{"id":639948,"date":"2026-08-07T03:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/bitget-explores-licensed-crypto-presence-in-bhutan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:52:58","slug":"bitget-explores-licensed-crypto-presence-in-bhutan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/bitget-explores-licensed-crypto-presence-in-bhutan\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitget explores licensed crypto presence in Bhutan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/article-covers\/building-bitcoin-investment-bhutan.jpg\" alt=\"Bitget explores licensed crypto presence in Bhutan\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Crypto exchange Bitget has signed an agreement with Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to pursue a regulated local presence.<\/p>\n<p>Bitget has signed an agreement with Bhutan\u2019s Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to explore establishing a licensed local operation, as the crypto exchange seeks a foothold in the country\u2019s developing digital asset sector.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement could pave the way for Bitget to establish a legal presence and prepare its application for a relevant financial services license in GMC, a $100 billion autonomous economic zone backed in part by Bhutan\u2019s national Bitcoin reserves that aims to create high-value roles in finance, tech and wellness. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGMC is the emerging hotbed for digital finance, and Bitget looks forward to contributing exchange experience, infrastructure knowledge and local talent development as this ecosystem grows,\u201d said Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitget-explores-licensed-crypto-presence-in-bhutan\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto exchange Bitget has signed an agreement with Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to pursue a regulated local presence. Bitget has signed an agreement with Bhutan\u2019s Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to explore establishing a licensed local operation, as the crypto exchange seeks a foothold in the country\u2019s developing digital asset sector. The agreement could pave the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":639949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-639948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}