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Coinbase signals EU, Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia as priorities
8.9.2023
The crypto exchange’s focus on non-U.S. markets is part of a next phase in its expansion plans, said the firm
Skull And Bones Loses Another Creative Director, Faces Union Campaign
6.9.2023
Ubisoft’s open seas pirate fantasy from hell has lost its third creative director. Kotaku has learned that Elisabeth Pellen, who began working with the Skull and Bones team back in 2018, left Ubisoft Singapore to return to the French publisher’s Paris headquarters earlier this summer. The game’s...
Skull And Bones Loses Another Creative Director, Faces Union Campaign
6.9.2023
Ubisoft’s open seas pirate fantasy from hell has lost its third creative director. Kotaku has learned that Elisabeth Pellen, who began working with the Skull and Bones team back in 2018, left Ubisoft Singapore to return to the French publisher’s Paris headquarters earlier this summer. The game’s...
Singapore Tops List of Crypto-Friendly Investment Migration Destinations
6.9.2023
Singapore has emerged as the most preferred destination for crypto millionaires seeking secure and tax-friendly havens to protect their digital assets, according to the recently released Crypto Adoption Index by Henley & Partners.
With a perfect score of 10 out of 10 in the tax-friendliness...
Singapore Elects President Who Advocates ‘One Regulatory System’ for Crypto and Traditional Finance
6.9.2023
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the former deputy prime minister and central bank chairman of Singapore, has been elected as the new president of the country. The Singaporean president-elect, who advocates for a single regulatory system for both crypto and traditional finance, wants to make sure that...
Singapore's New President Has a History of Disapproving Crypto
5.9.2023
Singapore's newly elected president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, had once called crypto “inherently purely speculative and slightly crazy”.
With 70.4% of the vote, Shanmugaratnam has become Singapore's 9th president, succeeding Halimah Yacob, the country's first female head of state.
However, to...
Former MAS chair who called crypto 'highly risky' wins Singapore's presidential race
4.9.2023
Tharman Shanmugaratnam has served as Singapore's finance minister and the head of the country's financial regulator during his time in government
Singapore's New President, a Former Central Bank Chairman, Has Called Crypto 'Slightly Crazy'
4.9.2023
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who has previously called crypto "purely speculative" and "slightly crazy," was officially elected as Singapore's president early Saturday morning
The Hourglass Collective: Pioneering Web3 Adoption Through Incubation and Entertainment
4.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. [Singapore, September 4th 2023] – The Hourglass Collective is spearheading a new era of Web3 adoption. In a world where technological progress has sprinted from hard industries to consumer-facing revolutions, it’s now in the hands of service-oriented high-tech sectors...
Major Singapore Banks Named in $740 Million Money-Laundering Scandal in Which Police Seized Millions in Crypto
31.8.2023
Top local and international banks in Singapore have found themselves entangled in one of the city-state’s biggest money-laundering scandals, encompassing over $740 million.
Recent chargesheet filed against 10 individuals have unveiled a web of illicit financial activities that have implicated...
Vietnam, the Philippines, and Brunei to Join ASEAN QR Payment System to Reduce Dependence on US Dollar
29.8.2023
Vietnam, the Philippines, and Brunei will join a QR payment system to settle cross-border payments using local currencies within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc. The network, already being used between Indonesia and Malaysia, aims to interconnect all ASEAN nations to reduce...
Vauld gets permission for board restructuring from the court
25.8.2023
Singapore-based crypto exchange has been ongoing bankruptcy proceedings since August 2022
Today in Crypto: Sinapore's Banking Giant DBS Unveils Its Metaverse Concept, UK Explores 'Best Way' to Ban Cold Calling for All Financial Products Including Crypto, SBF's Layers Can 'Make Unlimited Advantage of Visitation Hours'
24.8.2023
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New Zealand is ‘Cautious’ on Crypto While Singapore Takes Proactive Approach to Regulate Stablecoins
24.8.2023
Stakeholders in New Zealand are advocating for a gradual and meticulous strategy in regulating the crypto industry in the country. On the other hand, Singapore is embracing a proactive and comprehensive regulatory stance toward stablecoins....
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Crypto futures and ETFs are knocking at the door: Law Decoded, Aug. 13–20.
21.8.2023
SEC is likely to approve multiple applications for Ether futures exchange-traded funds simultaneously
Canaan to Debut ‘Groundbreaking’ Bitcoin Mining Product at 10th-Anniversary Singapore Event
18.8.2023
Shortly after Bitmain announced its intention to launch a new bitcoin mining rig at the 2023 World Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) in Hong Kong this September, Canaan, another mining machine giant, hinted at introducing a “groundbreaking” product poised to elevate the BTC mining sphere....
Today in Crypto: Polygon Labs and Mobile Giant SK Telecom Sign a Web3 Deal, Coinbase Partners With Trustly for Payments in Canada, Singaporean Police Arrest Ten Foreigners and Seize Crypto
17.8.2023
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McDonald's Offers Exclusive Grimace NFTs: Collectible, But No Trading Option
17.8.2023
McDonald's Singapore has teamed up with crypto infrastructure startup Bandwagon Labs and local non-fungible token (NFT) artist 'The Hidden Walls' to launch Grimace digital collectibles - soulbound tokens and keepsakes that can be minted for free, but not traded or transferred. ...
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CME Group to launch BTC, ETH reference rates aimed at Asia's investors
17.8.2023
CME reported nearly half of its crypto volume year to date came from non-U.S. trading hours and around 11% from the Asia Pacific region
Singapore Court to Adjudicate DeFiance Capital's $140 Million Dispute with 3AC Liquidators
16.8.2023
A judge in Singapore has decided that a $140 million legal dispute between bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital’s (3AC) liquidators and investment firm DeFiance Capital will be heard in the city-state, against the will of the liquidators.
The disagreement between the parties center...