Thai music festival to use its own token for a cashless event
Major music festival in Thailand is adopting blockchain for safer and smoother payments. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some global events have chosen to move forward as planned. Instead of canceling, they are working to limit close contact between attendees through the introduction of new technologies. One such solution involves a cashless payment system powered by blockchain.Mystic Valley, one the largest music festivals in Thailand, will be issuing its own token for cashless payments during its upcoming three-day event.According to a Nov. 19 announcement, Mystic Valley....
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