finds it difficult to exchange his foreign assets for the local currency.

然后，清算所会将比特币兑换成泰铢，为游客和当地企业创造一个无缝的流程。该举措的目的是简化交易，特别是对于那些难以将外国资产兑换成当地货币的人而言。

For example, Chunhavajira said people from the Russia-Ukraine conflict that have now moved to Phuket may not be able to cover the asking price for a property if they only have enough Thai baht. But, using Bitcoin could certainly facilitate such transactions.

例如，Chunhavajira 表示，来自俄罗斯-乌克兰冲突的人们现在搬到了普吉岛，如果他们只有足够的泰铢，可能无法支付房产的要价。但是，使用比特币肯定可以促进此类交易。

A small community in Kalasin’s Huay Phueng district has already integrated Bitcoin into daily life. Thanks to a local coffee shop owner, also known the “King of Huay Phueng,” over 80 locals in Thailand are now learning how to use Bitcoin’s smallest unit (Satoshi) for Payments. There are now many businesses accepting Bitcoin like noodle shops, tuk-tuks, little market stalls etc.

加拉信府 Huay Phueng 区的一个小社区已经将比特币融入日常生活。感谢当地一位咖啡店老板（也被称为“Huay Phueng 之王”）的帮助，超过 80 名泰国当地人现在正在学习如何使用比特币的最小单位（聪）进行支付。现在有很多企业接受比特币，如面店、嘟嘟车、小市场摊位等。

This move signals that Thailand is ready to adopt digital currency and explore the benefits the digital currency could bring to the tourism industry.

此举标志着泰国已准备好采用数字货币，并探索数字货币可为旅游业带来的好处。