#SINGAPORE News

Winklevoss-owned Gemini considering going public as regulatory tides shift
cryptoslate.com Gemini is exploring a potential initial public offering (IPO) as soon as this year, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Sources told the…
Crypto Market Trends: 71% Of Institutional Traders Avoid Crypto, But Interest Is Growing
99bitcoins.com The crypto market has seen notable growth in institutional investment in recent years. A JPMorgan survey of 4,200 institutional traders revealed that while interest in…

Academic Labs to Be Listed on Bitpanda, Unveils AI-Powered Education Whitepaper 2.0
cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, February 6th, 2025] Academic Labs, a notable innovator in the education sector, has announced its listing on Bitpanda, one of Europe’s…
Alchemy Pay Expands Crypto Services To South Korea, Following Australia. Best Crypto To Buy!
99bitcoins.com Singapore-based cryptocurrency payment provider Alchemy Pay has successfully acquired an Electronic Financial Business registration in South Korea. On 5 February 2025,…
Asia Pacific Leads Retail Bitcoin Trading, Ahead Of USA And EU
99bitcoins.com Retail Bitcoin trading has exploded on to the scene. However, some countries are recording more volume than others. Gemini in partnership with Glassnode published their…

Alchemy Pay makes a ‘Big Move in Korea’, Secures Korean Electronic Financial Business Registration
coingape.com Alchemi Pay, the Singapore-based payment gateway, disclosed on Wednesday that it has acquired a leading South Korean electronic financial platform – EZPG Co., Ltd. In the…

Elite Investor Group Tiger21 Holds Crypto Portfolio Value of $6 Billion
cryptonews.com Members of high-end investment club Tiger21 have dedicated about 1%-3% of their wealth to cryptocurrencies. This translates to roughly $6b. In a CNBC interview on Thursday,…

CFTC Announces Public Roundtable to Discuss Prediction Markets Regulation
beincrypto.com The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced a public roundtable to re-evaluate its regulatory stance on prediction markets. This move, which could…

Bitdeer Buys $21M Land in Canada for 99MW Bitcoin Mining Facility
cryptopotato.com Bitdeer has made a step toward becoming a fully integrated Bitcoin mining company with a recent $21 million land acquisition in Canada. The company revealed on Tuesday that…

Traders expect XRP to flip Ethereum
dlnews.com The market value of XRP may soon overtake Ethereum again after the Ripple-issued crypto rallied 22% this week, several prominent crypto traders and influencers say. At…
Crypto.com’s 2025 Strategy Involves Cronos ETF, Stablecoin, And Financial Services Expansion. Explore Best Crypto To Buy!
99bitcoins.com Singapore- headquartered Crypto.com’s 2025 strategy is out and the company has some big ideas! On 5 February 2025, Crypto.com announced plans to launch a Cronos-based…

Why does the crypto community choose the Crypto Summit?
ambcrypto.com There are just over two months left until the next VI Crypto Summit 2025, and we decided to remind you why the entire Russian crypto community chooses and attends our event…

WazirX Creditors Weigh Restructuring Plan That Could Revive Trading: Details
coingape.com WazirX creditors are set to vote on a proposed restructuring plan to address losses from a $235 million hack in July 2024. The vote will determine whether the exchange…

WazirX creditors to decide on recovery plan or risk lengthy liquidation
cryptoslate.com WazirX creditors will decide in the coming weeks whether to begin receiving compensation for their lost crypto as early as April 2025 or face a prolonged recovery process…

Pi Network Introduces 2 Key Updates to Improve KYC Process
cryptopotato.com TL;DR Pi Network now allows users to appeal name mismatches and enables minor phone number corrections to assist users in passing KYC verifications. Despite the constant…

WazirX Users Face Tough Choice: Accept New Plan or Wait Until 2030 For Refund
coinpedia.org The post WazirX Users Face Tough Choice: Accept New Plan or Wait Until 2030 For Refund appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency…

Trivago Adds Travala's Hotel Inventory, Gaining Payment Options in BTC, ETH
coindesk.com Travala, the travel website that accepts payments in cryptocurrency, has teamed up with trivago (TRVG), adding its inventory of 2.2 million properties to the hotel search…

WazirX Tells Creditors Accept New Scheme or Wait Until 2030 for Refunds From $230M Hack
coindesk.com WazirX creditors can start to receive their stolen crypto as early as April, or in 2030, based on the outcome of a voting scheme, scheduled for the coming weeks. Creditors…
Canadian National Charged In $65 Million DeFi Exploit And Money Laundering Case
99bitcoins.com US prosecutors have charged a Canadian national with orchestrating a $65 million exploit targeting decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms KyberSwap and Indexed Finance. The…

