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Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador can become ‘Singapore of the Americas’: VanEck advisor

El Salvador can follow Singapore’s lead and become a financial center in the Americas, according to  Gabor Gurbacs, strategy advisor of investment management firm VanEck.“I say often to portfolio managers and asset allocators that El Salvador has the potential to become the Singapore of the Americas,” Gurbacs explained in an

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Singapore court authorizes freeze order attached to wallets as soulbound NFT

The Singapore High Court has allowed financial investigation firm Intelligent Sanctuary (iSanctuary) to attach nonfungible tokens (NFTs) containing a legal document to cold wallets associated with a hack, according to United Kingdom-based iSanctuary and local press accounts.A court-issued worldwide freeze order was tokenized as soulbound NFTs and attached to the

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Upbit’s Singapore Unit Receives In-Principal Nod from MAS

"We are incredibly proud to receive the IPA from MAS, a globally renowned financial regulator. This approval reflects our unwavering commitment to building trusted digital asset businesses in Singapore. Through engaging collaboration with the regulator, businesses and communities, we will contribute to further establish Singapore as the leading hub for

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South Korean exchange Upbit gets initial license nod from Singapore

The Singapore entity for Upbit, South Korea’s largest exchange by volume, has been given in-principal approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license in Singapore.On Oct. 16, Upbit Singapore said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) gave the in-principle license nod, allowing it to continue with digital payment token services

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Singapore seizes $2b in assets, crypto in major crackdown

Singapore authorities intensified its anti-money laundering measures by freezing over $2 billion in assets, including cryptocurrencies, amid an ongoing investigation. Singapore has intensified its crackdown on money laundering, freezing assets exceeding $2 billion, as revealed by Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo. Notably, the extensive list of frozen assets includes

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