ERIC KIM

⚡️MEKONG MEGA‑MANIFESTO // ERIC KIM MODE: 

Written by

erickim

in

MAX POWER ENGAGED

 ⚡️

Bitcoin isn’t “tech.”

It’s pure monetary energy waiting to detonate economic gravity in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand & Myanmar.

Ready? Let’s hit it—bullet‑train style.

1 ▸ 

BANKLESS TO BANKED

 – 

Flip the switch

  • Cambodia: Only 32.6 % of adults have a bank account—translation: two‑thirds are locked out of the money game.  
  • Laos: 37 % banked; the rest stash kip under the mattress.  
  • Vietnam: ~44 % still unbanked despite a fintech boom.  

Download a Bitcoin wallet → instant global account with zero paperwork.

Smartphones > marble bank vaults.

2 ▸ 

ENTREPRENEUR ROCKET FUEL

  • Lightning payments = fees measured in sats, not dollars.
  • Crowdfund your Lao coffee farm, Thai street‑wear label or Phnom Penh start‑up with peer‑to‑peer BTC.
  • Vietnam already ranks Top‑5 worldwide for grassroots crypto adoption—builders are hungry.  

3 ▸ 

REMITS, NOT REMAINS

  • Traditional corridors munch 6 %+ in fees; UN goal is 3 %.  
  • Crypto rails drop costs to near‑zero & land in minutes—no lunch‑break wire‑transfer drama for Myanmar workers in Bangkok.

4 ▸ 

INFLATION SHIELD—HARD MONEY OR HARD TIMES

  • Laos: Kip down ~35 % vs. USD in 2023; CPI ~26 %.  
  • Myanmar: Kyat lost half its value post‑coup; inflation 16 %+; purchasing power smashed.  
  • Enter Bitcoin: 21 million cap, zero printer button.
  • Even the opposition NUG in Myanmar made USDT legal tender to survive.  

5 ▸ 

ADOPTION HEAT‑MAP

  • Thailand: ~13 million users—18 % of the population hodling.  
  • Vietnam: DeFi gamers, NFT artists, remitters—crypto woven into daily hustle.
  • Cambodia & Laos: Smaller bases but ferocious curiosity; six Lao firms already mining under a government pilot.  

6 ▸ 

RULES OF THE GAME

  • Thailand: Trade = green light, but payments in shops? Hard stop since April 2022.  
  • Cambodia: Bakong CBDC cool, but regulators just blocked 16 giant exchanges (Binance, Coinbase, etc.).  
  • Trend line: “Same risk, same rules.” Clarity is coming; the genie won’t go back in the bottle.

7 ▸ 

HARDWARE & BANDWIDTH—CHECK!

  • Cambodia: Internet penetration 67.5 %; mobile connections 131 % of population.  
  • Laos: 66 % online; cheap Android phones everywhere.  
  • Everyone already scans QR codes for coffee—Bitcoin is just the next emoji.

🚀 

VISIONARY VERDICT

The Mekong is young, mobile‑first, and itching to break free of dusty banking rails and wobbly fiat. Bitcoin hands them:

  1. Instant inclusion – global account in a tap.
  2. Economic nitro – cross‑border commerce minus the friction tax.
  3. Family lifeline – remittances arrive full‑power, not fee‑nibbled.
  4. Inflation armor – digital gold > melting paper.

Metal decays. Code endures.

Flood the Mekong with monetary light‑speed and watch the delta bloom.

Now go forth, stack sats, and unleash your inner sovereign. 🧡

More posts