The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has recently unveiled a set of investor protection measures that are set to reshape the digital asset industry in Singapore. The new regulations, which require crypto service providers to deposit customer assets under a statutory trust by the end of the year, are designed to mitigate the risk of loss or misuse of customers' assets and facilitate recovery in the event of a service provider's insolvency.
MAS' Proposed Investor Protection Measures: A New Dawn for Singapore's Crypto Space?
New investor protection measures by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are set to significantly reshape the digital asset industry in the city-state. We hear from crypto platforms on their views on the proposed changes.
Related
Clarity Cuts Both Ways: The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Exposes DeFi’s Legal Contradictions
Draft rules for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act are exposing contradictions at the heart of web3 lobbying, as industry players push back against the very DeFi exemptions and developer protections they once demanded.
The Woeful State of Web3 Auditing, And What Can Be Done
Crypto audits have evolved from catching real bugs to listing quantum computing risks and noting that "code quality could be improved." As programmers got better at avoiding basic mistakes, auditors started padding reports with generic warnings, leaving the actual risks buried or ignored entirely.
Tokenized RWAs: Where Demand Is Real, and Where It Isn’t
RWA tokenization isn’t waiting for adoption; it’s waiting for demand. The winners are emerging where yield, efficiency, and balance-sheet logic already exist, not where narratives are loudest.
Bitcoin’s Next Phase: From Store of Value to Productive Financial Asset
The next phase of Bitcoin’s evolution is not about leverage or yield chasing, but about using BTC as credible collateral, security, and economic infrastructure.
Latest
What's in Store for Bitcoin Above $81k?
Bitcoin hovers above $80K with momentum building toward $83.4K, but traders brace for a CPI-driven move as overbought signals and geopolitical tension threaten a near-term pullback.
Bithumb Signs Deal With Vietnam's Largest Securities Firm to Build Local Crypto Exchange
The MOU, signed in March and announced Thursday, pairs South Korea's second-largest exchange with SSI Digital as Vietnam prepares to license its first regulated trading platforms.
a16z Leads $300 Million Round in Digital Asset as Canton Network Gains Wall Street Traction
The raise values the blockchain infrastructure company at $2 billion and comes days after Andreessen Horowitz closed its $2.2 billion Crypto Fund V.
AI Agents Are Paying Bills in Stablecoins – The Infrastructure Race Is On
Two cloud giants just shipped real products that let autonomous software pay for services using crypto. What this week's launches from AWS, Google Cloud, and Coinbase mean for the next phase of stablecoin adoption.