Overview

• The Thai SEC is drafting regulations to let mutual funds and institutions offer ETFs that track baskets of cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin.
• SEC secretary-general Pornanong Budsaratragoon said the goal is to expand the supply of crypto assets available through domestic ETFs.
• A separate oversight bill, cleared by the prime minister’s law-drafting body, would let the SEC suspend major transactions and directly probe insider trading pending parliamentary approval.
• Thai investors currently gain crypto exposure mainly by buying tokens directly or via asset managers investing in overseas ETFs, leaving limited local ETF options.
• Momentum includes a tourist-focused crypto sandbox that entered public hearings in July 2025 and industry support from firms such as Binance and Kasikornbank, though no launch date for expanded ETFs has been confirmed.