Monetary Authority of Singapore

Singapore Regulator Grants Licenses to Stablecoin Issuers Circle and Paxos
Singapore Regulator Grants Licenses to Stablecoin Issuers Circle and Paxos
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted stablecoin issuer Circle an in-principle license that allows it to operate as a payments company in the country. Circle r...
Singapore Regulator Grants Licenses to Stablecoin Issuers Circle and Paxos

Brian Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)
Coinbase Gets Singapore Digital Payment Token License
Coinbase joins Crypto.com and DBS Vickers as major institutions with a DPT license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Brian Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)

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Singapore's Central Bank Wants to Foster Digital Assets, Restrict Crypto Speculation
The head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore insists this stance is "synergistic" and says price speculation is the source of the crypto world's problems.
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Crypto Policy Without Borders
Crypto Policy Without Borders
Carole House (Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation for the White House National Security Council), Ryan Pinder (Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affa...
Crypto Policy Without Borders

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Singapore's Central Bank Weighs Further Safeguards on Retail Crypto Trading
The Monetary Authority of Singapore may introduce rules on the use of leverage in crypto transactions.
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An official at Singapore's central bank said it won't tolerate bad behavior in the crypto industry. (Peter Nguyen/Unsplash)
Singapore Will Crack Down on Bad Crypto Behavior: Report
The Monetary Authority of Singapore will be "brutal and unrelentingly hard," the central bank's chief fintech officer said.
An official at Singapore's central bank said it won't tolerate bad behavior in the crypto industry. (Peter Nguyen/Unsplash)

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta (DBS)
DBS Will Focus on Institutional Crypto Before Looking at Retail Trading Desk
CEO Piyush Gupta said that institutional and accredited crypto clients are the focus for now without entirely ruling out a retail crypto platform
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta (DBS)

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Paxos Wins Regulatory Approval From Monetary Authority of Singapore
The custodian and trading services provider is the first crypto firm to gain a regulatory thumbs up in both New York and Singapore.
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Gemini Looks to Replace APAC Head in Singapore After Jeremy Ng Departs
The crypto exchange’s former Asia-Pacific chief has left the company, two sources tell CoinDesk.
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