The leading cryptocurrency exchange Blockchain.com received a payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This marks the company’s second license in the city-state after the in-principle approval secured in…
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Cryptocurrency is deemed property capable of being held on trust, Judge Philip Jeyaretnam of the High Court of Singapore decided in a ruling on July 25. The Judge said he didn’t see any…
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Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has obtained in-principle regulatory approval from Singapore’s financial regulator to offer digital asset payments and token products in the city-state. Ripple confirmed the approval from the Monetary Authority of…
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The Winklevoss-led crypto exchange Gemini announced it has started the process of acquiring a crypto license to serve customers based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As part of its global expansion plans,…
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The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, Crypto.com, announced on June 1 that it had been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license for digital payment token (DPT) services by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)….
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Singapore regulators work together with traditional banks to develop uniform standards for screening potential customers from the crypto industry. The collaboration has been ongoing for the last six months. According to a Bloomberg…
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Singapore’s lower division of the Supreme Court approved Zipmex’s pre-packaged plan to restructure some of its operations and thus enable customers to receive portions of their deposits. The Thai-based crypto exchange suspended clients’…
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SPF is looking into whether crypto lender Hodlnaut committed any fraud offenses. The Singapore Police Force (SPF), the national and principal law enforcement agency responsible for the prevention of crime and law enforcement…
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Paxos currently employs 20 people in Singapore and 350 globally. Paxos, a New York-based financial institution and technology firm specializing in blockchain, is planning to hire approximately 130 employees for its Singapore office….
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Stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos have each received approvals for their respective licenses from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state’s central bank. Circle received in-principle approval for a major payments institution…
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Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs who may be facing legal actions in South Korea and the United States, is the target of a lawsuit in Singapore along with the Luna Foundation…