# SEC amends regulations related to supervision of ready-to-use utility tokens

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/markets/156626-sec-amends-regulations-related-to-supervision-of-ready-to-use-utility-tokens
- Published: 2024-08-16T08:39:00+07:00
- Author: SiamNews PR

**The SEC has revised regulations for the supervision of ready-to-use utility tokens
in Thailand, with the aim of ensuring user protection and promoting the digital 
economy policy. The key points of the amendments include approval requirements for
utility tokens and enhanced oversight mechanisms.**

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Bangkok, 14 August 2024 – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended
the regulations related to supervision of ready-to-use utility tokens to ensure 
that the users are adequately and sufficiently protected without compromising the
use of technologies to develop innovations.

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The amendments which will also contribute to the promotion of Thailand’s digital
economy policy have come into effect on 13 August 2024. 

Earlier, the SEC Board passed a resolution approving the proposed amendments to 
the regulatory framework for utility tokens that are ready to use, ensuring that
the regulations align with the characteristics, risks, and usage of each type of
utility token. The aim is to provide adequate and appropriate protection for the
users without hindering the use of technologies in business and industrial sectors,
the development of innovation, and the promotion of the national digital economy
policy. Subsequently, the SEC conducted a public hearing to gather comments from
the public and stakeholders, with the majority expressing agreement with the principles
and the proposed amendments. The SEC has therefore issued notifications concerning
the amendments to the regulatory framework for ready-to-use utility tokens, with
the key points as follows:  

(1) The regulations of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) specify that ready-to-use
utility tokens that are issued for consumptive purpose or are a digital representation
of a certificate (Utility Tokens Group 1), are exempt from the requirement to obtain
approval for their offering. Utility tokens that are ready for use and fall outside
of Group 1 (Utility Tokens Group 2), which are intended to be listed for trading
on a licensed digital asset exchange, must obtain approval for their offering from
the SEC and disclose information as required. This includes filing the registration
statement and a draft prospectus. Additionally, the offering must also be conducted
through an ICO portal approved by the SEC Board; In any case, all types of utility
tokens are subject to the condition that the issuers must not accept the tokens 
for staking purpose, except the staking for voting, joining the event, or sharing
benefits from the ecosystem activities, and must not use them as Means of Payment(
MOP) as defined by the Bank of Thailand.

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  (2) The regulations of the secondary market stipulate that services related to
Utility Tokens Group 1, whether they are ready to use or not, are exempted from 
obtaining digital asset business licenses. Additionally, digital asset exchanges,
digital asset brokers, and digital asset dealers are prohibited from providing services
related to such utility tokens*. However, if these business operators wish to provide
services related to Utility Tokens Group 1, whether they are ready for use or not,
as part of another business operation, they must establish a separate legal entity
for this service. Additionally, they must not use any names or information that 
could mislead the public into believing that they are engaged in a digital asset
business under the SEC supervision.

         Additionally, the regulatory framework for digital asset exchanges has 
been revised to enhance oversight mechanisms and address concerns related to price
manipulation in the secondary market. Furthermore, the standards for information
disclosure have been raised to better protect digital asset investors.

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