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The Global Crypto Industry Convened: TOKEN2049 Singapore 2025 Sold Out as the World’s Largest Industry Gathering
8.10.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. TOKEN2049 Singapore 2025 began, bringing together the entire global crypto industry for its largest gathering of the year. With a fully sold-out event of 25,000 attendees from over 160 countries, alongside 500+ exhibitors and 300+ speakers...
Asia Morning Briefing: Singapore Authorities Say Token2049 Organizer Not Covered by Russia Sanctions After A7A5 Appearance
8.10.2025
Monetary Authority of Singapore spokesperson tells CoinDesk that entities not regulated as financial institutions are not subject to sanctions measures
Asia Morning Briefing: Regional Crypto Power Balance Is Shifting as Japan 'Ready to Pop’
7.10.2025
On the sidelines of Token2049 in Singapore, crypto execs kept returning to the same theme: Tokyo is becoming the region’s new crypto capital
Asia Morning Briefing: Why Russia-Linked Stablecoin Issuer A7A5 Could Exhibit at Token2049 Despite Singapore Sanctions
6.10.2025
Singapore made a bold move in its usual foreign policy of neutrality by sanctioning Promsvyazbank, a bank associated with the ruble stablecoin issuer A7A5, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But A7A5 was able to legally
make an appearance at Token2049 because the conference is organized by a Hong...
'Tokenization is Going to Eat the Entire Financial System' Says Robinhood CEO
2.10.2025
At Token2049 Singapore, Robinhood's Vlad Tenev likened the growing popularity of the digital asset technology to a freight train that can't be stopped
OKX Singapore Enables USDC and USDT Payments at Grab Merchants via QR Codes
30.9.2025
OKX Singapore launched scan‑to‑pay support allowing users to spend USDC and USDT at Grab Pay merchants by scanning Singapore’s unified QR code (SGQR) through OKX Pay. Transactions will be settled onchain using the purpose bound money (PBM) framework, which applies programmable logic for compliant...
OKX SG Brings USDT and USDC Scan-to-Pay to Singapore’s Everyday Shopping
30.9.2025
The OKX Pay service involves collaboration with crypto infrastructure provider StraitsX and Southeast Asia's "everyday everything" app Grab
Singapore, UAE are the ‘most crypto-obsessed’ countries: Report
28.9.2025
Singapore and the UAE rank as the world’s most crypto-obsessed countries amid high ownership, search activity and rapid adoption growth
Singapore, UAE are the ‘most crypto-obsessed’ countries: Report
28.9.2025
Singapore and the UAE rank as the world’s most crypto-obsessed countries amid high ownership, search activity and rapid adoption growth
AFTER 2049 Reveals Headliners Mind Against, Ajna and Samm for Singapore Grand Prix Weekend Kickoff
23.9.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE, 23rd September 2025 – TOKEN2049, the world’s largest Web3 and crypto conference, announced a star-studded DJ line-up for AFTER 2049, the official closing event of this year’s highly anticipated Singapore edition. Globally sought-after...
Ripple and Thunes Expand Global Finance Partnership to Power Faster Cross-Border Payments
3.9.2025
Ripple’s expanded collaboration with Thunes unleashes a powerful new era of global money movement, delivering faster, more secure, transparent cross-border transactions and unprecedented access to worldwide financial connectivity. Ripple-Thunes Collaboration Unlocks Secure, Transparent Cross-Border...
While the West regulates crypto and AI, Singapore innovates
1.9.2025
While Europe and the US debate AI and crypto rules, Singapore deploys live systems in hospitals and refines its crypto licensing through targeted enforcement
DBS Expands Blockchain Capabilities by Tokenizing Structured Notes on Ethereum for Wider Investor Access
22.8.2025
DBS Bank has announced the expansion of its blockchain capabilities by tokenizing structured notes on the Ethereum public blockchain, making them accessible to eligible investors through three digital investment platforms. This marks DBS’s first token distribution, featuring crypto-linked...
DBS Launches Tokenized Structured Notes on Ethereum, Expanding Investor Access
21.8.2025
The launch builds on Singapore’s Project Guardian tokenization pilots, with DBS moving from permissioned blockchains to Ethereum’s public network as banks test how tokenized assets will scale across global markets
Ripple’s Global Co-Head of Policy on 4 Best Practices for Digital Asset Custody
19.8.2025
Ripple distills a Singapore workshop into four custody best practices: compliance by design, tailored models, operational resilience and governance
Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Hold Gains as Ethena Hits $11.9B TVL, Pudgy Penguins Race to F1
12.8.2025
Futures positioning points to profit-taking in BTC and ETH as open interest falls, while DeFi protocol Ethena joins the $10B club and meme token PENGU secures high-speed exposure at the Singapore Grand Prix
EDX Unveils International Crypto Trading Platform With Perpetual Futures
22.7.2025
EDX International, the Singapore-based global hub of the firm, is offering trading in 44 cryptocurrency pairs, including Bitcoin, ETH, Sol, and XRP
BTC Digital Buys $1 Million Worth of Bitcoin
16.7.2025
Singapore-based crypto firm BTC Digital Ltd. (Nasdaq: BTCT), launched its strategic bitcoin ( BTC) and ether ( ETH) reserve programs on Monday, according to a press release. The company says it finished setting up its $1 million ether reserve last week and has now completed the set up for...
Ripple Unveils New Accelerator to Boost XRP Ledger Innovation in DeFi and AI
6.7.2025
Ripple’s XRPL Accelerator is unleashing a powerful new wave of tokenization and enterprise blockchain innovation, driving real-world adoption and massive growth across the XRP Ledger ecosystem. Ripple’s New XRPL Accelerator Set to Reshape DeFi and AI Infrastructure Fast Ripple announced on July 3...
Crypto, Cash, and Condos: Singapore Ends $2.2B Laundering Case With Fines
5.7.2025
Singapore hits banks with $21.5M in fines over a $2.2 billion money laundering scandal involving cash, property and crypto