Thailand intensifies anti-money laundering efforts, with the country's crypto platforms freezing over 10,000 accounts

According to the Bangkok Post, Thailand's digital asset operators have frozen over 10,000 suspicious cryptocurrency accounts under the newly implemented "speed bump" measures to combat money laundering activities conducted through "money mule accounts."

The president of the Thai Digital Asset Operators Trade Association stated that criminal networks typically disperse illegal funds into multiple bank accounts, then concentrate them into cryptocurrency platforms and quickly convert them into digital assets for transfer abroad. The new measures stipulate a 24-hour transaction lock on transfers of 50,000 baht or more, during which users must complete additional KYC verification (such as video verification) before the funds can be released.