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ETH Thailand's SEC has finalized "travel rules" for cryptocurrencies to cover self-custodial wallets
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finalized new "travel rules" regulations that extend the compliance obligations of digital asset operators to transfers involving self-custodial wallets. The move aims to align the country with global anti-money laundering (AML) standards.
The rules require
The SEC requires licensed digital asset operators to collect the sender and recipient identity information of each cryptocurrency transfer and verify who controls the self-managed wallet. Each encrypted transfer must provide detailed information about the issuer and recipient, including name and account number.
Unlike managed wallets operated by exchanges or other centralized institutions, self-managed wallets are directly controlled by users. Requiring operators to determine ownership or control means adding additional compliance steps when assets move between regulated services and privately controlled addresses.
Transaction records must be kept for five years and can be accessed by regulators at any time during the first two years.
Timeline and reasons
The rule will take effect on February 27, 2027, providing crypto companies with nearly six months to develop systems to transmit, receive and monitor transaction information.
The final rules were determined after two rounds of public consultations this year-first a draft of principles was proposed in March, followed by a notice draft in June. The SEC said a majority of stakeholders support the proposals.
SEC Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon said the rules are designed to reduce the risk of digital asset operators being used for money laundering, terrorist financing and technology-related crimes.
Thailand is not acting alone. As more and more countries around the world join the ranks of tracking senders and recipients of cryptocurrencies, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) estimates that as of 2026, 83% of surveyed jurisdictions have passed "travel rules" legislation.
For industries that have adapted to Thailand's broader digital asset regulation, including the SEC's proposal on retail investors 'participation in overseas crypto derivatives, and draft rules for spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, the "Rules of Travel" add another layer of compliance requirements that need to be managed.
