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WATCH: CoinDesk LIVE from Invest: Asia in Singapore
11.9.2019
Join us live Sept 11-12 in Singapore at CoinDesk's Invest: Asia conference
Facebook Adds Singapore Dollar to Libra Crypto Basket: Report
10.9.2019
Facebook reportedly included the Singapore dollar but not the Chinese yuan in an updated list of currencies meant to back the Libra stablecoin
The State of Security Token Regulations in Asia
6.9.2019
Some Asian countries have gone a long way toward shoring up their rules and regulations acround cryptocurrencies and security tokens
Singapore Firms Sign 17 Deals with Companies in Sichuan
4.9.2019
Singapore and China have always had deep business ties, and over the past decades, those ties have only been strengthened. While China has become the world’s second-biggest economy, Singapore has also become one of the world’s foremost financial hubs and one of the most dynamic business-friendly...
Elliptic Bags a Funding of $23m, Round Led by Japan’s SBI Holdings
4.9.2019
Elliptic, the dealers in Blockchain Analytics tools recently announced raising $23m funds in a round by Japan’s Holdings in SBI. The move is aimed at expanding the reach of the start-up, across Asia. SBI is the independently operating entity of SoftBank and previously had been in...
Fitch Ratings Says Singapore’s Big 3 Banks are in No Danger from Newly Launched Digital Banks
3.9.2019
The development of technology and the wider Fintech sector is believed by many to be one of the biggest threats to traditional banks in many years and for a good reason. Moreover, the establishment of digital-only banks is often viewed as a potential threat and with easy availability of smartphones...
The Boxer, Manny Pacquiao Launches the First Celebrity Cryptocurrency on GCOX
2.9.2019
WBA Welterweight Super Champion, Manny Pacquiao launched his very own cryptocurrency, with financial assistance from private investors such as Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who is a member of the Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, and ex-Liverpool and England soccer player Michael Owen....
Philippine Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao Releases Own Cryptocurrency
1.9.2019
Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxer turned politician and singer, has launched his own cryptocurrency token
NEM Foundation Vice President Jason Lee, Shares his Experiences about NEM Blockchain and Launch of Catapult
29.8.2019
NEM Foundation Vice president, Jason Lee accepts that blockchain can resolve real-world issues. His position at the Singapore-based NEM.io establishment helps Lee to accomplish this by allowing him the chance to encourage enterprises to embrace NEM blockchain technology to aid development...
Singapore Grants Alibaba AI Patent in Record Time
29.8.2019
Over the course of the past few decades, Singapore has grown into one of Asia’s most vibrant economies, and much of the credit for the stupendous growth is down to the fact that the government does not indulge in bureaucratic delay when it comes to business deals. That has seen billion of dollars...
Taxi Hailing Company Grab to Invest $500 Million in Vietnam Over the Next Half a Decade
28.8.2019
Investment in the different potentially high growth Asian economies is now one of the pet strategies of some of the biggest tech companies in the world, and in that regard, Vietnam is an excellent choice. Over the years, Singapore based ride-hailing service Grab has grown into a behemoth, and...
Switzerland’s First Licensed Crypto Bank is Eyeing Singapore Next
28.8.2019
After sealing a license in Switzerland, crypto firm Sygnum is pursuing the same in Singapore
Hong Kong’s HashKey Capital Invests in Terra’s Mining Token
26.8.2019
It is the eighth funding event in thirteen months using the mining token
Apple Participate In Third-Party Solar Certification Program in Taiwan and Singapore
23.8.2019
Solar energy is now one of the most important projects for governments all over the world as they try to shed their dependence from sources of energy that might be damaging to the environment. To that end, solar energy has now become one of the most important sources of energy and many of...
Report: Rwandan Central Bank Looks to Issue Official Digital Currency
23.8.2019
The National Bank of Rwanda is looking into prospects for launching an official digital currency
Crypto Payment Firm Everex Obtains License From New Jersey Regulators
20.8.2019
Everex has obtained a full Money Transmitter License from New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Startups Launches Code of Practice in Singapore
20.8.2019
In Singapore, a new development has been made as to how regulation has to take place as far the digital currency is concerned. ACCESS (the association of cryptocurrency enterprises and startups) has formulated a new code of practice; this will be as a part of the partnership with Linklaters,...
Central Banks Worldwide Testing Their Own Digital Currencies
15.8.2019
Central banks worldwide are examining the possibility of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with some already testing theirs for different uses. Countries that have advanced their digital currency projects include China, Singapore, Canada, the Bahamas, Thailand, Uruguay, and Sweden....
Report Suggests 15 Countries are Planning Global Monitoring System for Cryptocurrency Under FATF
10.8.2019
As per the latest report released by Nikkei Asian Review, a news outlet based in Tokyo, as many as 15 countries are planning to form a global digital currency monitoring system. This system will be developed alongside the FATF, short for Financial Action Task Force, the intergovernmental...
Binance CEO Hails Singapore’s Crypto-friendly Jurisdiction on its 54th Birthday
10.8.2019
Singapore is a country known for its business-friendly practices and constructive governmental support. The country has been at the forefront of many technological and business shifts that we have witnessed in the last few decades. More importantly, Singapore is witnessed as one of the friendliest...