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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Thailand to introduce in-person KYC for crypto exchanges

Thailand’s government aims to curb new crypto account creation with stringent KYC requirements.

Financial regulators in Thailand are preparing to tighten restrictions surrounding new account creation at crypto asset exchanges.

According to a May 3 report from Bangkok Post, the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) announced that as of July, crypto exchanges must verify the identities of new customers in-person using a “dip-chip” machine.

While new users can currently verify their identities with crypto exchanges by submitting documents online, the dip-chip machines will scan a chip embedded in Thai citizen ID cards, requiring customers to be physically present for the verification process. The new rules may also prevent foreign investors — who are unable to obtain Thai ID cards — from accessing exchanges in the country.

Lawmakers also appear keen to apply the same regulations for gold sales worth more than 100,000 THB (roughly $3,200). Some gold merchants located in the country’s capital, Bangkok, already use dip-chip machines for identity verification.

The tightening of regulations comes as crypto assets are surging in popularity in Thailand, with the number of accounts with Thai crypto exchanges spiking from 160,000 at the end of 2020 to nearly 700,000 at the start of May. Industry executives have expressed concerns the new rules will stifle the growth of Thailand's crypto sector. Poramin Insom, co-founder and director of Thai crypto exchange Satang Corp, stated:

“Most digital asset exchanges are still busy preparing their systems to accommodate the growing number of clients as new account applications continue to flow in. However, this growth may be curbed if the application process becomes more complicated.”

The Thailand Digital Asset Operators Trade Association is planning to host a debate regarding the incoming regulations at an upcoming forum, enabling dialogue with regulatory agencies including the Securities and Exchange Commission and AMLO.

Bitkub, Thailand’s largest exchange which was temporarily suspended by the SEC in January, declined to comment on the new KYC requirements, stating that the new rules had not been officially implemented yet.

In mid-March, the central bank outlawed the use of a stablecoin pegged to the Thai Baht.

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