Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thailand - Digital Asset Exchange, Broker, and Dealer Licensing Regulations, Investor Qualification, Stablecoin Payment Ban, and Social Media Advertising Restrictions (2022)

What Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thailand - Digital Asset Exchange, Broker, and Dealer Licensing Regulations, Investor Qualification, Stablecoin Payment Ban, and Social Media Advertising Restrictions (2022) requires

This regulation establishes licensing requirements for digital asset exchanges, brokers, and dealers in Thailand under the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018), mandates investor qualification and suitability assessments, prohibits stablecoins and other digital assets from being used as means of payment, and restricts crypto advertising on social media platforms. Key obligations derive from the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018), including the requirement to obtain a license, together with SEC Thailand notifications issued under it (including the 2022 notification banning use of digital assets as a means of payment).

Pillar: Crypto & Sovereign Finance · Authority: Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand · Version: 1.1.0 · Last updated: 2026-06-29

Primary source: https://www.sec.or.th/EN/Documents/ActandRoyalEnactment/RoyalEnactment/enactment-digitalasset2018.pdf

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Primary Citations — 5 traced to source

• Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018), https://www.sec.or.th/EN/Documents/ActandRoyalEnactment/RoyalEnactment/enactment-digitalasset2018.pdf, Section 26 (license requirement to operate a digital asset business), 2018
• Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018), https://www.sec.or.th/EN/Documents/ActandRoyalEnactment/RoyalEnactment/enactment-digitalasset2018.pdf, digital asset exchange, broker, and dealer business categories, 2018

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