Visa has joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative and tapped Nium for a pilot testing seven-day settlement with regulated dollar- and euro-backed stablecoins. It’s a practical bet on faster, compliance-ready cross-border payments — but still just a pilot, not a done deal.
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Paxos has launched USDG, a dollar-backed stablecoin in Singapore, betting on the city-state’s strict reserve, disclosure, and redemption rules to win trust. The move sharpens Asia’s stablecoin race, but USDG is not Paxos’ separate yield-bearing USDL.
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RWA tokenization has grown into a $25B–$36B market, but the real fight is now regulatory: which structures, licenses, and jurisdictions can actually survive scrutiny. Hong Kong, Singapore, and the U.S. are setting the pace as institutions chase utility, not hype.
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BitGo tapped ex-MAS regulator Angela Ang to lead APAC, doubling down on Singapore, compliance, and institutional crypto plumbing across custody, settlement, payments, and stablecoins. It’s a clear sign the region’s serious money wants trust, not hype.
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BitGo Singapore and dtcpay have teamed up to build more secure, regulated crypto payment infrastructure for global markets, with stablecoins doing most of the heavy lifting. BitGo Singapore and dtcpay announced a partnership on Tuesday Focus: secure digital asset payment infrastructure, custody, and compliance dtcpay is pushing stablecoin payments, not Bitcoin or Ethereum Singapore’s regulatory […]
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DBS is putting physical gold on blockchain rails for retail customers, and that is a genuinely useful use case, not just another shiny crypto sideshow. Singapore’s largest bank is preparing a tokenized gold product that will let everyday users buy, trade, and eventually redeem real gold through its banking app, with each token backed by […]
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Singapore Takes the Throne in Crypto Adoption, US Trails Behind Singapore has surged to the forefront of global cryptocurrency adoption, clinching the top spot in the 2025 World Crypto Rankings report by Bybit in collaboration with DL Research, leaving the United States in second place. This milestone underscores a pivotal shift where smaller, policy-savvy nations […]
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Crypto Kings: Singapore and UAE Reign Supreme in Global Digital Currency Adoption Singapore and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have cemented their status as the undisputed leaders in cryptocurrency adoption, outpacing much of the world with staggering ownership rates and cutting-edge policies. According to recent findings from Henley & Partners and other industry reports, these […]
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Asia’s Tokenization Boom: Redefining Global Finance and Challenging the West Asia is storming ahead as the epicenter of tokenization, a blockchain innovation that digitizes real-world assets into tradable tokens, with projections estimating a staggering $10 trillion in unlocked value worldwide. From Singapore’s fintech labs to Dubai’s real estate markets, the region is not only pioneering […]
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Crypto Ownership in Singapore Plummets in 2024 as Investors Rebalance Portfolios Singapore’s crypto market saw a sharp decline in ownership in 2024, dropping from 40% to 29%. This significant shift, detailed in the 2025 Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI), shows that half of the country’s crypto holders sold their assets. Despite the sell-off, optimism persists […]
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