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The Swiss crypto broker’s CEO is stepping down after four years. His replacement is an ex-UBS banker well-known for his technology expertise. Arthur Vayloyan is stepping down as CEO of Bitcoin Suisse at the end of March, the Zug-based crypto firm said in a…
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,”…
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…
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…
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…
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has responded to a warning by Singapore’s regulator by removing some of its offerings in the city-state. Binance will cease Singapore dollar trading pairs and payment options, according to a blog post over the weekend,…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has ordered crypto giant Binance to halt its services in the city-state over a potential breach of local payment rules. Binance must stop offering services in Singapore, according to a report citing a MAS statement, over a…
Vietnam leads globally in cryptocurrency adoption with 41 percent of respondents claiming to have bought Bitcoin and the like, according to a recent survey. Twenty percent of Vietnamese said they had purchased Bitcoin, the highest among 27 countries polled…
Two Singapore startups will help the payment giant accelerate innovation around digital asset technology. Singapore-based Mintable, a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace; and Stacs, which provides a blockchain infrastructure for the financial industry to…
Despite market volatility and regulatory pressures, the outlook for crypto adoption remains positive especially in Singapore where nearly half of its residents own the digital asset class, according to a survey. 43 percent of Singaporeans own cryptocurrency,…
J.P. Morgan has reportedly allowed all of its wealth management clients to access cryptocurrencies via funds. J.P. Morgan’s wealth management clients gained access to five crypto products, effective July 19. Four of the products are from Grayscale Investments…
Vietnam’s so-called mutant orchids are being turned into unique digital assets and being sold for up to thousands of dollars online. On the digital goods marketplace OpenSea.io, hundreds of items are displayed when a user types the keyword “Orchidaceae.”…
China’s crypto crackdown continues to ramp up as it banned several influential social media accounts focused on crypto-related content over the weekend. At least a dozen popular Weibo accounts featuring content about cryptocurrencies have been suspended or…
Will you eventually be able to pay for a new Apple iPhone with Bitcoin? That is one of the conclusions that you might come to following a peak at the “Jobs at Apple” website where Apple posted a listing for a Business Development Manager for Alternative…
Large capacity hard drives are virtually out of stock in Vietnam because of a cryptocurrency mining craze in China. Customers and market observers say local people have been buying large-capacity hard drives in bulk and reselling them to the Chinese amidst a…
Investors should exercise extreme caution when trading cryptocurrencies, senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in parliament on Monday. Cryptocurrencies can be highly volatile, as their value is typically not related to any economic fundamentals. They…
