泰国前总理他信·西那瓦建议采用加密货币和稳定币以及在线赌博合法化

泰国前总理他信·西那瓦表示，允许稳定币和其他有形资产支持的代币交易“没有风险”。

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.

泰国前总理他信·西那瓦敦促政府将在线赌博合法化，并允许稳定币交易以获得额外的收入来源。

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.

据西那瓦称，泰国政府因在线赌博而损失了近 40 亿美元（1000 亿泰铢）的税收。据路透社报道，他在 1 月 13 日的一次活动中发表讲话，敦促泰国当局将在线赌博生态系统合法化。

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.

这项建议是在泰国内阁批准一项法律草案——《娱乐综合体商业法》——以使赌场和赌博合法化几个小时后提出的。该法律旨在允许建立娱乐中心和赌场，并对泰国的地下赌博业征税。

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.

尽管西那瓦不是现任政府的成员，但他对泰国的政治格局仍然具有重大影响力。他的女儿 Paetongtarn Shinawatra 担任该国总理。

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).

在宣布批准该法律草案时，现任总理西那瓦强调了新加坡的类似实施，这对该岛国的旅游业和国内生产总值（GDP）产生了巨大的积极影响。

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

泰国众议院需要将该法案签署成为法律。截止日期尚未公布。

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

据前总理称，泰国政府正在制定一项计划，对在线赌博进行监管和征税。他说：

“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.”

“政府正在计划规范在线赌博。这将是一个护照类型的访问系统。我们希望有一本护照来控制谁可以参加比赛。”

Former Thai PM recommends crypto and stablecoin adoption

泰国前总理建议采用加密货币和稳定币

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

基于他之前研究加密货币并继续相关沙箱实验的建议，西那瓦主张采用稳定币和其他非易失性加密货币。

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

他特别要求泰国证券交易委员会（SEC）允许“稳定币或由资产支持的硬币的交易”。

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.

西那瓦补充说，泰国普吉岛可能是试点测试加密支付的地点。 “不会有任何风险；它只是世界上的另一种货币，”他说。

Rising interest in digital baht payments

对数字泰铢支付的兴趣日益浓厚

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，泰国以数字货币的形式向 4500 万公民发放了社会福利金。为了刺激经济，符合条件的泰国人获得了约 280 美元，政府花费了 138 亿美元。

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

此外，泰国央行于 2024 年 4 月完成了零售央行数字货币（CBDC）试点项目。

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.”

泰国央行在结论报告中表示，“没有立即计划正式发行零售 CBDC”。尽管如此，它将继续利用由此产生的见解“应用于新领域和增强支付系统的未来研究”。