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Crypto Lending Startup BlockFi Raises USD 30M, Plans Singapore Office
13.2.2020
Zac Prince, co-founder of BlockFi. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bitcoin Archives
Following the millions raised in the series A funding, major U.S.-based cryptocurrency lending startup BlockFi sees almost 64% more in funding just six months later. Also, they're about to open a Singapore...
Fidelity’s VC Arm Leads $13M Series A for Blockchain-Based B2B Network Clear
6.2.2020
Clear claims it can reduce friction in global trade that amounts to $140 billion every year
Singapore AML Framework Can Attract Crypto Businesses, Not Chase It Away
6.2.2020
Singapore continues its push for "an Electronic Payments Society" with the new regulatory framework — unlike 5AMDL, it is unlikely to hinder crypto businesses
UK Crypto Startups to Pay Discounted £2,000 Fee for Registration, FCA Revises Application Charges
5.2.2020
Young and small cryptocurrency businesses will pay lower registration fees than big companies, the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog has decided after consultations with members of the industry. The revised fee scheme takes into account the firms’ income to determine the amount...
Singapore: Digitized Securities Exchange Gets Regulator’s Go-Ahead
3.2.2020
Singapore’s central bank and regulator MAS has licensed capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX to operate in the city-state
Singapore Clears Securities Token Platform iSTOX for Full Trading
3.2.2020
Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has greenlit a blockchain-based platform iSTOX to trade tokenized capital market securities such as equity and bonds
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Reopens in India Despite Banking Ban
31.1.2020
Singapore’s Zebpay crypto trading platform reopens to Indian customers despite central bank crypto ban
Singapore Introduces Licensing for Crypto Platforms, New Payment Services Now Act in Force
29.1.2020
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the commencement of the city-state’s new Payment Services Act. The law mandates the implementation of a licensing regime that applies to payment providers, exchanges and other platforms dealing with cryptocurrencies. Their operators...
Singapore Act to License Cryptocurrency Firms Comes Into Effect
28.1.2020
Starting today, Singaporean cryptocurrency firms are required to hold a license issued by a local regulator
Singapore Announces New AML Rules for Crypto Businesses
28.1.2020
Singapore’s newly-enacted Payment Services Act brings so-called Digital Payment Token (DPT) services under current anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist-financing (CTF) rules
Independent Reserve Expands its Trading Services in Singapore
25.1.2020
The CEO and Founder of the Sydney based cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve, Adrian Przelozny, declared recently that they are expanding their trading services to the users in Singapore. Further, the residents of Singapore will now be able to purchase, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies...
Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs
24.1.2020
Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response
Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs
24.1.2020
Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response
Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs
24.1.2020
Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response
Singapore Gov’t, Mastercard and Mitsubishi Form Alliance to Digitize Trade
22.1.2020
A new alliance of the Singapore government and 16 major trading and manufacturing firms — including Mastercard and Mitsubishi — aims to digitize international trade
Kickstart the Decade With Asia’s Biggest Disruptors at Money20/20 in Singapore
22.1.2020
Money20/20. No, not the year 2020, but perfect 20/20 vision. As in, see into the future of money type vision. Money20/20 brings that future into crystal clear focus, so those in the industry can plan, create, collaborate, and take their businesses forward. With that goal in mind, the region’s...
Huobi Debuts Crypto Brokerage as Its Institutional Arm Grows 400% Since Q3 2019
21.1.2020
Huobi launches a new institutional traders-targeting crypto brokerage as its institutional business surged 400% since Q3 2019
Singapore Crypto Consultant Kidnapped for $1 Million Ransom
14.1.2020
Singaporean kidnapped in Thailand makes daring escape after being tortured for $1 million ransom
2019 Bitcoin Transaction Volume Moved Away From US in First Since 2013
10.1.2020
In 2019, the U.S. ceded the top spot for most USD received via Bitcoin for the first time in six years, with Singapore taking its place
Messenger Giant Line’s Crypto Exchange to Delist XRP This Month
7.1.2020
BitBox, the Singapore-based crypto exchange of messaging giant Line, will delist XRP on Jan. 16