The Electronic-means Administrative Functions Act B.E. 2565 (“EAFA”) was published in the Government Gazette on 12th October 2022. It will become fully effective on and from 11th January 2023. Some of its provisions have become effective on and from 13th October 2022. The EAFA requires almost all the government (administrative) offices to perform their functions… Read More
2022年6月，证券交易委员会（SEC）办公室根据《数字资产业务紧急法令》B.E.2561 (2018)，就随时可用的数字代币 (“RTU数字货币”) 的监管指南举行了在线公开听证会。听证会准则的主要做法总结如下。 1、SEC 批准要求：- (1) 上市的RTU数字代币：根据所述RTU数字代币的特性，必须通过SEC的正常轨道或快速轨道获得SEC的批准。注册声明和招股说明书草案必须提向SEC提交，并且必须通过SEC批准的ICO门户（“ICO门户”）进行发行。 (2) 非上市RTU代币：具有SEC规定特征的非上市RTU代币必须通过SEC的正常轨道获得SEC批准。其发行必须通过ICO门户网站进行。 上市的RTU代币和未上市的RTU代币都不能用作支付手段（MOP）。 2、在提供数字代币之前和之后，需要持续披露有关项目的信息，包括对项目的任何重大更改和数字代币持有人的利益，以确保投资者在做出决定之前拥有足够的信息。 3、RTU代币发行人不得持有或向其关联人分配超过SEC规定阈值的RTU代币。在沉默期内，禁止发行人及其关联人向他人出售或转让RTU代币。 4、二级市场监管条例将进行修订。其中包括对《上市规则》、《交易规则》和《市场监督规则》的修订。 根据本指南发布的新法规将适用于在新法规生效日期之前发行但尚未在交易所上市的RTU代币，以及在新法规生效日期之前在交易所上市的RTU代币。 To see the archive of our past newsletters and articles please click here.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (“SEC”) has recently issued regulations, that will take effect on 1st April 2022, prohibiting all licensed digital asset operators (“Operators”), namely, cryptocurrency and digital token exchanges, brokers, dealers, fund managers and advisors, from supporting or facilitating the use of digital assets for the payment for goods or services. … Read More
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have recently become a global trend. NFTs are created and stored in a blockchain but are different from fungible cryptoassets such as Bitcoin, as they are commonly used to represent an ownership interest in, or a right to, a unique asset in a tangible or intangible form. The regulatory treatment of NFT’s… Read More
On 25th October 2021, the Cabinet approved in principle the draft of the Royal Decree on Supervision of Digital Platform Services Required to be Notified (“DPRD”) to be enacted under the Electronic Transactions Act B.E. 2544 (A.D. 2001) to provide protection to consumers and digital platform users, enhance the credibility of digital platforms, and maintain… Read More
On 15th July 2021 the MDES (Ministry of Digital Economy and Society) and the EDTA (Electronic Transactions Development Agency) held a pubic hearing on the draft of the Royal Decree on Digital Platform Service Businesses (“DPSB Law”) to be enacted as a law under the Electronic Transactions Act B.E. 2544 (A.D. 2001). The stated objective… Read More
