On 25 October 2026 (about 10:45 UTC), 1 BTC was worth about ฿2,698,572, according to the CoinGecko price feed. At that price, ฿1,000 buys about 0.00037 BTC, or roughly 37,000 satoshis. The rate changes every second. Two things set it: Bitcoin's price in US dollars and the baht-to-dollar exchange rate. In Thailand, gains are free of personal income tax from 2025 to 2029 only when you trade through an operator licensed by the Thai SEC.
THB to BTC at a glance (25 October 2026)
All figures use the CoinGecko price of ฿2,698,572 per BTC (US$80,229) and are rounded:
| Thai baht | Bitcoin | Satoshis |
|---|---|---|
| ฿100 | 0.000037 BTC | ~3,706 |
| ฿1,000 | 0.00037 BTC | ~37,057 |
| ฿10,000 | 0.0037 BTC | ~370,565 |
| ฿100,000 | 0.037 BTC | ~3.7 million |
One bitcoin equals 100,000,000 satoshis, according to the Bitcoin developer glossary. That is why small baht amounts are often quoted in satoshis.
These numbers are a snapshot. A price page shows a mid-market reference rate. The price you actually pay on a platform also includes its spread and trading fee.
Why the baht price of Bitcoin moves
The BTC/THB rate is roughly BTC/USD multiplied by USD/THB.
- Bitcoin's dollar price. This is the larger and faster-moving part.
- The baht exchange rate. On 25 October 2026 a separate currency feed (open.er-api.com, updated 00:02 UTC) put the rate at 33.76 baht per US dollar. The CoinGecko figures imply about 33.64. The gap comes from different sources and update times.
To show how much the exchange rate matters, hold Bitcoin at US$80,229. At 33.76 baht per dollar, one BTC costs about ฿2,708,500. At 33.00 baht per dollar, it costs about ฿2,647,600. That is a difference of roughly ฿61,000 even though Bitcoin's dollar price did not change. A weaker baht makes Bitcoin dearer in baht, and a stronger baht makes it cheaper.
How a THB-to-BTC purchase works in Thailand
- Use a licensed operator. Under the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018), anyone running a digital asset business in Thailand needs a licence from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC publishes its list of licensed operators on sec.or.th.
- Complete identity checks (KYC). Licensed operators verify customers before they can deposit or trade.
- Deposit baht and buy on a BTC/THB pair. On a platform that lists a baht pair, you do not need to change baht into dollars first. A market order fills straight away at the best price available. A limit order fills only at the price you set or a better one. You can buy a fraction of a bitcoin.
- Decide where to keep the coins. Leaving BTC on a platform means trusting that platform. Moving it to a wallet you control means you are responsible for your own keys. A withdrawal also pays a Bitcoin network fee, which changes with how busy the network is.
Offshore platforms can be blocked
Thai authorities now block unlicensed offshore platforms:
- 29 May 2025: The SEC sent the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) its first list of unlicensed offshore platforms.
- 19 June 2025: MDES issued a notification under the 2023 Royal Decree on Measures for the Prevention and Suppression of Technology Crime.
- 28 June 2025: The block on those platforms took effect.
Thai users had about a month to withdraw their assets before the block (Tilleke & Gibbins).
How many satoshis does your baht buy?
Enter a baht amount, Bitcoin's US dollar price and the baht-per-dollar rate to see roughly how many satoshis that buys.
| Amount you convert | Bitcoin's price in US dollars | Baht per US dollar | Approximate satoshis bought (100,000,000 satoshis = 1 BTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 ฿ | 80,229 US$ | 33.76 ฿ | 36,920 sats |
| 1,000 ฿ | 80,229 US$ | 33.76 ฿ | 36,920 sats |
| 1,000 ฿ | 80,229 US$ | 33 ฿ | 37,771 sats |
| 10,000 ฿ | 80,229 US$ | 33.76 ฿ | 369,204 sats |
- The BTC/THB rate is treated as BTC/USD multiplied by USD/THB, as the article explains; a direct BTC/THB quote can differ slightly.
- Defaults are the 25 October 2026 snapshot only; prices change every second, so enter current figures yourself.
- Changing only the baht-per-dollar rate shows how the exchange rate alone moves the amount of Bitcoin your baht buys.
This is reference-rate arithmetic only: it leaves out a platform's spread, trading fee and Bitcoin network fee, and says nothing about tax or whether an operator is licensed.
Tax: what is exempt and what is not
Personal income tax. Ministerial Regulation No. 399 exempts individuals from personal income tax on gains from selling or transferring cryptocurrencies and digital tokens from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029 (PwC Thailand; Forvis Mazars). The conditions are:
- It covers individuals only. Companies do not qualify (Tilleke & Gibbins).
- The trade must go through an SEC-licensed exchange, broker or dealer.
- It does not cover mining, staking, airdrops or other reward income. It also does not cover trades on unlicensed or foreign platforms, unless later guidance says otherwise (Forvis Mazars).
- It is unclear whether profits earned abroad and brought into Thailand are covered. Forvis Mazars advises watching for further guidance.
- If the exemption is not extended, progressive rates of 5% to 35% apply again after 2029 (Forvis Mazars).
Keep trade confirmations and cost records. They support an exemption claim if the Revenue Department reviews your return.
VAT. Royal Decree No. 788 was published in the Royal Gazette on 24 September 2024, with effect back to 1 January 2024. It exempts from VAT transfers of cryptocurrencies and digital tokens made through digital asset exchanges and licensed brokers and dealers. Forvis Mazars says the exemption has no end date. It replaced an earlier exemption that ran from April 2022 to 31 December 2023.
You can hold Bitcoin in Thailand but not pay with it
Buying and holding crypto as an investment is allowed. Using it to pay for goods and services is not. From 1 April 2022, the SEC barred digital asset businesses from offering or supporting crypto payments (Baker McKenzie; Norton Rose Fulbright). Norton Rose Fulbright reports fines of up to ฿300,000 for breaches, plus up to ฿10,000 for each day a breach continues.
Checklist before converting
- Check the platform against the SEC's list of licensed operators.
- Compare the platform's BTC/THB quote with a reference price. The difference is your real cost on top of the stated fee.
- Remember that exchange-rate moves alone can change the baht price of Bitcoin by tens of thousands of baht.
- Keep records of every buy and sell for tax.
- Bitcoin is volatile, and its baht value can fall sharply.
Limitations: the prices are a snapshot from one data feed on 25 October 2026. The tax summary relies on professional-firm summaries rather than the Thai text of the regulation. This is not tax or investment advice.
