Tag: cryptocurrency
Torque probe continues, investors worried
Singapore — Online cryptocurrency trading platform Torque now faces up to 115 police reports, with investors worried they were defrauded.
There were some Torque users,...
Singaporean-run trading platform Torque faces at least 70 police reports
Singapore — At least 70 police reports were filed against Torque Trading Systems, an online crypto-currency trading platform run by Singaporean Bernard Ong. Investors...
Singapore-based US hacker arrested over Thanksgiving for conspiring with North Korea
Singapore—Is Virgil Griffith a criminal or a hero? Opinions seem divided over the Singapore-based cryptocurrency enthusiast arrested in the United States at the Los...
Understanding the Fintech revolution
“Fintech is a term used to describe financial technology, an industry encompassing any kind of technology in financial services - from businesses to consumers....
Chinese netizens feel “betrayed” by Mark Zuckerberg
A trending article on WeChat paints a different picture of the once well-loved Mark Zuckerberg in China.
The article titled "China’s good son-in-law’ Zuckerberg suddenly...
FINTECH and the future of financial stability
The current world economy is heading into a possible recession given the uncertainty of the United States-China trade dispute, Brexit, volatile Middle East region and...
Temasek’s venture capital arm invests in Binance to develop cryptocurrency in Singapore
Temasek Holdings' venture capital arm, Vertex Ventures, has invested in Binance for the purpose of developing a fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore. Binance is a...
Singapore seeks new rules to protect cryptocurrency investors
Singapore’s central bank is ‘assessing’ additional rules that will protect investors of cryptocurrency exchanges.
These rules will be in addition to its regulatory framework that...
Clamour for Cryptocurrency Regulation Grows Louder
Cryptocurrencies have been under investigation from US Congress lately, due to their speculative nature, as well as the possible negative effects that speculating in...
Cryptocurrencies, mainly Bitcoin rising again
The biggest cryptocurrency is back with its winning ways, climbing for a fourth day in a row in a new rally that begun after...