TechFlow news, January 22 — According to Cointelegraph, Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing new regulations to support cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), crypto futures trading, and tokenized investment products.
Jomkwan Kongsakul, Deputy Secretary-General of the Thailand SEC, said the regulator plans to release official guidelines "early this year" to support the establishment of crypto ETFs in Thailand. The SEC board has already approved crypto ETFs in principle and is now finalizing investment and operational rules.
The new rules will allow investors to allocate up to 5% of their assets in digital assets within diversified portfolios. The SEC will also regulate and permit cryptocurrency futures trading on the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), establish market makers to provide liquidity, and formally classify digital assets as an asset class under the Derivatives Act.
