图卢兹开始接受加密货币作为公共交通

在法国图卢兹，居民可以使用比特币和其他加密货币支付地铁、电车、缆车和公交车票。

事实上，从 3 月 17 日开始，图卢兹成为欧洲第一个可以在公共交通上合法使用加密货币的城市。

目前，法国正积极寻求部署各种加密货币友好型服务。据报道，戛纳还正在开发一种接受居民加密货币的支付系统。

图卢兹公共交通运营商 Tisséo 率先推出了自己的解决方案。乘客可以通过一款基于 Android 的移动应用以比特币或 70 种山寨币之一购买车票。加密货币会立即兑换成欧元。币安支付是受支持的支付选项之一。

图卢兹副市长 Sacha Briand 表示，该计划是实验性的，因为该公司希望检查加密货币的长期使用范围。新闻稿强调，图卢兹政府对加密货币整合的长期前景感兴趣。

值得注意的是，总部位于巴黎的 Lyzi 为 Tisséo 开发了加密支付基础设施。这家白标金融科技公司积极帮助其他企业（包括药店、联合办公空间和餐馆）接受加密支付。

Lyzi 还为法国各地的 Printemps 时装店提供加密支付服务。

一些比特币大佬已经对该服务涉及币安中介表示不满，因为他们不赞成使用任何中间人或山寨币。

Tisséo 此举的支持者认为，让币安的参与对于确保交易的快速执行至关重要。

更严重的障碍是必须通过税务表格 3916-bis 申报加密货币交易。加密货币交易需缴纳 30% 的资本利得税。时间会告诉我们这有多容易。监管机构可能必须调整规则，使加密货币支付更加容易。截至发稿时，尚无数据显示有多少人使用新的支付方式。

法国的加密货币

France is one of the countries that adopted general crypto regulations in 2020, making cryptocurrency storage and transactions legal and inspectable as France complies with the AML rules.

The press release dedicated to the crypto implementation in Toulouse mentions that cryptocurrency is becoming more popular among the French. The 2024 report by Gemini indicates that around 18% of French citizens hold crypto. Tisséo’s adoption of crypto payments for city transit was made in anticipation of the further growth in the number of crypto owners.

While the new initiative can attract more people’s interest in owning crypto, it may also create a robust infrastructure where people can use crypto for daily purchases once the share of crypto holders becomes critical.

比特币城市

尽管图卢兹成为第一个允许居民使用加密货币支付公共交通费用的欧洲城市，但其他几个国家也拥有可以用加密货币支付的各种服务：

• 阿根廷：2019 年，阿根廷允许其公民为约 60 个城市使用的 SUBE 卡充值，以使用加密货币支付公共交通费用。

• 阿拉伯联合酋长国: Dubai is arguably one of the first so-called “Bitcoin cities” that come to mind when considering places to spend Bitcoins. Although Bitcoin is not registered as a legal tender in the United Arab Emirates, it can be spent there in hotels, malls, and restaurants. It is possible to rent a vehicle or book a flight using Bitcoin. Real estate purchases are also possible via crypto in Dubai. Those who don’t feel confident using online crypto exchanges may use one of the city’s crypto ATMs.

• Switzerland: Another notable example is the city of Zug, dubbed “Crypto Valley.” The city hosts the same crypto conference, while Switzerland itself is a well-known cryptocurrency hub. Zug allowed its residents to pay in Bitcoin for services (i.e., taxes) back in 2016. 

• China: Hong Kong, considered a special administrative region, is another place where people can pay for dinner with Bitcoin. Immigrants can also use Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets as proof of wealth when visiting Hong Kong.