The local listing of bitcoin ETFs is being weighed by the Thailand SEC which would make them accessible to both individuals and institutions. Thailand Looking to Adopt Bitcoin ETFs The listing of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is being contemplated by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Secretary-General of the regulatory body, Pornanong Budsaratragoon, confirmed […]
Thailand plans to pilot crypto payments in Phuket, making it easy for tourists to pay for goods and services using digital assets. Tourists Will Soon Be Able to Pay for Goods and Services in Bitcoin Pichai Chunhavajira, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister declared on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at a seminar organized by the Thailand Marketing Association […]
Thailand has extradited Malaysian businessman Tedy Teow, also known as Zhang Yufa, to China over a massive cryptocurrency scam amounting to more than 100 billion yuan (US$ 14 billion). This marks the first extradition under the Thailand-China treaty since 1999. Teow, the founder of MBI Group, is accused of running a pyramid scheme that …
The Bank of Thailand might be increasing its gold reserves to power a de-dollarized trading system, according to Jan Nieuwenhuijs, a gold market analyst. Nieuwenhuijs states that the Bank of Thailand’s constant gold purchases might indicate the nation is preparing to address the possible trade imbalances derived from using Mbridge, a CBDC cross-border settlement project. […]
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has released a report on its Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project, conducted using Giesecke+Devrient’s (G+D) technology solution. The project tested the digital version of the Baht and its potential for financial innovation, delivering key lessons on the capabilities of a CBDC in supporting multiple online and offline […]