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Tech

Chainlink, UBS Asset Management, Swift Complete Pilot to Extract Cash From Tokenized Funds

The pilot was run as part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Project Guardian.

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Policy

Singapore Pushes for Commercialization of Tokenization

The regulator has seen strong interest in tokenization among the fixed income, FX and asset management sectors.

Night view of Singapore taken across the water.

Policy

OKX Singapore's New CEO Says Custodian Arrangements Were ‘Most Important, Most Difficult’ Part of MPI License

Crypto custodianship has been in the spotlight since the collapse of FTX.

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Policy

Singapore Investigating Seven People for Providing Worldcoin Services

On Aug. 7, Singapore's police warned the public against giving away or selling their Worldcoin accounts or tokens.

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Policy

Hex Trust Receives In-Principle Approval from Singapore's MAS For Major Payment Institution License

The Major Payment Institution license would allow for the company to offer regulated Digital Payment Token services, such as custody.

Night view of Singapore taken across the water.

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,

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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

Policy

HashKey Capital Singapore Secures Capital Markets Services License From MAS

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

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Videos

How Singapore's Stance on Digital Assets Compares to Other Places

Singapore has been trying to strike the right balance between regulation and innovation in crypto, but how does the country's approach compare with other regions in Asia? TRM Labs senior policy advisor Angela Ang, who is also a former Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) regulator, weighs in.

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Policy

Singapore Central Bank Rules to Discourage Crypto Speculation, Ease Investment Qualifications

"This shows that MAS is listening, and is willing to consider industry feedback, even if they do not always agree," said Angela Ang, a senior policy adviser for blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs and a former MAS regulator.

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