the happiness hedge

bhutan just pledged $1 billion in bitcoin to build a mindfulness city.

the country that invented “gross national happiness” is now hodling harder than most bitcoiners. and people are confused.

how does meditation mesh with money? how does a buddhist kingdom justify internet money?

but that’s the wrong frame.

bhutan isn’t choosing between values and value. they’re refusing the choice entirely.

they looked at the false binary - spirituality OR wealth, tradition OR innovation - and walked straight through it.

most of us are still stuck on one side or the other. building beautiful things but broke. or making money but miserable.

bhutan is betting you can do both. that storing value doesn’t corrupt values. that long-term thinking works in treasury strategy and temple design.

while everyone argues which side is right, some people just build the bridge.