“Token Day” in Singapore
Today, in celebration of the 10th year anniversary of cryptocurrency, Bizkey is launching ‘Token Day’ in Singapore. Held from October 31st to November 18th, Token Day is a campaign to familiarize the public with cryptocurrency in a retail setting. During this period, 30 retailers clustered around Chinatown in Singapore will accept various cryptocurrencies as payment. […]
Singapore Will Help Crypto Company Set Up Local Bank Accounts
Singapore’s financial regulator is willing to lend a hand to cryptocurrency firms having problems setting up local bank accounts, but doesn’t plan to loosen its rules to lure more crypto startups to the country. “We should not be trying to create an extremely lax regulatory environment in order to attract that kind of business,” Monetary […]
Singapore Central Bank Refutes Fake Articles
Singapore’s de facto central bank issued two warnings over two fake news websites Tuesday, September 18, after articles were published with “fabricated comments” about crypto from Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The sites, Gulf Weed Crab and Positive Bath Hour, which feature hoax news stories on seemingly random topics, had claimed Shanmugaratnam was […]
Y Ventures Group Becomes First to Launch an ICO in Singapore
An e-commerce platform that recently launched a token sale aimed to raise $50 million has become Singapore’s first public firm to hold an ICO. Y Ventures Group, which went public on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last year, announced a plan for creating a blockchain-based e-commerce system in July and sent the sale of its […]
