#Bitcoin is turning out to be the defacto currency of South East Asia.
Phillipines
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/13rnj7c/300_merchants_accepting_btc_in_philippines/
Thailand
See nostr:npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq but it's either up in the jungles of Chiang Mai https://btcmap.org/community/chiang-mai , in an oasis in Bangkok at nostr:npub13pn45hvfxqy5vpyr03krapqvsjpj34n74u36qz9aynw4svg5ypqszxgctw or where the world famous full moon party is on Koh Phangan -> https://btcmap.org/map#13/9.75068/99.98726
Viet Nam
Thanks to Neutron Pay
Now need Singapore and Malaysia, then Laos/Cambodia/Myanmar will follow
'Rising alternative' currency would probably be more accurate...
SE-Asia will flawlessly adopt CBDC's, they're all for 'convenience', the majority of people is compliant and submissive (most are still wearing masks at this point!! 😷), and they're already used to QR identification and payments at every corner, they love it.
Perfect playground for totalitarians.
In Asia there’s always been masks.
Pollution / dust / pollen (in Japan) is a big deal for some.