AI firm Genius Group's Bitcoin holdings now worth more than its market cap
crypto.news Singapore-based artificial intelligence company Genius Group has boosted its crypto holdings, purchasing by an additional $2 million to 440 Bitcoin for $42 million. The…

People Events announces Annual FinTech Summit 2025 in Singapore!
ambcrypto.com The People Events is proud to announce the much-anticipated Annual FinTech Summit 2025, scheduled to take place from 26th to 28th February 2025 in Singapore. This 3-day…

Crypto.com President Eric Anziani on the Exchange’s Ambitious Global Plans
coindesk.com Few crypto exchanges have been as busy in the last few months as Crypto.com. The company recently received a license from MiCA to operate in the E.U., and also in December…

President Trump Signs Executive Order To Create Sovereign Wealth Fund, Diversify US Investments
dailyhodl.com President Trump just signed an executive order to create a federal sovereign wealth fund. Trump is ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create the fund,…

These six non-crypto firms are copying MicroStrategy and gobbling up Bitcoin
dlnews.com They span industries like health tech, sustainable energy, gaming, and education, but share the same strategy — stacking Bitcoin. The tactic has been very lucrative for…

The $750bn reason why Bitcoin’s rally isn’t ‘close to being done’
dlnews.com Bitcoin’s not had a great start of 2025, but its fortunes are about to change. That’s according to the London Crypto Club’s latest newsletter, in which the authors predict…
Uphold Resumes Crypto Staking Services In UK Amid Regulatory Shifts
99bitcoins.com Cryptocurrency exchange Uphold has reinstated its staking services in the UK, following key regulatory changes that provided clarity on the legality of staking. The relaunch…

Trump’s new tariffs caused $2 billion in liquidations
cryptoslate.com Bitcoin tumbled during Asian trading hours, hitting a one-month low of $92,000 due to President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade tariffs. This sharp drop triggered one of the…

Monochrome Brings First Aussie Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs to Singapore Market
decrypt.co Australian crypto-asset firm Monochrome Group has registered its Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs with Singapore's Monetary Authority, marking a strategic expansion into Southeast…

Trump’s Tariffs Shake Markets: Dow Futures Slide, Crypto Liquidations Top $1B
decrypt.co Global markets face a turbulent week after U.S. President Donald Trump's Friday tariff announcement sent U.S. stock futures plummeting and triggered massive crypto…

Singapore labels Polymarket illegal gambling, restricts site access
dlnews.com Singapore has officially blocked Polymarket, a crypto-based betting platform, citing its unlicensed status in the country. Visitors to the site are greeted with a warning…

DeepSeek AI Faces US Investigation: Will it Benefit Nvidia Stock?
watcher.guru With the arrival of the Chinese startup driving a mass Wall Street sell-off to start the week, DeepSeek AI is set to face a US investigation that could benefit Nvidia…

Vitalik Buterin Reveals Bitcoin Holds Less Than 10% of His Portfolio
coinpedia.org The post Vitalik Buterin Reveals Bitcoin Holds Less Than 10% of His Portfolio appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News In a latest development, Ethereum co-founder vitalik…

Q1 2025 Revenue Climbs 3% to $124B Amid iPhone 16 Sales Surge
watcher.guru Apple Q1 2025 revenue catalyzed a strategic breakthrough at $124.3 billion, spearheading a 4% acceleration compared to the previous year, with net income engineered to rise…
Crypto Hacks Drop 44% In January As Hackers Steal $73M
99bitcoins.com Cryptocurrency-related cybercrime saw a significant decline in January 2025, with hackers stealing $73 million across 19 separate incidents — a 44% drop from the $133…

Important Pi Network (PI) Update: Users Are Losing Patience
cryptopotato.com TL;DR Pi Network has once again extended the Grace Period, sparking concerns over the lack of progress. While doubts persist, the project continues to attract new users,…

Bad actors steal $80 million in January, CEXs hit hardest
cryptoslate.com Cryptocurrency-related hacks resulted in nearly $74 million in losses in January 2025, marking a staggering ninefold increase from December, according to a new report from…

Robinhood CEO warns US risks losing financial edge without tokenization clarity
cryptoslate.com Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev warned that the US could lose its competitive edge in financial markets if regulators fail to provide clear rules for tokenized securities. In a…

Sandboxes Are a Way Out of the Regulatory Sandstorm
coindesk.com Regulation by enforcement is beginning to crumble, with a court recently ruling that the SEC’s refusal to issue a crypto rule was unlawful. A new crypto-friendly…
Hong Kong Authorities Issue Two New Crypto Licenses, Bringing Total To Nine
99bitcoins.com On 27 January 2025, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) granted operational licenses to two Hong Kong-based crypto exchanges, PantherTrade and YAX. This…

