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Kazakhstan Rolls Out Bitcoin-Powered Payment Cards—Because Traditional Banking Was Too Stable
Kazakhstan Rolls Out Bitcoin-Powered Payment Cards—Because Traditional Banking Was Too Stable
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Central Asia’s crypto pivot just got real. Kazakhstan—better known for oil rigs than hash rates—is launching Bitcoin and crypto-linked payment cards for daily spending. No more swapping to fiat at sketchy exchanges.
The move slaps a Band-Aid on crypto’s usability problem while banks pretend blockchain doesn’t exist. Merchants get paid in tenge, users spend satoshis—everyone wins except financial middlemen skimming 3% on FX.
One catch: volatility still turns grocery runs into high-stakes trades. But hey, at least it’s not Argentina’s peso.
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