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Merkle buoyant on Ethereum outlook
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 24/07/2025
» Merkle Capital expects Ethereum (ETH) to be the biggest beneficiary of strong tailwinds in the cryptocurrency market this quarter, with a possibility that the world's second-largest crypto by market capitalisation could reach a new all-time high.
Challenges aplenty await central bank chief
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 14/07/2025
» As the search for the next governor of the Bank of Thailand nears its conclusion, with cabinet approval of the chosen candidate expected within days, attention is rapidly shifting to the challenges awaiting the appointee.
Phuket eyed for crypto sandbox
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/02/2025
» In a move cheered by cryptocurrency enthusiasts, last month former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra proposed using Phuket province as a Bitcoin sandbox for tourism, aiming to encourage digital currency holders to spend in Thailand.
Bitcoin buzz reverberates
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Narumon Kasemsuk and Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/12/2024
» Bitcoin surged to a record high of US$106,000 following Donald Trump's US presidential election victory, reflecting a significant uptick in a cryptocurrency market long marked by volatility and recent downturns.
Hong Kong launches world's first wholesale CBDC pilot
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/03/2024
» HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) pilot, the world's first such platform for tokenised deposits, assets and central bank money.
2C2P bullish on revenue growth in 2024
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/01/2024
» 2C2P (Thailand), a global payments platform under the Ant Group, has continued to grow by gaining more merchant partners from Alibaba while catering to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating offline, enabling them to receive e-wallet payments from Chinese visitors to Thailand.
Probing the B10,000 digital handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Somruedi Banchongduang and Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk, Published on 13/09/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party-led coalition government believes its flagship policy, the 10,000-baht digital currency handout, will unleash an "economic tsunami" of consumption, benefiting many sectors of the economy.
China leads race to modernise global money flows
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/08/2023
» A new platform to expand the reach of China’s digital yuan and other central bank digital currencies is moving closer to reality, raising eyebrows among some defenders of a system long dominated by the US dollar.
Krungsri upbeat on digital baht
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/06/2023
» The Bank of Thailand is working with three payment service providers to launch its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), a novel financial infrastructure it claims will improve the convenience and efficiency of financial transactions with lower costs.
Indonesia central bank says digital rupiah currency can be used in metaverse
Reuters, Published on 05/12/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank (BI) governor Perry Warjiyo said on Monday its planned digital rupiah currency can be used in the future to buy products in the metaverse.