Robinhood CEO Warns Lack of U.S. Regulation Stifles Security Tokenization Efforts
coindesk.com Current U.S. regulations are blocking a major financial shift that could open up private-market investments to everyday investors through tokenization, CEO of digital…

Crypto.com says the exchange will delist Tether’s USDT in the EU
dlnews.com Crypto.com, the second biggest global crypto exchange after Binance, told European Union users it plans to delist Tether’s USDT, along with nine other assets, to comply with…

Robinhood CEO Advocates RWA Tokenization to Democratize Private Investing in the US
beincrypto.com Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is doubling on crypto’s potential to revolutionize investing in private markets. In a recent post on X, Tenev emphasized that the US is making…

Sony Launches Four-Week Campaign To Onboard New Users to Its Soneium Blockchain
cryptonews.com Sony Block Solutions Labs (Sony BSL), a Sony Group company established in Singapore in 2023, announced the launch of Soneium Conquest, a four-week campaign aimed to…

Alchemy Pay Secures Australian Registration
news.bitcoin.com Singapore-based fiat-to-crypto payment solutions provider Alchemy Pay announced Jan. 27 that it had successfully registered as a Digital Currency Exchange Provider in…
Big US crypto opportunity not a sure thing, survey says
blockworks.co This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. A new survey weighing industry leader sentiment shows an optimistic outlook for…

Figment CEO Lorien Gabriel’s Big Bet on Staking Has Paid Off
coindesk.com Lorien Gabel has spent decades building internet infrastructure companies, from ISPs to cloud security firms. In 2018, recognizing the transformative potential of…

MiCA Framework Brings 4 Leading Crypto Exchanges Under Unified EU Regulations
cryptopotato.com Four leading cryptocurrency exchanges have recently secured full licenses under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). MiCA, which became effective…

The Sandbox’s Sébastien Borget on the Future of Web3 Gaming
coindesk.com For Sébastien Borget, what started as a passion for gaming has flourished into co-founding The Sandbox, now one of the most recognized metaverse platforms in the world with…

Crypto.com Becomes the First Crypto Asset Service Provider to Receive a Full MiCA Licence
beincrypto.com On January 27, the Singapore-based cryptocurrency company Crypto.com announced that it has secured full approval of its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from the…

Good Morning, Bitcoin
nobsbitcoin.com Every sat counts! Support us here. News DARPA to launch pre-crime AML program. DARPA has unveiled plans for a pre-crime Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program designed to…
How to buy Bitcoin in Singapore?
cointelegraph.com Want to buy Bitcoin in Singapore? This guide covers trusted methods, key steps and safety tips to start your crypto journey confidently.

OKX’s 2025 State of DEX Report: Solana, AI Innovation, and More
beincrypto.com A recent OKX report examined the state of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in 2025, revealing Solana as a dominant force while Ethereum faces challenges to maintain its…

Bitcoin's Evolution to $2T Shows New Market Maturity, Says Analyst James Check
tftc.io On-chain data suggests extreme drawdowns may be a thing of the past In a recent conversation with on-chain analyst James Check, we explored compelling evidence of bitcoin's…

TRUMP, XRP Surge 12% to Lead Crypto Rebound Ahead of FOMC Meeting
coindesk.com rose to nearly $103,000 to usher gains across the crypto market on Tuesday after breakthroughs from China’s DeepSeek led to a steep fall in U.S. indexes on Monday, prompted…

XRP Surges as Ripple Gains Crucial U.S. Licenses Amid Legal Battles
watcher.guru Ripple XRP licenses mark a major breakthrough in the financial sector, with multiple U.S. jurisdictions granting key approvals after thorough review. The San Francisco firm…

Ripple obtains Money Transmitter Licenses in New York and Texas
finbold.com Blockchain firm Ripple has announced the acquisition of Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in New York and Texas as the company seeks to expand its domestic footprint in the…

Favorable Capital Gains Signaled For U.S. Crypto
forbes.com Wrapping up a bullish week for cryptocurrency development in the U.S., Eric Trump released a statement confirming exemptions from capital gains tax. This move is aimed at…

Ripple Gains Ground: Secures Money Transmitter Licenses In NY And Texas
bitcoinist.com Blockchain payment company Ripple has announced the acquisition of two additional Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in the United States, one from New York and another from…

Polymarket’s shutdown in Singapore increases pressure on leading prediction market
dlnews.com A version of this story appeared in our The Guidance newsletter on January 13. Sign up here. It was only a matter of time. As an online prediction market offering up a way…