泰國前總理他信·西那瓦建議採用加密貨幣和穩定幣以及線上賭博合法化

泰國前總理他信·西那瓦表示，允許穩定幣和其他有形資產支持的代幣交易「沒有風險」。

Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has urged the government to legalize online gambling and allow the trading of stablecoins for an additional revenue stream.

泰國前總理他信·西那瓦敦促政府將線上賭博合法化，並允許穩定幣交易以獲得額外的收入來源。

According to Shinawatra, the Thai government is missing out on almost $4 billion (100 billion Thai baht) in tax revenue from online gambling. Speaking at an event on Jan. 13, he urged Thai authorities to legalize the online gambling ecosystem, Reuters reported.

據西那瓦稱，泰國政府因線上賭博而損失了近 40 億美元（1,000 億泰銖）的稅收。據路透社報道，他在 1 月 13 日的一次活動中發表講話，敦促泰國當局將線上賭博生態系統合法化。

The recommendation came hours after Thailand’s cabinet approved a draft law — the Entertainment Complex Business Act — to legalize casinos and gambling. The law aims to allow the establishment of entertainment complexes and casinos and tax Thailand’s underground gambling industry.

這項建議是在泰國內閣批准一項法律草案——《娛樂綜合體商業法》——以使賭場和賭博合法化幾個小時後提出的。該法律旨在允許建立娛樂中心和賭場，並對泰國的地下賭博業徵稅。

Although Shinawatra is not part of the current administration, he retains significant influence over Thailand’s political landscape. His daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, serves as the country’s prime minister.

儘管西那瓦不是現任政府的成員，但他對泰國的政治格局仍然具有重大影響力。他的女兒 Paetongtarn Shinawatra 擔任該國總理。

When announcing the approval of the draft law, the current Prime Minister Shinawatra highlighted a similar implementation by Singapore, which had a drastic positive impact on the island nation’s tourism and gross domestic product (GDP).

在宣布批准該法律草案時，現任總理西那瓦強調了新加坡的類似實施，這對該島國的旅遊業和國內生產總值（GDP）產生了巨大的積極影響。

The House of Representatives of Thailand will need to sign the bill into law. No deadline has yet been announced.

泰國眾議院需要將該法案簽署成為法律。截止日期尚未公佈。

According to the former prime minister, the Thai government is working on a plan to regulate and tax online gambling. He said:

據前總理稱，泰國政府正在製定一項計劃，對線上賭博進行監管和徵稅。他說：

“The government is planning to regulate online gambling. It will be a passport-type access system. We would have like a passport to control who can play.”

「政府正在計劃規範線上賭博。這將是一個護照類型的訪問系統。我們希望有一本護照來控制誰可以參加比賽。

Former Thai PM recommends crypto and stablecoin adoption

泰國前總理建議採用加密貨幣和穩定幣

Building on his previous recommendation to study cryptocurrencies and continue related sandbox experimentations, Shinawatra advocated adopting stablecoins and other non-volatile cryptocurrencies.

基於他先前研究加密貨幣並繼續相關沙箱實驗的建議，西那瓦主張採用穩定幣和其他非揮發性加密貨幣。

He specifically asked Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow the “trade of stablecoin, or coin that are backed by assets.”

他特別要求泰國證券交易委員會（SEC）允許「穩定幣或由資產支持的硬幣的交易」。

Shinawatra added that the Thai city of Phuket is a possible site for pilot testing crypto payments. “There will be no risk; it is just another currency in the world,” he said.

西那瓦補充說，泰國普吉島可能是試點測試加密支付的地點。 「不會有任何風險；它只是世界上的另一種貨幣，」他說。

Rising interest in digital baht payments

對數位泰銖支付的興趣日益濃厚

In July 2024, Thailand distributed a social-benefits payout to 45 million citizens in digital money. The drive to spur the economy saw eligible Thais receive about $280, costing the government $13.8 billion.

2024 年 7 月，泰國以數位貨幣的形式向 4,500 萬公民發放了社會福利金。為了刺激經濟，符合條件的泰國人獲得了約 280 美元，政府花費了 138 億美元。

Also, the Bank of Thailand completed a pilot retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) project in April 2024.

此外，泰國央行於 2024 年 4 月完成了零售央行數位貨幣（CBDC）試點計畫。

In its concluding report, the Thai central bank said it had “no immediate plan to officially issue Retail CBDC.” Still, it will continue to leverage the resultant insights “to apply to new areas and future studies on enhancing the payment system.”

泰國央行在結論報告中表示，「沒有立即計劃正式發行零售 CBDC」。儘管如此，它將繼續利用由此產生的見解「應用於新領域和增強支付系統的未來研究」。