PANews reported on August 28th that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra met with global digital asset investors in Bangkok on August 26th to discuss a proposal to position Thailand as an ASEAN digital asset hub. The meeting proposed establishing a sovereign strategic reserve to enhance the long-term resilience of Thailand's financial system and economy, a proposal supported by several international companies, including Metaplanet and UTXO Management. Other attendees included Nakamoto Holdings, Sora Ventures, AsiaStrategy, and others. Kip Tiaviwat, founder of Kliff Capital, stated that this move is an important step toward realizing Thailand's vision of becoming an ASEAN Bitcoin and digital asset hub.

Earlier news showed that the Thai Ministry of Finance has selected KuCoin to participate in its world's first publicly issued tokenized government bond project.