The Thai SEC plans to set the daily deposit and withdrawal limit for stablecoins at 5 million Thai Baht

According to Cointelegraph, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has released a draft proposing that regulated cryptocurrency operators set a daily deposit and withdrawal limit of 5 million Thai Baht (approximately 148,000 USD) for each customer regarding stablecoins. This limit will be calculated separately for each operator, applying to both deposits and withdrawals. The regulatory body stated that this move aims to curb money laundering, cybercrime, and the evasion of cross-border fund transfer regulations.

The draft also prohibits the transfer of stablecoins in and out of third-party wallets, requiring operators to verify that customers own the accounts or wallets used for deposits and withdrawals. Operators must also comply with the Travel Rule, which involves collecting and sharing information related to transfers and using blockchain analysis tools to identify wallet addresses associated with suspicious activities.

Additionally, the draft requires cryptocurrency exchanges to disclose their list of market makers and specify the assets that these market makers provide liquidity for; cryptocurrency brokers are not allowed to use liquidity providers for trading pairs of stablecoins with Thai Baht; a minimum threshold of 3 million Thai Baht will apply to certain over-the-counter transactions. This draft continues the consultation initiated by the Thai SEC in September, during which it had already proposed limits on stablecoin transfers and recommendations for strengthening the regulation of cryptocurrency operators.