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Unchained · Friday, August 28, 2026

Bhutan's King Impressed by AI and Crypto, Mines Bitcoin at $4

The King of Bhutan has expressed significant enthusiasm for AI and has been exploring technologies like Kimmy D3. Notably, he also has a history with Bitcoin mining, having mined it when the price was as low as $4, showcasing an early adoption and visionary approach.

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We met with the king. We had lunch with the king of Bhutan. Learned a lot about Bitcoin mining. He's actually very excited about AI. Told me he uses cloud code and Obsidian. But he's been playing around with Kimmy and he was impressed with Kimmy D3.
Yes. He's very The King of Bhutan, honestly, one of the most amazing stories of how he decided to mine Bitcoin when Bitcoin was $4.
He's working on this GMC project, which is kind of their own SAR, SCZ kind of thing. So they want to get more entrepreneurs over to over to Bhutan.
Heard on Unchained — “The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router Wars, published Friday, August 28, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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