Singapore grants first regulatory in-principle approval to crypto exchange
Independent Reserve gets the first in-principle approval that gives hope to around 170 crypto exchange applicants waiting to receive an official operating license in Singapore. Independent Reserve, an Australian crypto exchange founded in 2013, has become the first cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore to receive an “in-principle approval” to operate as a fully regulated virtual asset service provider (VASP).In a letter from the city-state’s de facto central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the exchange was approved under the terms of the Payments Services Act, which came....
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The cryptocurrency exchange will get a Major Payment Institution License from the country’s top financial regulator. Major Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Major Payment Institution License. The license will let the platform provide a range of payment services in the country. On Wednesday, June 22, Crypto.com announced the approval from MAS, which is necessary for offering the Digital Payment Token services within the framework of Singapore’s Payment Services Act. In the announcement,....
Crypto trading platform Crypto.com has received a license approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Crypto.com is a major exchange looking to expand its operations to the South-East Asia market and eventually globally. This In-Principle Digital Token Payment License that has been given to other companies has helped the the firms offer services in Singapore. […]
The country is a key institutional market for the exchange according to the CEO of Coinbase Singapore, who explained it's also working with local industry groups to improve regulations. The Singapore-based arm of the United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has received “in-principle approval” to provide crypto services in Singapore from its central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).Speaking to Cointelegraph, Hassan Ahmed, CEO of Coinbase Singapore and the exchanges’ regional director for Southeast Asia, said Singapore is a key institutional market for the exchange in....