Bhutan’s Blockchain Bonanza: Hydro, Bitcoin, and a Side of Mindfulness

The mountains tremble-not from avalanches, but from the seismic shift of Bhutan’s sovereign wealth fund, Druk Holding and Investments, planting its flag on the Sei Network like a digital Yeti claiming its territory. By 2026’s first thaw (or monsoon, or whatever whimsical weather Bhutan decides to gift the calendar), they’ll launch a national validator-because nothing screams “Gross National Happiness” like cryptographic consensus.

Since 2019, Bhutan’s been quietly mining Bitcoin with the grace of a monk meditating atop a hydroelectric dam-11,000 coins harvested from surplus energy, because why waste nature’s bounty on mere lightbulbs? Tourists, meanwhile, can now pay for their souvenir prayer flags in crypto, because fiat is so last millennium.

And let’s not forget the pièce de résistance: Gelephu Mindfulness City, where the streets are paved with Zen and asset tokenization. Because if you’re going to build a utopia, why not put it on-chain? Sovereign-led blockchain development: coming soon to a Himalayan kingdom near you. (Disclaimer: Actual happiness not guaranteed-but the hash rate sure is.)

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2026-01-21 11:06