SEC adjusts new criteria, including USDC and USDT in cryptocurrency list

SEC improves the list of cryptocurrencies announced by SEC by adding USDC and USDT to the list of cryptocurrencies.

March 6, 2568 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Improve the list of cryptocurrency criteria announced by the SEC to allow digital token issuers to accept cryptocurrency in return and digital token offering service providers (ICO Portal) to accept cryptocurrency from investors or Issuers in transactions, and to allow digital asset exchanges to buy or exchange digital assets with two additional cryptocurrencies: USD Coin (USDC) and Tether (USDT), effective from March 2, 16 onwards.

As specified by the SEC, the list of cryptocurrencies that Issuers, ICO Portals, and Digital Asset Exchanges can receive as compensation or transact or use for trading or exchanging on Digital Asset Exchanges.

There are currently 5 names: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Stellar (XLM) and cryptocurrencies that are used to test programmable payments under the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox according to the criteria and conditions of the Bank of Thailand (BOT).

Therefore, to make the criteria more flexible for business operations, the SEC opened for comments on the principles of the SEC's announcement of the amendment to the cryptocurrency list, which was completed in February 2568. Most of the commenters agreed with the principles and the draft announcement.

The SEC has therefore issued an announcement to improve the list of cryptocurrencies announced by the SEC* to support Issuers to receive cryptocurrencies in return, ICO Portals to accept cryptocurrencies from investors or Issuers in transactions, and digital asset exchange business operators to buy, sell, or exchange digital assets with 2 additional cryptocurrencies: USDT and USDC.

This announcement of the criteria* will be effective from 16 March 2568 onwards.

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