Thai ICO Portal SE Digital Aims to Launch $98 Million Investment Token

SE Digital, a subsidiary of Thailand's Seamico Securities, is planning to launch the first investment token in the country with a target transaction size of THB 2 billion and THB 3 billion ($65.8 million and $98.7 million respectively).

As reported by Bangkok Post on Friday, the platform received approval from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a regulated Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Initial Coin Offering (ICO) An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is a kind of crypto token sale that is used as a method of fundraising, similar to an Initial Public Offering (IPO), in which stocks are sold to raise money for a company.In order to launch an ICO, a company simply needs to create a website, issue a token, and set a time and date for the sale. Investors buy ICO tokens in exchange for another cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin or Ethereum; after a set amount of time, they receive the tokens they purchased in the sale.Acco An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is a kind of crypto token sale that is used as a method of fundraising, similar to an Initial Public Offering (IPO), in which stocks are sold to raise money for a company.In order to launch an ICO, a company simply needs to create a website, issue a token, and set a time and date for the sale. Investors buy ICO tokens in exchange for another cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin or Ethereum; after a set amount of time, they receive the tokens they purchased in the sale.Acco Read this Term) portal.

Offering end-to-end service to crypto companies

Apart from acting only as an ICO portal, the company will also provide additional services, including strategic advisory and access to secondary markets. It will also vet the approached projects before they seek approval from the SEC.

The report also detailed that Elevated Returns, a strategic investor in Seamico Securities, has applied for digital assets exchange license from the SEC and is planning to list the tokens, which will conduct an ICO on SE Digital’s platform.

“We are glad to have obtained an approval to operate as the official ICO Portal and are excited to turn a new page on Thailand’s capital market history as the country will become one of the first nations in ASEAN to offer regulated digital token offerings,” Jesadavat Priebjrivat, CEO of SE Digital, said.

“Having obtained an approval from the SEC, SE Digital will be able to promote the tokenization of traditional assets providing investors with access to previously illiquid and difficult to access assets such as commercial real estate and investment products with global exposure, while offering issuers with a new fundraising alternative that allows access to a wider pool of capital providers with cost savings accrued from the digitisation on the Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned). In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data, making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tamp Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned). In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data, making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tamp Read this Term.”

Thailand is one of the countries that has a positive stance on digital currencies and is trying to regulate the sector. Any entity dealing in such currencies needs to receive approval from the regulators.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin Co., one of the leading crypto exchanges in the country, terminated is services last month, citing its interest in other business areas.