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Finance

Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Secures Major Payment Institution License in Singapore

The license allows Hex Trust to provide cross-border money transfers and digital payment token services.

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Finance

Digital-Asset Manager Kin Launches $100M Tokenized Real Estate Fund on Chintai Network

Fund tokenization is one of the frontiers of bringing real-world assets (RWAs) to blockchain rails in pursuit of greater efficiency, lower costs and faster settlements.

Kin Capital principal Adam Menconi (Kin Capital)

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

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

Crypto Market Maker GSR Receives Singapore Crypto License

The license is the first awarded by Singapore to a crypto market maker.

GSR co-founders Cristian Gil and Rich Rosenblum (GSR)

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

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)

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)

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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Videos

Singapore’s Approach to Crypto Regulation

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently released the second and final tranche of responses as feedback on a consultation paper of proposed regulations for crypto service providers. TRM Labs Senior Policy Advisor Angela Ang, who is also a former MAS regulator, shares insights into Singapore's approach to digital assets and crypto regulation.

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