Thailand’s five-year crypto tax exemption has returned to the spotlight after Binance founder Changpeng Zhao drew fresh attention to the policy this week, prompting new claims that the country has become a “0% crypto tax haven.”
Summary
- Thailand exempts qualifying individual crypto gains through 2029 when transactions use locally licensed asset operators.
- Ministerial Regulation No. 399 became law in September 2025 but applies retroactively from January 2025.
- Unlicensed offshore exchanges, staking rewards, mining income and corporate profits are not automatically tax exempt.
- Thailand’s SEC continues tightening local oversight while developing crypto ETFs,…
