Bolivian Car Buyers Can Use Tether as USD Supply Dwindles

Car Buyers in Bolivia Can Pay in Tether as USD Supply Dwindles

Written by Aaron S.,

Editor-In-Chief

Last Updated: September 22, 2025

Key Takeaways

Toyota, Yamaha, and BYD now accept Tether in Bolivia as a workaround for the country’s ongoing US dollar shortage;
BitGo confirmed Bolivia’s first Toyota purchase with USDT and is helping local dealerships manage secure crypto transactions;
After lifting its crypto ban in June 2024, Bolivia has seen wider adoption of stablecoins, especially for imports and fuel payments.

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Three car manufacturers, Toyota, Yamaha, and BYD, have begun accepting Tether USDT $1.00 as a payment method in Bolivia in response to an ongoing shortage of US dollars.

Tether’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino, confirmed on X that the three companies accept USDT, and BitGo, a digital asset security firm, reported that the first purchase of a Toyota vehicle using Tether had already taken place in the country.

A photo shared by Ardoino shows a car dealership promoting USDT as a secure and convenient payment method.

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Behind the scenes, BitGo has been supporting the process by helping Toyota’s local operations in Bolivia manage the self-custody of digital assets and ensure that transactions proceed smoothly.

Until recently, Bolivia was one of the few countries in the region that had not embraced cryptocurrency. That changed in June 2024, when the government ended a long-standing ban, which gave banks permission to handle stablecoin and Bitcoin BTC $112,586.22 transactions.

In March, Bolivia’s state-owned energy firm, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos, was approved to use cryptocurrency for purchasing fuel from abroad.

Local companies that depend on imports have been using stablecoins like USDT to keep business moving. According to Gabriel Campa, head of digital assets at TowerBank, these firms often buy stablecoins either locally or through foreign accounts, convert them into US dollars, and use those to pay their suppliers.

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