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 Bhutan, a tiny Himalayan kingdom known for prioritizing happiness over profit, now holds one of the world’s largest state-owned Bitcoin reserves. What does this surprising move mean for the future of finance?

Bhutan, with its small economy, has quietly become a major player in Bitcoin. But here's the issue: while this move offers economic diversification, it also introduces risks. As the fourth-largest state-owned Bitcoin reserve globally, Bhutan’s decision aligns it with countries like El Salvador. However, the volatility of cryptocurrency could clash with the nation’s long-standing focus on stability and well-being over sheer profit.

The stakes are high. For a country like Bhutan, where the economy is closely tied to agriculture and hydropower, a sudden drop in Bitcoin’s value could be catastrophic. It's a bold move, but is it too risky? While El Salvador’s experiment with Bitcoin has been controversial, Bhutan's combination of Bitcoin with its philosophy of Gross National Happiness adds an entirely new dimension. Could Bhutan’s citizens, known for their contentment and connection to nature, be negatively impacted by a financial decision rooted in the volatile crypto market?

TLDR: 𝘉𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩. 𝘠𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴, 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘈𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘉𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.

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