The Binance Exchange application for download in the Apple Inc App Store on a smartphone arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, on Feb 20 this year. (Bloomberg photo)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning investors that Binance, an international cryptocurrency exchange based in Malta that accepts Thai baht deposits, is illegal in Thailand and calls on the company to open dialogue with the regulator.
“We [SEC] would like to inform that Binance is not yet a licensed digital asset operator under the Digital Asset Business Decree BE 2561 [2018]. People and investors must use caution if persuaded to exchange digital assets, accept deposits, transfer, withdraw funds or conduct digital asset transactions,” said the statement.
Archinee Pattamasukhon, SEC’s assistant secretary-general, said the SEC…
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