[Thailand Relaxes Restrictions on Cryptocurrency Spending for Tourists, Allowing Direct Payments with Crypto] Odaily reports that Thailand has launched the cryptocurrency payment app WORPT, allowing foreign tourists to exchange cryptocurrency for Thai baht and use it to make purchases at shops and restaurants by scanning widely used payment barcodes at local merchants, without needing a Thai bank account. WORPT primarily targets cryptocurrency holders from South Korea, Japan, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, and plans to achieve 15 billion baht (approximately US$440 million) in spending during its 18-month pilot period. The project launches as Thailand faces pressure from a second consecutive year of declining foreign tourist arrivals and a drop in international tourism revenue. (Bloomberg)