A new survey conducted by the Independent Reserve revealed that 43% of the residents of Singapore own digital assets. 46% asserted they would purchase virtual currencies in the next year. Singaporeans Are Keen on Crypto The Australian trading venue Independent Reserve (IRCI) surveyed 1,000 participants to determine the level of cryptocurrency adoption in Singapore. Per...Read More
Singapore-based digital asset exchange Zipmex is in the news today after it closed a $6 million funding round led by United States-based venture capital firm Jump Capital. According to a press release shared with AMBCrypto, the total amount raised reportedly exceeded the initial target of $4 million. The development was welcomed and celebrated by the...Read More
A few months following the soft-launch of the DBS Digital Exchange, the Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation announced the release of its digital asset trading venue. In addition, the investment holding company Singapore Exchange has announced it will take a 10% stake in the platform. DBS Digital Assets Officially Announced CryptoPotato reported in...Read More
In what is yet another victory for the still-nascent crypto-market, DBS, Southeast Asia’s biggest bank, has announced that it will launch a cryptocurrency exchange. The planned digital currency exchange will offer Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP, and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). According to a statement made by CEO Piyush Gupta, DBS Digital Exchange would be the...Read More
Japanese financial giant SBI Group and Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, will team up for a new cryptocurrency-related platform to establish institutional connections between Europe and Asia. The New Platform Will Launch In Singapore As per an official announcement, the digital asset-related arms of both companies – SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) and SBI Digital...Read More
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) will now avail blockchain services from smart contract platform TomoChain following a recent partnership. The Ministry would make use of blockchain’s core features such as transparency and having an immutable verification of data. According to a release shared with AMBCrypto, the Ministry’s National Qualifications Archive program will ensure...Read More
Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS), the crypto subsidiary of asset manager Fidelity Investments partnered with the regulated Singapore-based investment manager, Stack Funds, to facilitate the increasing demand in cryptocurrencies among Asian investors with Stack Funds providing its clients with access to custody services at FDAS. Stating that this new partnership would help the company understand...Read More
Singapore’s largest bank, DBS Bank, has reportedly soft-launched an exchange offering fiat-to-cryptocurrencies trading pairs called DBS Digital Exchange. According to the website and a few reports, it will enable customers to buy and sell four of the “top digital currencies in circulation” – Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP). They will be traded...Read More
Singapore authorities have sentenced a man for robbing a Bitcoin investor of S$365,000 (U.S $267,097) in cash, to three years in prison, and 12 strokes of the cane yesterday, according to a report in The Straits Times. The accused, Jaromel Gee Ming Li, 29 pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to commit robbery along...Read More
A judge in the Seoul Central District Court today announced a ruling regarding a lawsuit filed by three users of Bithumb Korea who claimed $126,000 and $38,000 for damages citing data leaks during a 2017 Bithumb hack. The ruling is said to hold Bithumb partially liable for the damages claimed by the users. Local news...Read More
A joint venture between the British multinational investment bank HSBC, Singapore Exchange (SGX), and state-owned investment company Temasek has completed its first digital bond issuance of $300 million worth of corporate bonds on SGX’s digital asset platform by employing blockchain technology. $300M Of Corporate Bonds Replicated Digitally With DLT The collaboration between the three entities,...Read More
The Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation DBS Bank has compiled a report on cryptocurrencies and the recent developments in the sector. The paper noted that central banks are both “troubled and intrigued” by the growing role of digital assets in today’s world, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. DBS Bank: Cryptocurrencies Are Growing Headquartered...Read More
A recent report informs that Singapore has developed a fully functional blockchain-based payment network allowing faster and cheaper international settlements. The team behind it, including investment giant Temasek and US multinational bank JP Morgan, is finalizing technical details for the prototype, and the final product should arrive soon. Singapore Taps Blockchain For A Payment Network...Read More
As world governments push through legislation to levy taxes on capital gains from bitcoin (BTC) transactions, seeking to earn more from an asset class that frowns on regulatory oversight, there are still a few countries that remain pro-crypto, allowing investors to buy, sell or hold digital assets at zero taxes. Circumstances vary, but the real...Read More
Chinese law enforcement recently busted 72 individuals connected to the Cloud Token (CTO) scam. The Ponzi was similar to the Plustoken fraud and CTO scammers made off with $500 million. According to regional press, the CTO scam artists are likely connected to the Plustoken swindlers. Moreover, after the Cloud Token arrests in China, police in...Read More
Far away from western eyes, Asian blockchain projects are thriving. A vibrant ecosystem of public and permissioned chains has sprung to life in Asia, aided by government and big business endorsement of distributed ledger technology (DLT). Many of these chains are virtually unknown outside of the region, yet enjoy high profile partnerships and endorsements in...Read More
Binance Singapore has purportedly abruptly suspended a Bitcoin withdrawal from a trader using a wallet with a coin-mixing service, a harsh reminder that large exchanges aren’t the best place to hold coins if one values anonymity and accessibility. The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Bakkt has launched two new regulated bitcoin derivatives products. Within hours of launch, Bakkt announced that over 1,000 futures contracts had been traded in Asia. The platform now offers four types of regulated bitcoin derivatives products: monthly and daily physically delivered bitcoin futures, cash settled bitcoin futures, and options on monthly bitcoin futures. Also read:...Read More
It appears that the digital currency community has very much fallen out of love with the Bakkt platform. Prior to its launch, the ICE-backed Bitcoin futures platform was heralded as one of the most positive development for digital currency.However, less than three months later, as the platform is busy launching more Bitcoin derivatives, people have...Read More
