BTC is not illegal in Thailand, you all got trolled.
Thats what I thought... Then why would the Thai exchange come out with such a statement ?
They did not. You got trolled!
Im lost...
https://bitcoin.co.th/en/The other alternative is they got into some difficulty and used that story to shut down...
That is a suspected scam site that shut down without paying back the investors.
You are going to have to link to a govt site or something. There is no way that company is the Thai stock exchange or Thai bank or anything.
Just cuz some guy who sells 5 btc a month makes a blog post you need to really question why...
Well, I didnt know that site was a scam site...
I just went there to buy some BTC the other day and saw that on their site, then I got the emails from mates telling me... "I told you so"
Trading suspended due to Bank of Thailand advisement
July 29, 2013
The purpose of the following statement is designed only to give information to our users about our choice to suspend our services.
During the past several months Bitcoin Co. Ltd., in Thailand, has been in the process of registering with the various Thai government agencies in order to operate in a lawful manner. Included in this due diligence was to reach out to the Bank of Thailand, the governing body that regulates financial transactions in Thailand, and ask for guidance as to any applicable licenses in buying and selling bitcoins.
Initially the Bank of Thailand had bypassed the company’s money exchange license on the basis that Bitcoin was not a currency, however the company was invited back, on July 29th, 2013, to participant in a conference about how Bitcoin works in general, and business operations of Bitcoin Co. Ltd. The conference was held with about 15 members of the Bank of Thailand in attendance. During this conference, managing director of Bitcoin Co. Ltd. gave a presentation about the workings of Bitcoin, the benefits of Bitcoin, insight into the company’s operations and future implications of Bitcoin.
At the conclusion of the meeting senior members of the Foreign Exchange Administration and Policy Department advised that due to lack of existing applicable laws, capital controls and the fact that Bitcoin straddles multiple financial facets the following Bitcoin activities are illegal in Thailand:
Buying Bitcoins
Selling Bitcoins
Buying any goods or services in exchange for Bitcoins
Selling any goods or services for Bitcoins
Sending Bitcoins to anyone located outside of Thailand
Receiving Bitcoins from anyone located outside of Thailand
Based on such a broad and encompassing advisement, Bitcoin Co. Ltd. therefore has no choice but to suspend operations until such as time that the laws in Thailand are updated to account for the existance of Bitcoin. The Bank of Thailand has said they will further consider the issue, but did not give any specific timeline.
Bitcoin Co. Ltd. has currency exchange applications currently pending review with the Bank of Thailand.
