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Thailand Has Now Licensed 13 Cryptocurrency Service Providers
28.7.2020
Thailand has been growing the number of licensed cryptocurrency service providers. The Thai regulators have now approved 13 crypto businesses to legally operate in the country, including cryptocurrency exchanges, brokers, and dealers. The Royal Decree on the Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561...
Thai Central Bank Says Big Businesses Are Already Using its CBDC
17.7.2020
Another country has moved a step closer to issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with Thailand’s central bank stating that it is “already using” its token “for financial transactions with some big businesses.”
Per Nation Thailand, the Vachira Arromdee, assistant governor of the Bank...
Thai Authorities Go After Crypto in Search for Drug Money
26.6.2020
Authorities in Thailand are determined to hunt down the country’s well-hidden drug lords by going after everything from gold shops to oil, construction firms - and cryptocurrency, a new report by news agency AFP claims.
According to the report, it is the recent downfall of a large meth syndicate...
Thai Central Bank Taps Cement Company for First Digital Currency Payments
20.6.2020
The Bank of Thailand is integrating a CBDC payments system into the financials of the country’s oldest cement company in an extension of its Inthanon project
Thai Remittance Platform Starts Processing Ripple Payments
19.3.2020
DeeMoney has become the first non-banking institution to use RippleNet in Thailand
Ripple Cements Asian Presence Through Partnership With Thai Fintech DeeMoney
19.3.2020
Thai fintech DeeMoney will now support remittances using Ripple’s cross-border blockchain network RippleNet
Thai SEC Grants License to Asia-Pacific Crypto Exchange
20.1.2020
Asia-Pacific crypto-fiat trading platform Zipmex has sealed a digital assets exchange license from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission
Thai Officials to Investigate Alleged Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme
16.1.2020
20 victims of an alleged $2.5 million cryptocurrency pyramid scheme have appealed to Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation to investigate their case
Thai Stellar-Based Startup Lightnet Raises $31M to Replace SWIFT
10.1.2020
Thai blockchain startup Lightnet raises $31 million to replace “inefficient” payments like SWIFT in Southeast Asian countries
Thai Bank Launches App For Instant Cross-Border Payments Powered By Ripple
9.1.2020
Major Thail bank launches mobile app powered by Ripple to facilitate fast, low-cost cross-border payments
Binance Crypto Exchange Adds Support for Australian Dollars and Thai Baht
8.1.2020
Binance, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has added support for Australia and Thailand’s fiat currencies
South Korean Police Charge Operators of USD 18m Bogus ‘Thai Crypto’
16.12.2019
South Korean prosecutors in the city of Daejeon have busted what appears to be a USD 18.4 million multi-level pyramid scheme centering around a fake token.
Per news agency Yonhap, police say that executives from at least one unnamed company convinced “a large number of investors” to invest in...
Thai Police Arrest 24 Chinese Nationals for Alleged Bitcoin Scam
6.12.2019
Thai immigration police have arrested 24 Chinese nationals in connection with an alleged Bitcoin scam call center
Thai Bank Backs Series A Funding for Tokenized Securities Startup iSTOX
4.10.2019
The Singapore Exchange-backed security token platform has raised an undisclosed investment from an investment bank based in Thailand
Thai Oil and Gas Firm Develops Blockchain-Based Renewables Platform
11.9.2019
Thai oil and gas firm PTT is jointly developing a regional blockchain-based renewables platform with the Energy Web foundation
Thai Gang Member Arrested Over Alleged $16 Million Crypto Fraud
5.9.2019
A Thai man has been arrested for alleged involvement in a crypto crime ring that fleeced investors for 500 million baht
Thai ‘Cryptocurrency Wizard’ Nabbed for Alleged Role in $16M Heist
5.9.2019
Bangkok’s self-style “cryptocurrency wizard” arrested by police for his role in an apparent $16.3 million crypto heist
Thai Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitcoin Co. Ltd. Closing Down Operations
2.9.2019
Thailand’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Co. Ltd. is shutting down its trading operations
IBM-Maersk Logistics Blockchain to Be Used by Thai Customs Department
30.8.2019
The Customs Department of Thailand will begin trialing IBM and Maersk's TradeLens blockchain platform for international shipping
Thai Customs Department Plans to Use IBM’s Tradelens to Track Shipping
30.8.2019
Thailand’s Customs Department plans to use IBM’s Tradelens blockchain solution at ports