THAILAND: SEC Prepares to Update NC Guidelines and Digital Asset Custody System

Wednesday May 27 2026

On 26^th May 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed principles for revising the net capital (NC) requirements and the digital asset custody system for digital asset businesses. The aim is to enhance connectivity and collaboration among businesses, encourage more domestic digital asset trading and client asset custody, and reduce reliance on foreign service providers. The revisions also aim to improve NC requirements related to securities and derivatives trading to better reflect risk.

On 7^th May 2026, the SEC approved the revision of the Net Liquidity Fund (NC) Guidelines for Digital Asset Business Operators to Support Trading and Custody of Domestic Customers’ Assets (Local Activities) and NC Guidelines related to securities and derivatives business operators, which aim to create a domestic ecosystem that facilitates linkages between such business operators. Reduce dependence on foreign service providers Under stricter conditions on liability and security of the system used to store customer assets, as well as updating the NC Guidelines to reflect real risks and be in line with the current diverse digital asset business characteristics.

In addition, the NC Criteria for Securities and/or Derivatives Business Operators engaged in the digital asset business (traditional business operators and digital assets under the same company) have been updated to be more appropriate, and the NC Criteria for Derivatives Business Operators have been updated to cover more business operations.

Click on the above link for further information