Panama City mayor says canal should give Bitcoin-paying ships faster access

Panama should allow ships wanting to transit the Panama Canal to skip the line if they pay in Bitcoin, says Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi.

Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi has floated the idea of allowing ships transiting the Panama Canal to pay in Bitcoin for faster passage.

Mizrachi proposed during a panel discussion at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas on May 29 that cargo ships could cut the line on waiting for their passage through the key shipping channel by paying in Bitcoin (BTC).

“We have a canal — what if you get a perk for paying in Bitcoin, get your ship to go quicker if you pay in Bitcoin,” Mizrachi suggested while speaking with two El Salvador Bitcoin policy leaders, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert. The director of Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador, Mike Peter son, moderated the panel.

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