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Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up The Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index claimed in a recent report that the digital currency world, despite taking several hits in the trust department, is still enjoying active trading among people in Singapore, who appear to be as steady in their investing as ever. Singapore Still Loves Crypto Crypto...

The Singaporean cryptocurrency miner – Bitdeer – expects to go public on April 14 after finalizing the SPAC merger with Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp. The former displayed its intentions to enter Nasdaq in November 2021. However, shareholders of Blue Safari delayed the initiative three times in the past several months due to the harsh environment caused by the bear market. The ‘Significant Milestone’ As announced by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...

Singapore authorities are doubling down on efforts to unveil a set of guidelines for banks on vetting crypto clients. As such, the banks in the city-state have been working with the authorities for the last six months to establish uniform standards for screening potential customers from the crypto industry. According to a Bloomberg report, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has also joined the collaborative approach led by banks and police involving fine-tuning the...

43% of the 1,500 Singaporean respondents in a recent Independent Reserve survey said they own some amount of cryptocurrencies. In comparison, last year’s research estimated the figure to be around 40%, while the adoption levels were 43% in 2021 (during the bull run). 77% of the HODLers said they have two or more digital assets, with diversifying portfolios being the main reason behind the investment. The New Trends Following the Market’s Revival Apart from the surging crypto...

Singapore’s lower division of the Supreme Court approved Zipmex’s pre-packaged plan to restructure some of its operations and thus enable customers to receive portions of their deposits. The Thai-based crypto exchange suspended clients’ withdrawals in July last year, citing volatile market conditions. It could not cope with the issues and filed for bankruptcy protection shortly after. Zipmex announced in a recent blog post that the Singapore High Court allowed the creation of...

Coinbase is ramping up its expansion effort, with Singapore being the first stop. As part of its ambitious plan, the crypto exchange has announced forging a strategic banking partnership with Standard Chartered in the city-state to provide its users with an option to move funds between any lender and Coinbase. The news comes amidst the crypto industry losing a number of banking on- and off-ramps due to the recent turmoil in the US banking industry. Coinbase-Singapore...

Distressed crypto lending platform Vauld was granted another period of extension of creditor protection from the Singapore High Court until March 24, during which the company will work out revival plans. Vauld halted withdrawals for its customers last summer after being hit by an unprecedented $200 million worth of withdrawals in under two weeks amidst excessive turmoil in the market. The lender, backed by Coinbase Ventures, PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, and...

The Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Juno announced that all services are “now up and running again.” It increased daily withdrawal limits at the beginning of the year and urged customers to transfer their holdings into self-custody wallets, citing issues with its previous custodian partner – Wyre.  Back on Track Juno temporarily halted cryptocurrency purchases on its platform in early January and auto-converted the stablecoins – USDC, USDT, mUSDC – to USD. It also...

Last year’s industry-wide meltdown has haunted Asian firms as they cautiously plot their recovery. China was once a hotbed for crypto mining and trading. Even after announcing a blanket ban on all digital asset activities more than a year ago, there’s reason to believe that the country may make a comeback in the space. Tron founder Justin Sun, who has a history of hyping the industry, also said China could embrace the asset class, especially after the implementation of a tax...

ConsenSys – a blockchain software technology company – and Amber Group – a cryptocurrency platform based in Singapore – are the latest entities in the digital asset sector to announce staff layoffs.  The former will trim its team by approximately 11%, while the latter reportedly plans to reduce its Hong Kong division by 50%. Adjusting to ‘Uncertain Market Conditions’ Joseph Lubin – CEO of ConsenSys – said his organization made the “extremely difficult decision” to lay off 96...