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Singapore High Court rules crypto personal property, compares it to fiat money

Cryptocurrency is deemed property capable of being held on trust, Judge Philip Jeyaretnam of the High Court of Singapore decided in a ruling on July 25. The Judge said he didn’t see any difference between crypto, fiat money or shells, as long as all those objects, physical or not, share

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Singapore to require crypto firms to put user assets into trusts by year-end

Singapore’s central bank is introducing new measures to improve investor protection and market integrity in the cryptocurrency industry.On July 3, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced new requirements for crypto service providers to hold customer assets into a statutory trust by year-end.“This will mitigate the risk of loss or

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Sony Network Communications Invests $3.5M in Singapore Web3 Company Startale Labs to Explore Blockchain Technology Solutions

"I am excited to strengthen further our collaboration with Startale Labs, a company with advanced Web3 technologies and expertise. We have already been cooperating with Startale Labs by jointly hosting incubation programs, aiming to promote the development of Web3,” Jun Watanabe, President and Executive Officer of Sony Network Communications, said

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Singapore central bank reports on tokenized asset network models after trials

As asset tokenization continues at a rapid pace, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and 11 financial institutions examined infrastructure models to facilitate tokenized asset trading. The key to unlocking the full benefits of the technology is open and interoperable digital asset networks, the MAS said in its Project Guardian

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Ripple Gets In-Principle Regulatory Approval to Operate in Singapore

The license will allow Ripple to provide better support to its “forward-looking customers”, as well as facilitate the process of building a “more inclusive and borderless financial system”.  Blockchain solutions provider Ripple has been granted in-principle approval of the Major Payments Institution License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). As a

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Ripple gets in-principle nod for digital asset services in Singapore

Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has obtained in-principle regulatory approval from Singapore’s financial regulator to offer digital asset payments and token products in the city-state.Ripple confirmed the approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a June 22 statement. The approval will allow its subsidiary — Ripple Markets Asia Pacific

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