Thailand Plans To Expand Crypto ETF Lineup To Include Altcoins

Thailand is preparing to widen its cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund offerings, moving beyond Bitcoin to include a basket of digital tokens as regulators seek to strengthen the country’s position as a regional crypto ￰1￱ Thai SEC is drafting new rules in coordination with other agencies, aiming for a rollout early next year, Bloomberg reported ￰2￱ mutual funds and institutional investors are expected to offer the products once approvals are in ￰3￱ secretary-general Pornanong Budsaratragoon reportedly confirmed the agency aims to expand the range of crypto assets included in the ￰4￱ Market Slump Drives Younger Investors Toward Digital Assets The regulator’s push comes at a time when Thailand’s stock market has fallen 7.6% this year, and younger investors are increasingly drawn to digital ￰5￱ is working to expand its domestic cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund plans beyond Bitcoin to include other digital tokens, with the rollout expected early next year, according to the market regulator ￰0￱ — Bloomberg (@business) October 2, 2025 By creating more regulated channels for exposure, officials hope to meet rising demand while tightening oversight of the fast-moving sector.

Currently, Thai investors can buy tokens directly or invest in funds run by licensed managers that place money only in overseas crypto ￰6￱ new plan goes further, providing domestic structures that cover a wider range of ￰7￱ ETF Plans Reflect Next Stage Of Thai Crypto Policy Development Thailand’s first spot Bitcoin ETF was approved in 2024, managed by One Asset ￰8￱ fund, structured as a “fund of funds,” gave institutional clients regulated access to Bitcoin through global investment ￰9￱ approval came after the US launched its own spot Bitcoin ETFs following a landmark court ￰10￱ move placed Thailand in line with Hong Kong and other markets that were also embracing such products.

Now, the expansion into altcoin ETFs marks the next stage of policy ￰11￱ shows the country’s ambition to bring tokenized investments into mainstream ￰12￱ Push Follows Surge In Domestic Crypto Trading Activity By late 2024, active crypto trading accounts in Thailand had surpassed 270,000, pointing to the growing ￰13￱ the same time, regulators have not shied away from ￰14￱ June, the SEC blocked access to five unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges , including Bybit and OKX, citing risks of money laundering and potential harm to ￰15￱ said the platforms had been offering trading services to Thai residents without authorization and referred the cases to the Economic Crime Suppression Division.