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PBoC Opens International Digital Yuan Operations Centre in Shanghai
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025
China ramps up efforts to promote global use of its Central Bank Digital Currency with the launch of key new platforms
Government warns iris scanning for digital currency risks data breaches
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025
The government has warned the public against participating in schemes that require iris scans to verify identity in exchange for digital currency, citing the risk of biometric data leaks that could have long-term consequences.
Finance Ministry studies implementation of digital currency sandbox
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025
Phuket being considered as the initial testing ground for regulatory sandbox
Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2024
Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud on hundreds of thousands of customers that unravelled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency.
SCB and BOT collaborate to launch retail CBDC SCB App pilot project
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) are working together to support the advancement of the country's digital currency infrastructure. Their latest endeavour involves the development of the CBDC SCB application, aimed at facilitating a retail CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) usage test.
Is stablecoin a safe haven for Thailand’s battered crypto investors?
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022
The bloodbath for cryptocurrency investors – who have lost an estimated US$1.7 trillion (62 trillion baht) since October – has seen global interest swing to stablecoin as a potentially safer bet.
Cryptocurrency, digital token transfers exempted from VAT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2022
Transfer of cryptocurrencies or digital tokens as well as digital currencies issued by the Bank of Thailand (BOT) are exempted from value-added tax (VAT) from April 1 this year to December 31 next year.
Investing in digital currency may be dangerous, warns Bank of Thailand
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) on Monday warned people to be careful when investing in digital currency as they may be at risk of revealing their personal information and unwittingly have a hand in money laundering.
Central bank to test-drive digital currency next year
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) plans to develop and test its Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (Retail CBDC) in a real-life environment in the second quarter of 2022.
Chinese central bank to expand trials of digital RMB
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021
Analysts predict that Chinas e-currency could be in circulation as early as 2022