Spot crypto is legal in Thailand but only as a licensed activity. The Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018) requires a digital asset business operator to hold a licence granted by the Minister of Finance on the SEC's recommendation, and operating without one is a criminal offence carrying two to five years' imprisonment plus fines. The licence categories the SEC has consulted on are spot-side businesses — exchange, broker and dealer, later advisory services and fund management — and as recently as February 2026 the SEC was still consulting on a framework to permit spot crypto ETFs, which it described as an initial phase using relatively simple structures.
A perpetual on ARB tracks price and does not confer ownership of the underlying — the same contract mechanics apply in every jurisdiction; what differs by country is legal status and funding rails.
11 venues open Arbitrum perps to traders in Thailand.
ApeX
Aster
Avantis
gTrade
Helix
Hyperliquid
KiloEx
Lighter
PacificaFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
Personal income tax exemption on the gain from transferring crypto through an SEC-licensed Thai exchange, broker or dealer, for assessable income received 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029 (Ministerial Regulation No. 399, B.E. 2568, issued 27 August 2025, adding item (109) to Ministerial Regulation No. 126).
Trading Arbitrum from Thailand: legal.
For Arbitrum traders in Thailand: Know-your-client measures and client due diligence process required for digital asset operators
From Thailand, you can fund an Arbitrum position using Bank Transfer (Thai QR), Bank Transfer (PromptPay) and P2P (Peer-to-Peer).
Thailand residents can trade Arbitrum on 16 platforms, including Aevo, ApeX and Aster.
On Canborsa, Arbitrum trading from Thailand costs 0.07% per side.