Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has now pivoted into the crypto space. Johnson who had pulled out of the race for the prime minister seat has now taken to speaking engagements that have seen him booked for a crypto speaking engagement in December. Johnson Heading To Singapore Earlier in the week,…
The UST Restitution Group is on Do Kwon’s tail. A few governments and this civilian group are all out looking for the Terra creator, who insists that he’s not on the run. The Terra/ Luna collapse was one for the books, and that book is still open. We will write many more headlines about Do…
A new investment fund, El Zonte Capital hopes to bring the Bitcoin Beach experience to the whole world. Controversial journalists and podcasters Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert joined forces with Swan Bitcoin’s Cory Klippsten to put their money where their mouth is. El Zonte Capital has $5M in committed funding, and that’s just the beginning. …
Financial service regulator – Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued fresh guidelines to limit crypto trading by the public. It has also taken a firm stance and asked cryptocurrency companies to eschew advertising or showcasing their products to the general public. MAS substantiated their decision by stating reasons which were purely risk-oriented. The guideline stated…
Singapore Monetary Authority has placed the Binance exchange on its alert list of investors on Wednesday. This is due to some concerns about the possibility that the crypto exchange might have violated the local payments laws. On Sunday, the global crypto exchange has announced its intention to cancel its product offering in the country. This…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) finally shortlisted 15 companies that will assist in developing retail CBDC. These firms will participate in the Global CBDC challenge and help build the in-house retail central bank digital currency. MAS announcement indicates that the participants include four companies from the United States and six from Singapore. There’s also…
Bazaar Technologies, a Pakistani blockchain marketplace, successfully raised about $30M in Pakistani’s biggest Series A round. An announcement made by Bazaar states that August 24th will be the closing of its raise. It also reveals that Singapore’s Wavemaker Partners and Silicon Valley-based Defy Partners were the leaders of the funding round. Many other investors also…
Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) has announced plans to launch two new cryptocurrency indices. The iEdge Bitcoin Index, and the iEdge Ethereum Index, will bring certified price referencing to the Asia region. Head of Index Services at SGX, Simon Karaban said the lack of transparency in the cryptocurrency space has left a huge gap in the…
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. Binance Account Suspended Twitter user Catxolotl (@bittlecat) received a message from Binance Singapore informing them that their Bitcoin…
Ripple (XRP) is steady, adds 5.3 percent SWIFT, in a global trial, settled a cross-border transaction from Australia to Singapore in 13 seconds In a test, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), achieved speeds closer to those of Ripple. A possible threat to Ripple’s global expansion, XRP prices are firm, adding 5.3 percent…