Thailand finalizes BTC and ETH ETF trading rules
Image: CointelegraphThailand's Securities and Exchange Commission finalized crypto ETF rules that take effect on October 16 2026. Only BTC and ETH qualify as underlying assets in the initial phase. Crypto ETFs may trade exclusively on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Foreign crypto ETF products and overseas crypto ETF access for most retail investors are not permitted initially. Thai mutual and private funds may now invest in domestic crypto ETFs. Funds must be passive, single-asset vehicles with an average 80% net exposure to their underlying crypto over each accounting year.
Key points
- Only BTC and ETH are eligible underlying assets in the initial phase.
- Crypto ETFs may trade exclusively on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
- Funds must maintain an average 80% net exposure to their tracked crypto each accounting year.
- Margin lending to purchase crypto ETFs is prohibited under the new framework.
Why it matters
The framework gives Thai investors a regulated domestic route to gain BTC and ETH exposure via the stock market. It also creates a new domestic crypto investment option under Thailand's investor protection regime.
What's unclear
The SEC has not committed to expanding eligible crypto assets beyond BTC and ETH in future phases.
No timeline has been provided for when the first approved crypto ETFs will begin trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
Price context · BTC
At publication
$82,168.00
Now
$82,280.00
Change since
+0.14%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
Crypto Briefing
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Thailand’s SEC finalizes rules for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
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