Business 5 August 2019

Thailand regulator intends to tackle crypto money laundering

Maj Gen Preecha Charoensahayanon believes Thailand needs to focus on crypto money laundering, as its proving popular for criminals.

Business 26 July 2019

Huobi granted digital asset trading license in Thailand

Huobi hopes to offer a leading exchange service to the South East Asian country.

Business 20 June 2019

Alleged crypto fraudster arrested in Thailand over $11 million scam

A Swiss fraudster allegedly convinced suspects they were buying gold, but ran away with their money instead.

Business 3 May 2019

Thailand ready to amend 2019 Securities and Exchange Act

Now that Thailand has a new securities act, the country has announced its ready to amend that act with regulations for tokenized securities.

Business 15 April 2019

Seasteading Bitcoin investor runs afoul of Thai law

A libertarian Bitcoin investor thought he could escape society through seasteading to find the freedom he craves. The Thai government feels otherwise, and he’s in big trouble now.

Business 15 March 2019

Stock Exchange of Thailand to launch digital assets platform in 2020

The exchange has confirmed it would be working closely with a range of different stakeholders to develop the platform ahead of its launch next year.

Business 14 March 2019

Thailand approves first ICO portal, targets STOs next

Thailand’s Securities and Exchanges Commission has approved the first initial coin offering portal. And the commission isn't stopping there, promising to look into Security Token Offerings next.

Business 1 March 2019

Update: Thai SEC bans Bitcoin Cash, 2 other cryptos for ICOs, trading pairs

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has added three new cryptocurrencies to its list of permitted cryptocurrencies for ICOs and trading pairs.

Business 25 February 2019

Thailand’s Parliament approves the issuance of tokenized securities

The National Legislative Assembly in Thailand has approved the issuance of scripless and tokenized securities through blockchain technology.

Business 19 February 2019

Thailand crypto mining scam allegedly victimizes 140

A crypto mining site has been accused of stealing as much as $1.34 million from its investors.

Business 18 January 2019

Thai stock exchange wants digital assets license for crypto trading

The Stock Exchange of Thailand has announced plans to apply for a digital assets license, which would allow the firm to setup a new authorized cryptocurrency exchange in the country.

Business 10 January 2019

Thailand welcomes first crypto exchanges as SEC issues new licenses

Overseen by the Ministry of Finance, the first licenses have been issued to four cryptocurrency exchanges, with two rejected and a further license application still in the balance.