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The Thai government and pro-democracy protesters are at war over social media. Authorities blocked local access to a Facebook group that was critical of the monarchy. Young pr...

By Sandali Handagama

Aug 26, 2020 at 8:45 p.m. UTC

Aug 26, 2020

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Sarawut Benchakul, Secretary-General of the Office of the Judiciary, unveiled the project Thursday. (Office of the Court of Justice)

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Thailand Is Prepping to Move Judicial System Records to a Blockchain

The Office of the Court of Justice is developing its blockchain as part of Thailand's court digitization campaign.

By Danny Nelson

Aug 20, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 20, 2020

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ERX Gets License to Launch Exchange in Thailand

Thailand’s securities watchdog has granted a digital assets exchange license to Elevated Returns’ ERX trading platform.

By Sandali Handagama

Jul 21, 2020 at 8:09 p.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2020

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Thailand Already Using Central Bank's Digital Currency

Thailand's digital currency is backed by the central bank’s foreign currency reserves, which have grown by $25 billion over the past 12 months.

By Paddy Baker

Jul 17, 2020 at 10:29 a.m. UTC

Jul 17, 2020

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Thai Central Bank Taps Cement Company for First Digital Currency Payments

The Bank of Thailand is integrating a CBDC payments system into the financials of the country’s oldest cement company in an extension of its Inthanon project.

By Jaspreet Kalra

Jun 20, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. UTC

Jun 20, 2020

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The Thai Ministry of Finance announced the sale of cheap savings bonds via a blockchain enabled wallet. (Aquatarqus/Shutterstock)

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Thailand to Raise $6.4M With Sale of Blockchain-Based Bonds

The Thai Public Debt Management Office plans to sell the cheaply priced bonds through a state-owned bank’s blockchain e-wallet.

By Jaspreet Kalra

Jun 17, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. UTC

Jun 17, 2020

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Thailand Turns to Blockchain to Boost Renewable Energy Push

A Thailand public-private joint venture has inked a deal with blockchain startup Power Ledger to encourage renewables trading and uptake.

By Sebastian Sinclair

May 26, 2020 at 8:38 a.m. UTC

May 26, 2020

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Thai Remittance Platform Starts Processing Ripple Payments

DeeMoney has become the first non-banking institution to use RippleNet in Thailand.

By Paddy Baker

Mar 19, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 19, 2020

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Why Security Token Offerings Are a Big Yawn in Parts of Asia

Security token offerings were supposed to be the next big blockchain-based investment vehicle. But investors in Thailand and Taiwan aren't so interested.

By Sam Reynolds

Feb 12, 2020 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

Feb 12, 2020

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