Thailand Sets 0% Crypto Tax to Build Regional Hub

Thailand has sought to become a regional digital-asset hub by pairing tax incentives with tighter oversight. Crypto gains had been subject to personal income tax, while the government waived a 7% value-added tax on digital-asset trading in 2024. The latest relief brings regulated crypto transactions closer to the tax treatment of traditional securities and channels investors toward exchanges, brokers and dealers licensed by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission, strengthening Bangkok’s appeal to international investors and crypto-focused digital nomads.

Finance Ministry Regulation No. 399 sets the personal capital-gains tax rate at 0% for qualifying cryptocurrency and digital-token trades from Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2029. Separately, Bitcoin Red Team founder and AnchorWatch CEO Rob Hamilton said OpenAI restricted access a day after he integrated its Trust & Cyber tools, forcing the volunteer group back to Chinese open-source models. As of Aug. 8, 2026, the team had identified 1,288 critical and high-severity vulnerabilities across the Bitcoin ecosystem.