Central bank tells Thai banks not to offer crypto trading
The Bank of Thailand doesn’t want local banks or businesses using crypto, while the tourism ministry is still trying to attract crypto whales. The Bank of Thailand has stated that it does not want commercial banks to be directly involved in the trading of crypto assets.The edict came from central bank senior director Chayawadee Chai-Anant on Dec. 7 who cited risks associated with high price volatility."We don't want banks to be directly involved in digital asset trading because banks are (responsible) for customer deposits and the public and there is risk."The latest round of central bank....
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