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ForkLog 9 17.09.2021

Babel Finance opens Singapore unit to push expansion into Asia

Crypto-finance provider Babel Finance announced the opening of a headquarters in Singapore to attract major Asian players in the industry.

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ForkLog 11 05.09.2021

Binance to ban Singapore dollar use on its platform

The bitcoin exchange Binance will bar customers from using the Singapore dollar in transactions on its platform, and will also remove its apps from regional App Stores and Google Play.

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ForkLog 14 02.09.2021

Singapore warns investors about Binance’s unregulated activity

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has included the cryptocurrency exchange Binance in the Investor Alert List. The regulator noted that it does not oversee the company's activities.

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ForkLog 11 30.08.2021

Singapore central bank names finalists in retail CBDC solutions competition

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced 15 finalists in a global competition to develop retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) solutions.

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ForkLog 11 23.08.2021

Media: Binance plans to attract investments from Singapore’s sovereign wealth funds at a $200 billion valuation

The Bitcoin exchange Binance is considering raising funds from Singapore's sovereign wealth funds at a $200 billion valuation, according to journalist Colin Wu, citing 'a number of sources'.

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ForkLog 15 23.08.2021

Former SGX regulator named Binance Singapore CEO

Former head of regulation at the Singapore Exchange (SGX), Richard Teng, has been named Binance Singapore's CEO.

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ForkLog 8 17.08.2021

Binance.US names Joshua Sroge interim CEO

Binance.US chief financial officer Joshua Sroge has been appointed interim CEO of the U.S. arm of the Bitcoin exchange. The Block reports, citing sources.

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ForkLog 8 16.08.2021

Survey finds Ethereum more popular than Bitcoin in Singapore

Investors in digital assets in Singapore prefer Ethereum, while Bitcoin is only the second-most popular coin. This is according to a study by cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, the financial platform Seedly, and the analytics service CoinMarketCap.

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ForkLog 21 12.08.2021

DBS Bank wins in-principle approval in Singapore to offer cryptocurrency services

The brokerage arm of DBS Bank, the largest bank in Singapore, has received in-principle approval from the financial regulator to offer cryptocurrency services to asset managers and corporates.

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ForkLog 15 02.08.2021

Matrixport, led by Ji-hana Wu, raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation

The crypto-financial company Matrixport, spun off from Bitmain, raised $100 million in a Series C round. Its valuation exceeded $1 billion.

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ForkLog 9 08.07.2021

France and Singapore tested CBDC in cross-border wholesale payments

The Bank of France and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have successfully completed an experiment using a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for wholesale cross-border payments and settlements.

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ForkLog 11 29.06.2021

Singapore’s central bank, IMF and World Bank launch initiative to tackle retail CBDC challenges

Singapore's Monetary Authority (MAS), with the participation of the IMF, OECD, World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, launched a competition inviting participants to propose solutions to 12 challenges in the design of retail national digital currencies (CBDCs).

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