Overview
- King Jigme Khesar announced the allocation in a National Day address, earmarking up to 10,000 BTC for the new special administrative region in southern Bhutan.
- Officials say the BTC will not be sold now and are weighing collateralized lending, risk‑managed yield and treasury approaches to preserve capital.
- Final decisions on deployment, governance and operations are due in the coming months with commitments to oversight and transparency.
- Bhutan built its sovereign BTC stockpile through hydro‑powered mining and has paired the pledge with a gold‑backed TER token, a blockchain national ID, crypto payments and a multi‑year MoU with Cumberland DRW.
- Gelephu Mindfulness City is planned in phases over roughly 20 years, spans about 1,544 square miles near the Indian border and proposes treating landowners as stakeholders to spread benefits and create jobs.