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29.11 / 03:11

Blockchain Digital Platform Gap Astra Guild Ventures Declares It's Private Sale

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28.11 / 20:27

Citi Platform Bitcoin regulatory Singapore’s Coinstore enters India despite regulatory limbo; cites ‘optimism’

India’s lack of regulatory clarity on the question of cryptos has left many stakeholders in limbo. From a curtailment in marketing by exchanges to investors falling out, a lot has been happening in the country. However, India’s growing market seems just too lucrative for some to miss out on.

28.11 / 16:57

cryptocurrency Reuters Platform As Government Readies Cryptocurrency Bill, Coinstore Enters India

Singapore-based virtual currency exchange Coinstore has begun operations in India

26.11 / 19:09

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26.11 / 12:37

regulation Investments Bitcoin Two MAS-regulated Bitcoin funds launch in Singapore

Singapore-based fund manager Fintonia Group has launched two institutional-grade Bitcoin (BTC) funds approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

25.11 / 12:45

business Bitcoin Cryptocurrency regulation: Here’s what countries around the world have done

The Indian government has listed 26 Bills for the upcoming winter session of Parliament that is set to begin on November 29, and among these is the much-talked-about bill to regulate and restrict cryptocurrency in the country.

25.11 / 12:33

cryptocurrency defi Crypto Exchange MonoX, Profitable Since Mainnet Launch, Announces its Public Token Sale on Huobi Primelist

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24.11 / 11:11

cryptocurrency NFT defi Gate.io Has Burned More Than 3.6M GT Tokens From Circulation

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23.11 / 15:33

UPS Citi Reuters Digital Citi to hire 100 staff for digital assets division

The company first launched its digital assets division in June this year.According to a report by Reuters the new team will be made up of both internal and external hires and be based across a number of international locations, including London, Tel Aviv, New York, and Singapore."Prior to offering any products and services, we are studying these markets, as well as the evolving regulatory landscape and associated risks, in order to meet our own regulatory frameworks and supervisory

23.11 / 11:49

Binance Investment UK Binance Is ‘In Talks with Sovereign Wealth Funds', Boosts Irish Presence

After taking a regulatory battering earlier this year, Binance is back – or at least the world’s busiest crypto exchange will hope so. The platform has been bolstered by news that it is talking to sovereign wealth funds who are interested in “taking a stake” in the platform, that it's establishing a new base in Ireland and raising a “couple of hundred million” dollars in a forthcoming funding round in the US.

23.11 / 00:59

business Blockchain Adoption Bitcoin This Singapore tech company says its recycling 90% of waste heat from Bitcoin mining

It takes a lot of energy for miners to verify transactions and mint new blocks on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain. According to Statistica, one Bitcoin transaction consumes as much electricity as over 1 million VISA transactions. Moreover, the cryptocurrency's environmental burden increases even more if the energy used for mining stems from fossil fuels.

22.11 / 18:01

Blockchain Ethereum Stablecoin Financial Southeast Asian financial institutions turn to the Ethereum blockchain

Blockchain innovation is surging throughout Southeast Asia, as the region is home to a number of fintech firms and global crypto companies. In particular, Singapore has become one of the world’s most crypto-friendly countries.

22.11 / 17:59

Provident VISA Intel Singapore Fintech Festival 2021: MAS global CBDC challenge winners revealed

Consensys, Criteo, and Giesecke+Devrient were identified as having developed retail CBDC solutions that increase payment efficiencies, improve financial inclusion, and support the broader digitalisation drive in the economy. The winners were selected from 15 finalists who pitched their solutions at a demo day to an international panel of judges and each received a cash prize of S$50,000.

21.11 / 09:17

Technology Investments Bank Singapore's OCBC plans crypto bourse

crypto exchange as Southeast Asia’s second-largest lender seeks to respond to customer needs, Chief Executive Officer Helen Wong said. “We are looking at it and seriously there are some work being done in the bank,” Wong told Haslinda Amin in a Bloomberg Television interview Friday, when asked whether the bank would consider offering crypto services as some of its competitors are doing.

20.11 / 06:21

cryptocurrency Binance Crypto Exchange Bitcoin Binance US may raise ‘couple hundred million’ in funding, CEO says

Bengaluru: Binance's US unit may raise a “couple hundred million” dollars in a funding round set to close in a month or two, CEO Changpeng Zhao said on Friday, and that the global cryptocurrency exchange has also decided on its new headquarters. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, Zhao said the firm's US affiliate has the option to go for an initial public offering using rival Coinbase Inc.

20.11 / 01:25

UPS Binance CEO Customer Singapore-based OCBC looking to set up crypto exchange, to address customer needs

Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.(OCBC) is mulling over setting up a crypto-exchange, as per a report by Bloomberg.

19.11 / 22:21

regulation Congress Is US politics divisive enough to make crypto a partisan issue?

As the perceived legitimacy of blockchain technology increases, politicians in the U.S. have shown a growing interest in turning this non-partisan technology into a topic of political divisiveness.

19.11 / 14:13

cryptocurrency regulation Hillary Clinton Argues Crypto Could Destabilize Nations, Currencies

Former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has joined the ranks of political leaders who seem worried about cryptocurrencies’ potential impact on nations - claiming they had the power to destabilize nations and their currencies.

19.11 / 13:07

cryptocurrency NFT NFTS open DoraHacks Secures USD 8 Million by Binance Labs to Build a More Open-Source Blockchain World

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18.11 / 19:07

business Mining Bitcoin Miner Bitcoin miner to go public on Nasdaq after $4B SPAC merger

Bitdeer Technologies Holding Company, a Singapore-based Bitcoin (BTC) mining corporation, has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Blue Safari Group Acquisition Corp. for a business combination of Blue Safari and the miner.

18.11 / 17:50

cryptocurrency Crypto Trading Crypto Exchange rebrand Social Trading Platform Bingbon Completes Rebrand to BingX

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