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SEC-Licensed Crypto Exchanges in Thailand
~8–10 licensed exchanges
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has licensed approximately 8–10 digital asset exchanges under the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Business B.E. 2561 (2018), making it one of the more comprehensively regulated crypto markets in Southeast Asia. Licensed operators include Bitkub (market leader, ~70% retail volume share), Z.com Crypto Thailand (formerly THX Digital), Satang Pro, Zipmex Thailand (trading halted 2022), and Gulf Binance (joint venture between Gulf Energy and Binance). Each exchange must maintain minimum capital, pass AML/KYC audits, and report suspicious transactions to AMLO. The SEC has also licensed a small number of digital asset dealers and brokers.
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Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has licensed approximately 8–10 digital asset exchanges under the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Business B.E. 2561 (2018), making it one of the more comprehensively regulated crypto markets in Southeast Asia. Licensed operators include Bitkub (market leader, ~70% retail volume share), Z.com Crypto Thailand (formerly THX Digital), Satang Pro, Zipmex Thailand (trading halted 2022), and Gulf Binance (joint venture between Gulf Energy and Binance). Each exchange must maintain minimum capital, pass AML/KYC audits, and report suspicious transactions to AMLO. The SEC has also licensed a small number of digital asset dealers and brokers.
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has licensed approximately 8–10 digital asset exchanges under the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Business B.E. 2561 (2018), making it one of the more comprehensively regulated crypto markets in Southeast Asia. Licensed operators include Bitkub (market leader, ~70% retail volume share), Z.com Crypto Thailand (formerly THX Digital), Satang Pro, Zipmex Thailand (trading halted 2022), and Gulf Binance (joint venture between Gulf Energy and Binance). Each exchange must maintain minimum capital, pass AML/KYC audits, and report suspicious transactions to AMLO. The SEC has also licensed a small number of digital asset dealers and brokers.
Time scope
2024
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What this tells you
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has licensed approximately 8–10 digital asset exchanges under the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Business B.E. 2561 (2018), making it one of the more comprehensively regulated crypto markets in Southeast Asia. Licensed operators include Bitkub (market leader, ~70% retail volume share), Z.com Crypto Thailand (formerly THX Digital), Satang Pro, Zipmex Thailand (trading halted 2022), and Gulf Binance (joint venture between Gulf Energy and Binance). Each exchange must maintain minimum capital, pass AML/KYC audits, and report suspicious transactions to AMLO. The SEC has also licensed a small number of digital asset dealers and brokers.
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