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Crypto's 80% plunge is now worse than stocks' dot-com crash
HONG KONG (Sept 13): The Great Crypto Crash of 2018 looks more and more like one for the record books.
September 13, 2018
Broker's Calls
Y Ventures ICO may be unorthodox, but its merits are not to be ignored: DBS
SINGAPORE (Aug 2): DBS Vickers Securities is maintaining its “buy” call on Catalist-listed Y Ventures Group with an unchanged target price of 77 cents, which is based on 20 times FY19F EV/EBITA and at a 15% discount to larger peers’ 23 times due to
August 02, 2018
Fintech
Good cryptos gone bad?
SINGAPORE (July 20): Jorden Tan, an accounts manager at a local job recruitment firm, was introduced to cryptocurrencies by a family member he had met during a relative’s wake last year and he has participated in more than five token sales.
July 20, 2018
Fintech
Will regtech take over the global fintech landscape in coming years?
SINGAPORE (Apr 12): Regulation technology (regtech) is set to grow in the coming years, says financial services firm EY in its recent white paper.
April 12, 2018
Cryptocurrencies are like Ponzi schemes: World Bank chief
(Feb 8): The head of the World Bank compared cryptocurrencies to “Ponzi schemes,” the latest financial voice to raise questions about the legitimacy of digital currencies such as Bitcoin.
February 08, 2018
Fintech
Will the crypto bubble burst this year?
SINGAPORE (Jan 19): The high volatility and performance displayed by cryptocurrencies in 2017 have made the ‘crypto bubble’ a most visible one, according to Saxo Bank’s chief economist and CIO, Steen Jakobsen.
January 19, 2018
Fintech
Mine your own cryptocoins at Mining.SG
SINGAPORE (Dec 22): Not unlike the shadowy world of cryptocurrencies, you may need help with your smartphone GPS to locate Mining.SG, hidden in the maze of industrial buildings a five-minute walk from Aljunied MRT station.
December 22, 2017
Fintech
Singapore cryptocurrency cafe launches as regulators sound warnings
SINGAPORE (Dec 21): Just a street away from Singapore's central bank, a cryptocurrency firm has set up what it claims is the first cafe in the city-state to be owned and operated by a business promoting its own digital coin.
December 21, 2017
Tech
MAS advises 'extreme caution' in investing in cyptocurrencies
SINGAPORE (Dec 19): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday cautioned against investments in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin amid a recent surge in their prices.
December 19, 2017
Commentary
Block by block towards blockchain success
SINGAPORE (Dec 18): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Hong Kong recently announced that by 2019, a cross-border platform will be set up to boost trade finance using distributed ledger, or blockchain technology. The key benefit of this developm
December 18, 2017