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Payment Services Act

Singapore
Markets
Google
Alibaba, Google Among More Than 300 Companies Seeking Singapore Crypto Licenses
Companies apply under the Payment Services Act, a comprehensive regulatory framework for companies handling activities relating to digital assets, including payments and tradi...
Singapore
By Jamie Crawley
Jun 4, 2021 at 11:39 a.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2021
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The charges appear to be Singapore's first attempt to enforce its new ban on unlicensed crypto sellers. (Tremendous Shots/Shutterstock)
Markets
Crime
Singapore Begins Crackdown on Unlicensed Bitcoin Sellers
Singapore authorities charged a 23-year-old woman with breaking the city-state’s months-old ban on unlicensed bitcoin sales.
The charges appear to be Singapore's first attempt to enforce its new ban on unlicensed crypto sellers. (Tremendous Shots/Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Jun 24, 2020 at 8:28 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
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Japan
Markets
Japan
Japan's Bitcoin Law Goes Into Effect Tomorrow
Japan is set to begin recognizing bitcoin as a legal method of payment starting tomorrow.
Japan
By Garrett Keirns
Mar 31, 2017 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2017
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