{"id":23918,"date":"2022-07-25T12:42:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T12:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=23918"},"modified":"2022-07-25T12:42:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T12:42:15","slug":"thai-sec-launches-digital-hotline-for-zipmex-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=23918","title":{"rendered":"Thai SEC launches digital hotline for Zipmex users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDcvYTgwOGZlNzgtMGQ5My00MmM5LWFmN2MtZjZiMTJkMTA5ZGE2LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-28d77a7a=\"\">\n<p>In the aftermath of the Thai cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex stopping withdrawals last week, local financial regulators are stepping in to look into potential losses by investors.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand\u2019s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking action to collect all necessary information from investors on how they have been affected by issues on Zipmex.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator officially <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.or.th\/TH\/Pages\/News_Detail.aspx?SECID=9522\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announced<\/a> on July 25 that Zipmex customers can submit information via an online forum on the Thai SEC\u2019s official website. <\/p>\n<p>The SEC has received a number of complaints from people affected by Zipmex after the crypto exchange <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/breaking-zipmex-suspends-withdrawals-as-ceo-denies-financial-trouble-rumors\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/breaking-zipmex-suspends-withdrawals-as-ceo-denies-financial-trouble-rumors\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">temporarily suspended withdrawals<\/a> of the Thai baht and digital assets on July 20, the regulator said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past, the SEC issued a letter requesting the company [Zipmex] to provide an efficient system to contact customers and handle complaints, as well as to take into account the protection of the interests of customers,\u201d the announcement notes.<\/p>\n<p>Zipmex is one of the major cryptocurrency exchanges officially <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.or.th\/EN\/Pages\/Shortcut\/DigitalAsset.aspx#list\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">regulated<\/a> by the government of Thailand, alongside platforms like Upbit, Bitkub and others. The Zipmex exchange abruptly stopped withdrawals last week, citing a \u201ccombination of circumstances\u201d that were beyond the company\u2019s control, including \u201cvolatile market conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/coinflex-resumes-withdrawals-limiting-users-to-10\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/coinflex-resumes-withdrawals-limiting-users-to-10\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>CoinFLEX resumes withdrawals, limiting users to 10%<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The withdrawals\u2019 pause came amid Bitcoin (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/bitcoin-price\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a>) hitting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-hits-24k-but-analysts-say-on-chain-data-points-to-an-inevitable-pullback\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-hits-24k-but-analysts-say-on-chain-data-points-to-an-inevitable-pullback\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-week highs above $24,000<\/a>. Zipmex <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/zipmex-resumes-withdrawals-for-trade-wallets\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/zipmex-resumes-withdrawals-for-trade-wallets\/amp\" rel=\"noopener\">partially resumed some operations<\/a> on the platform, re-launching withdrawals from its trade wallet after two days after disabling withdrawals. \u201cTransfer from Z Wallet, deposit and trade will continue to be disabled until further notice,\u201d the firm said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/thai-sec-launches-digital-hotline-for-zipmex-users\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the aftermath of the Thai cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex stopping withdrawals last week, local financial regulators are stepping in to look into potential losses by investors. Thailand\u2019s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking action to collect all necessary information from investors on how they have been affected by issues on Zipmex. 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