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Maldives Goes All-In on $9B Blockchain Hub—Debt Bailout or Digital Mirage?
Maldives Goes All-In on $9B Blockchain Hub—Debt Bailout or Digital Mirage?
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The Maldives just shoved its chips on crypto’s felt—announcing a blockchain mega-hub in Malé to dig itself out of $3B in sovereign debt. High-stakes gamble or Hail Mary pass?
Drowning in Chinese loans and climate costs, the island nation’s pivot to Web3 looks like geopolitical judo. The plan? Lure crypto VCs with tax havens and beachside fiber-optic cables—because nothing says ’decentralized future’ like servers cooled by ocean breezes.
Critics whisper this reeks of a tourist-trap ICO. But with 99% of GDP riding on volatile industries (tourism, tuna exports), maybe a blockchain moonshot beats waiting for rising seas to swallow the presidential palace. Just don’t ask about that ’stablecoin’ backed by resort timeshares.
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