PANews reported on December 14 that according to Thai media Moneyandbanking, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said at a seminar that Trump might repay US debts through Bitcoin, and emphasized that this was not to encourage everyone to buy Bitcoin, but to remind everyone that this was a trend. There are already many cryptocurrencies, and some say that there will be more currencies than countries in the future. The Thai people must keep up with the times and understand these changes. Thaksin also suggested that the prime minister could instruct the Ministry of Finance to study whether Bitcoin can be accepted in Thailand, for example, by piloting the use of Bitcoin in Phuket, so that people who hold Bitcoin can make payments locally.