Digital Assets Now Available in Thai Investment Fund (March 2025)

Opening the Door for Digital Asset Investments in Funds

Effective from January 16, 2025: Investment funds in Thailand can now allocate portions of their portfolios to digital assets. Before this date, individual investors would need to purchase digital assets directly, managing all risks themselves.

For Retail Funds (accessible to general investors, the masses):

• Can invest up to 5% of their net asset value in digital assets

• Primarily through ETFs or foreign funds with digital asset exposure

For Ultra-High-Net-Worth Investor Funds (minimum investment of 30 million baht, the whales):

• Unlimited investment in Crypto ETFs

• Direct investment in digital assets up to 20% of fund value

Implementation Timline:

Funds that already investing in digital assets under previous regulations have a 90-day grace period (until April 15, 2025) to comply with the new framework and documentation.

What This Means for Securities and Asset Management Companies

Starting from March 16, 2025: Both securities companies and asset management companies with existing fund licenses can manage digital assets without additional permits or license!

Before this change, they would need to apply and obtain a special digital asset fund manager license.

They can just use their regular license!

Instant Access Through Everyday Banking App:

As of March 19, 2025: SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SCBAM) has updated it investment policies with SEC approval to include investment in digital assets (investment token and crypto assets).

This is available through SCB Easy app!

It's the app that most Thais use for daily payments, transfers, and bills.

SCB Easy app is equivalent to major international banking apps like Chase of Bank of America mobile or Barclays or HSBC mobile banking apps.

Now the masses won't need to panic about seed phrase and opening MetaMask and so on.