- Thailand’s SEC said it is accelerating efforts to expand the regulatory framework for the digital-asset market, including stablecoins, security tokens and crypto ETFs.
- Thailand’s SEC said spot ETFs tied to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) may launch in the third quarter of this year, while it also pushes to formalize the crypto futures market.
- Director Butree said crypto will become an asset class accessible to investors, and stressed that growth in the digital-asset industry must go hand in hand with investor protection.
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Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is stepping up efforts to bring digital assets deeper into the regulated financial system, including stablecoins, security tokens and cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds. The regulator also aims to establish digital assets as a new asset class and accelerate the buildout of on-chain financial infrastructure.
Butree Vangsirirungruang, a director at Thailand’s SEC, said in a keynote speech on May 20 at Southeast Asia Blockchain Week 2026 at Bangkok’s Iconsiam that supporting digital technology and the digital-asset industry is one of the regulator’s core strategies for the next three years.
He said the Thai government is actively promoting the tokenization of real-world assets and the development of on-chain financial infrastructure. The SEC is in discussions with multiple financial institutions on security-token issuance projects and is also running a sandbox program.
The regulator plans to expand on-chain issuance and real-time settlement systems to improve financial access and liquidity. It is also reviewing a range of digital payment structures, including stablecoins, tokenized deposits and e-money tokens.
Thailand’s SEC is also accelerating efforts to broaden crypto investment products. Spot ETFs based on Bitcoin and Ether may launch in the third quarter of this year, while the regulator is also pushing to formalize the cryptocurrency futures market.
The first single-asset ETFs tied to Bitcoin and Ether could debut in the third quarter, Butree said, adding that digital assets will become an asset class accessible to investors.
At the same time, he emphasized tighter anti-money laundering safeguards and stronger investor protection. Thailand’s SEC is strengthening know-your-customer requirements and suspicious transaction monitoring for digital-asset businesses, and plans to expand oversight of unlicensed overseas platforms.
The growth of the digital-asset industry and investor protection must advance together, he said. The regulator will also strengthen its market surveillance system using artificial intelligence to bolster trust in the digital-asset market.