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Singapore might be first nation to embrace cryptocurrencies

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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SingaporeSingapore took a step closer towards cryptocurrencies as the national financial regulators discussed their openness towards the emerging industry during the Singapore Consensus.

 

It seems that the Singaporean government has a well-thought-out plan for introducing cryptocurrencies into their economy, according to Tech Crunch.

 

The Singapore Consensus 2018 welcomed thousands of cryptocurrency visionaries, entrepreneurs, and experts to discuss and create new links that might form the foundation of the future of the industry. An essential element of the meeting was the talk delivered by the representatives of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) with regards to the future of cryptocurrencies in their country.

 

It seems that the Singaporean financial regulators are far ahead many other developed countries concerning their understanding of the industry and plans for the future.

 

The MAS makes a clear discrimination between different types of cryptocurrencies: utility tokens, payment tokens, and security tokens. Damien Pang, the Head of FinTech Ecosystem and Infrastructure within MAS said that the MAS takes a close look at the characteristics of the tokens, in the past, at the present, and in the future, instead of just the technology built on.

 

Moreover, the authorities do not plan to impose regulations on all cryptocurrency products.

 

While payment tokens (which possess economic properties) and security tokens do require certain attention from a legal point of view due to their nature, utility tokens don’t require as much control, Pang pointed out.

 

South Asia’s most prominent city-state has long been known for being ahead of the rest of the world in terms of education, entertainment, healthcare, tourism, but most important of all, finance and technologic innovation.

 

Cryptocurrency-related projects were very receptive to their welcoming approach and Singapore consequently became the destination where the first cryptocurrency debit cards will be issued. Besides, the encouraging stance the Monetary Authority of Singapore took towards the industry became slightly obvious a month ago, when the institution announced that it will work along with global institutions in order to introduce tokenized digital currencies.

 

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