Key Takeaways
- Thailand’s SEC has strictly limited the G-Token’s use to investment purposes only, banning its use for payments or speculative trading.
- The G-Token will only be tradable on licensed digital asset exchanges within Thailand, ensuring regulatory oversight and investor protection.
- Set to launch in July, the digital asset will be issued by a government-approved ICO portal.
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced stringent regulations for the forthcoming G-Token, the world’s first government-issued digital asset.
Upcoming G-Token
The G-Token, to be issued by the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO), will not be allowed for payments or speculative trading, according to the SEC.
Instead, it is intended to serve as a digital alternative to government bonds or savings products, with the primary goal of raising funds to address the national budget deficit.
Unlike other cryptocurrencies, the G-Token is designed strictly as an investment instrument.
According to the SEC, the G-Token will only be tradable on licensed digital asset exchanges within Thailand.
SEC Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon emphasized the token’s investment-focused nature, stating:
“We want to ensure that the G-Token serves as a useful, technology-driven investment innovation — not merely a speculative tool.
“It must offer proper investment options, exit strategies, and investor protection.”
Key Details
Jomkwan Kongsakul, Deputy Secretary-General of the SEC, explained that the G-Token will be issued through an initial coin offering (ICO) portal selected by the PDMO.
While the launch is planned for July, some specifics, such as the issuance date, interest rate, and maturity period, are still to be announced.
To maintain a savings-oriented investment approach, the token will be tradable on the secondary market, giving investors more exit options.
“Unlike government bonds or equities, a G-Token is not a debt instrument and therefore falls under the Digital Asset Act, not traditional public debt laws,” Jomkwan said.
Trading Infrastructure
The move follows recent reports that Thailand’s SEC was developing a debt instrument trading platform using distributed ledger technology (DLT).
This new system aims to increase participation from securities firms and digitize bond trading across primary and secondary markets.
“In the future, there may be multiple chains for trading. Trading through DLT across all systems will be connected by a shared ledger, which is expected to be completed soon,” Jomkwan noted.
“There will be two types of securities issuance — traditional securities and digital-native products created through DLT.”
Kurt Robson is a London-based reporter at CCN, specialising in the fast-moving worlds of crypto and emerging technology. He began his career covering local news in Cornwall after graduating from Falmouth University with First Class Honours in Journalism. There, he cut his teeth on everything from council meetings to missing swans.
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