Thailand stock exchange to open digital asset trading... without crypto?
Thailand’s stock exchange doesn’t want cryptocurrencies included on its new digital asset trading platform. The Stock Exchange of Thailand, or SET, is planning to launch a digital asset trading platform in the second half of 2021, but it will not include cryptocurrencies.The headline in The Bangkok Post “Digital asset trade imminent" appears at first glance to be bullish for the industry in the region but the report notes the bourse does not want to include cryptocurrencies:“The SET says cryptocurrencies do not meet its product qualifications and could facilitate money laundering, while....
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