Early morning at a small stall in Bangkok Night Market, I paid with USDT by scanning a QR code to buy a mango sticky rice. The entire transaction was lightning fast, as smooth as swiping a local electronic wallet. 🥭

My friend saw me paying with cryptocurrency and was a bit confused—last time he went to Thailand, dealing with currency exchange and opening a bank account was a real hassle.

I told him that now there's no need to open a local bank account; paying directly with USDT is becoming more and more common in Southeast Asia. Scan the code, confirm the transaction, and it's done in seconds. It's even more convenient than traditional card payments and saves on exchange fees. This is what real adoption of cryptocurrency looks like—it's not just an investment asset, but a practical tool to solve cross-border and offline payment pain points.