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Personal data of 1.92 million users of Vietnamese digital currency app Onus has been leaked due to a security breach. The Singapore-based company founded and managed by Vietnamese stated Monday its server had been attacked and personal data of a large number…
Online casinos have swept through the world like a storm, and Singapore has been no exception. The state has seen a huge influx of online casino sites in recent years, and many of them come with brand-new and exciting features. Even though officially online…
Cryptocurrency mining app Pi Network has disappeared from Google Play Store for Android devices, making investors concerned about the future of the project. “I cannot download the app. I am worried all my mining efforts up until now would be thrown away,”…
Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala said that it was not a crypto skeptic with optimism on investments in related infrastructure. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala has invested in crypto-related infrastructure, according to its chief executive Khaldoon al-Mubarak in a recent…
Switzerland’s largest online bank is riding the crypto wave. Swissquote’s ambitions include setting up its own trading platform for digital currencies, sales manager Jan De Schepper said. Swissquote plans to open its own crypto exchange before the end of the…
The crypto payments firm is the fourth to receive a digital payments token (DPT) license in the city-state. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has awarded a DPT license to TripleA, allowing the company to provide end-to-end cryptocurrency payment…
With Facebook announcing a name change to Meta to demonstrate its new focus on the metaverse, something exciting happened in the cryptocurrency sphere. The price of MANA, a cryptocurrency dealing in virtual land, rose to an all-time high. On Saturday,…
A 566sqm piece of prime retail real estate sold online for US$2.4 million this week – but there’s a catch: it doesn’t exist. The land is ‘located’ on Fashion Street, a luxury retail precinct in Decentraland, a metaverse where people can buy land, visit…
El Salvador continues to position itself as a crypto hub leader with its latest plans to build a Bitcoin City with bonds backed by the same digital currency. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced plans to build the world’s first Bitcoin City on…
Crypto.com has bought the naming rights to the arena that is home to NBA team Los Angeles Lakers, in what is said to be one of the largest naming deals in sports history. The Staples Center in Los Angeles, home to the Lakers basketball team as well as the…
Hong Kong-based OneDegree has launched a new insurance solution that provides digital asset protection for cryptocurrencies. Digital insurer OneDegree has partnered with crypto exchange Hong Kong Digital Asset Exchange (HKbitEX) to offer protection for…
The cryptocurrency exchange, one of the world’s largest, will be gradually phase out access to its services for Singapore-based users and close their accounts on March 31, 2022, to comply with local regulations. To comply with the laws of Singapore, we will…
Traditional banks look on as clients are cleverly lured away by cryptocurrency providers. How about a Lamborghini? The latest iPhone? Or simply five bitcoins? Cryptocurrency providers dangle potential prospects with the allure of never-ending riches as a way…
China is ramping up its cryptocurrency prohibition efforts again with a directive issued by ten institutions last Friday covering a range of activities including offshore transactions and hiring. All crypto transactions in China are banned, according to…
Binance announced a new round of curbs for its Singapore business, restricting crypto trading for users in the city-state. Users in Singapore will no longer be able to deposit fiat money, trade or purchase crypto via Binance.com from October 26, according to…
The digital assets derivatives exchange has moved its headquarters to Nassau, the Bahamas, citing friendlier regulation and no mandatory quarantine upon arrival in-country. The company’s chief executive officer, 29-year-old billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried told…
