Bank of Thailand tells commercial banks not to offer crypto trading
December 8, 2021 2021-12-08 9:15Bank of Thailand tells commercial banks not to offer crypto trading
Bank of Thailand tells commercial banks not to offer crypto trading
- The Bank of Thailand has stated that it does not want commercial banks to be directly involved in the trading of crypto assets.
- The latest round of central bank suppression of digital assets comes at a time when commercial banks have been making investments in local cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a Bangkok Post report.
- In early November, Thailand’s oldest bank Siam Commercial Bank announced that it was acquiring a 51% stake in the country’s largest crypto exchange, Bitkub.
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