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Policy

Singapore Enacts Licencing Requirements for Crypto Custody Services and Others

The change in scope also includes cross-border money transfers even when the money is not accepted or received in the city-state, and the facilitation of the transmission of crypto between accounts and exchanges,

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Policy

3AC Co-Founder Kyle Davies Says He Won’t Apologize for Crypto Hedge Fund Going 'Bankrupt'

Davies also said he wouldn't return to Singapore "immediately" in order to effectively avoid jail and wait for some sort of settlement.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Policy

Grab’s Singapore Users Can Now Use Crypto to Make Payments

Grab's latest move has been made possible after its tie-up with Triple-A, a firm that enables businesses to pay and get paid in digital currencies, the report added.

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Policy

European Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Receives In-Principle Approval in Singapore

Bitstamp describes itself as the "first crypto exchange with major European Union (EU) presence to secure in-principle approval in Singapore."

Bitstamp CEO Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux (Bitstamp)

Finance

Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum Inches Closer to 'Unicorn' Status With $40M Raise

The company said that its initial target for the funding round was $35 million.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Custodian BitGo Wins In-Principle Approval as Major Payments Institution in Singapore

BitGo was also recently named by Hashdex as the custodian in its application to become an issuer of a spot exchange-traded fund.

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Upbit Gets Full Licensing in Singapore

Upbit said it is "poised to expand [its] range of offerings," having acquired a MPI license.

Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)

Policy

Court Freezes $1 Billion of Assets of Three Arrows Capital Founders

The worldwide order by a British Virgin Islands court applies to Su Zhu, Kyle Davies and Davies' wife, Kelly Chen.

Three arrows hit bullseye of a target (QuinceCreative/Pixabay)

Policy

HashKey Capital Singapore Secures Capital Markets Services License From MAS

The firm follows crypto exchange DigiFT, which received a CMS license last month.

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Videos

How Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan Are Approaching Crypto Regulation

Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong are known for having better legal clarity around digital assets compared to the U.S., but these jurisdictions also have some of the toughest rules in the world. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker shares her expert analysis, after returning on a recent trip from Asia.

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