Here’s how Thai Stock Exchange plans to connect crypto with its digital asset...
The SET announced its digital asset exchange early last year, originally planning to avoid cryptocurrencies. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is looking at launching a new digital asset exchange integrated with the cryptocurrency market, according to president Pakorn Peetathawatchai.The SET is expecting to launch its own digital asset exchange in 2022, planning to enable new exposure options like investment tokens and utility tokens, Peetathawatchai said in a Bloomberg interview on Sunday.While the SET’s upcoming digital asset exchange will not be directly related to crypto markets,....
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand is getting ready to launch a digital asset exchange. The president of the Thai bourse expects the country’s crypto regulator, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to approve the launch “very soon.” Stock Exchange of Thailand Prepares to Launch a Digital Asset Exchange The president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, discussed the SET’s upcoming digital asset exchange in an interview with Bloomberg, published Sunday. He explained: We expect that our regulator, the SEC, will give an....
The revised tax policy exempts crypto traders from the mandatory 7% VAT on authorized exchanges while offering tax exemptions of up to 10 years for crypto startup investors. The finance ministry of Thailand has reportedly eased up crypto tax regulations to promote investment in the digital asset market.The changes to the tax regulations come just a few weeks after the government scrapped its early plans of introducing a 15% tax on crypto gains. The new tax policy exempts crypto traders from the 7% value-added tax (VAT) on authorized exchanges, reported Reuters.The revised tax policy would....
Listing cryptocurrencies could harm the stock exchange’s image and lose investor confidence, an executive said.
The Thai revenue department will expedite tax criteria as traders and businesses seek further clarity. Thailand is fast-tracking its crypto tax plans as it readies regulations for digital asset traders this month in an effort to provide further clarity on crypto-related activities.The Thai revenue department’s director-general has stated that clear criteria for calculating taxes on crypto trading profits will be finalized this month.The statement comes less than a week after the Southeast Asian country’s government unveiled plans to levy cryptocurrency traders and miners with a 15% capital....
Securities firms in Thailand are now authorized to count crypto as capital funds. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has revised its net capital rules regarding digital assets.According to a Nov. 18 report by The Bangkok Post, the Thai SEC now allows firms dealing with digital assets to include the value of those assets when calculating their net capital funds. The new rules follow a surge in volumes on Thai exchanges. The Bangkok Post states that, following the United States presidential election, the Stock Exchange of Thailand saw one-day trading value hit $5.5 billion while....