Bank
of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said that the institution
is open to discussing Facebook’s Libra stablecoin with the company,
local media Xinhuanet reported on July 19.
Per
the report, Santiprabhob made his remarks at the Bangkok FinTech Fair
on July 19, pointing out that Facebook had already contacted the central
bank many times. He also noted that the institution had established a
new team to study Libra’s whitepaper, but their analysis will take time.
“We are not going to rush into a decision of Libra as yet,”
Santiprabhob reportedly said, continuing to emphasize the importance of
security:
“All kinds of new digital money have been
emerging, therefore the Bank of Thailand monitors all and don't give
favoritism to any particular financial service. Security in financial
services is the bank's top priority. It will take time.”
Santiprabhob
reportedly said that Libra cannot simply replace the Thai baht,
concluding that “Libra cannot just step in and replace all currencies
and digital money.”
As Cointelegraph reported
earlier this month, Fiscal Policy Office legal officer Sumaporn Manason
argued that Libra will likely run up against difficulties entering
Thailand as the cryptocurrency does not fall under any local financial
legislation currently existing.
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