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.

By Ian Allison

Mar 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2022

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Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Gemini

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.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Dec 14, 2021 at 6:29 a.m. UTC

Dec 14, 2021

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Binance

Binance Cuts SGD Trading Pairs Following Warning From Singapore Regulators

Last Thursday, Singapore issued an investor alert. This Friday, Binance will end payment options in the local currency.

By Kevin Reynolds

Sep 5, 2021 at 4:13 p.m. UTC

Sep 5, 2021

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Singapore

DBS Vickers Gets Greenlight From Singapore Regulator to Provide Crypto Services

DBSV said it is one of the first few among financial institutions to receive such approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Aug 12, 2021 at 7:03 a.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2021

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Mas

Singapore's Financial Watchdog to 'Follow Up' on Global Binance Concerns

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is reviewing Binance's application for a license to operate in the city-state.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Jul 2, 2021 at 3:28 a.m. UTC

Jul 2, 2021

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Singapore’s Central Bank, IMF Launch Global Challenge for CBDC Solutions

The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s “Global CBDC Challenge” will be supported by Amazon Web Services, Mastercard, Hyperledger and others.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Jun 28, 2021 at 1:34 p.m. UTC

Jun 28, 2021

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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...

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)

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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.

By Danny Nelson

Jun 24, 2020 at 8:28 p.m. UTC

Jun 24, 2020

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Singapore

Singapore Announces New AML Rules for Crypto Businesses

Singapore’s newly enacted Payment Services Act brings so-called Digital Payment Token (DPT) services under current anti-money laundering (AML) and counterterrorist-financing (...

By Ian Allison

Jan 28, 2020 at 4:40 a.m. UTC

Jan 28, 2020

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