🇹🇭Thailand plans to block unauthorized crypto platforms from local users
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it plans to block local access to unauthorized cryptocurrency platforms, and has asked local investors to move out their funds from such platforms. Following a meeting on April 19 with a government committee on preventing technology-related crimes, the SEC was ordered to submit information on locally unauthorized digital asset service providers to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
🇹🇭Thailand plans to block unauthorized crypto platforms from local users
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it plans to block local access to unauthorized cryptocurrency platforms, and has asked local investors to move out their funds from such platforms. Following a meeting on April 19 with a government committee on preventing technology-related crimes, the SEC was ordered to submit information on locally unauthorized digital asset service providers to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
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How Does Bitcoin Work?
Bitcoin is built on a distributed digital record called a blockchain. As the name implies, blockchain is a linked body of data, made up of units called blocks that contain information about each and every transaction, including date and time, total value, buyer and seller, and a unique identifying code for each exchange. Entries are strung together in chronological order, creating a digital chain of blocks. “Once a block is added to the blockchain, it becomes accessible to anyone who wishes to view it, acting as a public ledger of cryptocurrency transactions,” says Stacey Harris, consultant for Pelicoin, a network of cryptocurrency ATMs. Blockchain is decentralized, which means it’s not controlled by any one organization. “It’s like a Google Doc that anyone can work on,” says Buchi Okoro, CEO and co-founder of African cryptocurrency exchange Quidax. “Nobody owns it, but anyone who has a link can contribute to it. And as different people update it, your copy also gets updated.”
