Thai finance minister critical of current crypto speculative surge

Thai finance minister critical of current crypto speculative surge

Thailand’s finance minister is not a fan of the retail crypto mania that saw monthly trading volume triple in January. Thailand’s booming cryptocurrency trading market is causing some concern for government officials.According to Bloomberg, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith — the country’s finance minister — has warned that the ongoing crypto speculative mania could have dire implications for Thailand’s capital market.The finance minister issued the warning while addressing a capital market conference on Thursday. As part of his remarks, Termpittayapaisith highlighted the massive surge in trading....


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