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It has been described as the "Lehman Brothers" event of the crypto world and heralded to bring forth a cryptocurrency winter. The collapse of TerraUSD, one of the largest algorithmic stablecoins...

In the first-of-its-kind decision in the common law, the General Division of The High Court of Singapore in ByBit Fintech Limited V Ho Kai Xin & Ors. [2023] SGHC 199 clarified two vexing legal issues relating to crypto assets.

This is part of a series of RPC x Web3 articles designed to help Web3 participants and enthusiasts understand their rights in this rapidly evolving space.

In Rio Christofle v Tan Chun Chuen Malcolm [2023] SGHC 66 the Court held that parties that engaged in a peer-to-peer transaction of cryptocurrency did not contravene the Payment Services Act 2019, even if they lacked the license to carry on a business providing a payment service.

Financial technology or "FinTech" is transforming and revolutionising financial services like never before, bringing to bear exciting innovations ranging from robo-advisers to crowdfunding platforms.

Given the proliferation of digital assets, this article seeks to give a general overview of the types of exchanges which facilitate public access to digital assets as well as consider the Singapore...

IPOS is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law. IPOS advises on and administers intellectual property laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore.

With crypto currencies and assets firmly lodged in the public mind, regulators need to lay guardrails to facilitate innovation and combat misbehaviour...

Members of the public need to "exercise due diligence to understand the risks" involved in investing in initial coin (or token) offerings (ICOs), and other schemes involving digital tokens, the advice said.

Singapore may not be the first place that comes to mind for space technology. But there has been a steady increase – from companies building low-cost rockets to innovative tech teams in blockchain and telecommunications.

The Payment Services Act 2019 ("PS Act"), which was passed by Parliament in January 2019 and will come into force on 28 January 2020, regulates payment systems and payment service ...

On October 24, 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) jointly announced the

In our digital economy, data has emerged as one of the most valuable assets, driving decision-making, innovation, and economic growth.

Blockchain technology promotes transparency, security and efficiency, all of which are qualities that can improve the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) impact of companies.

When a person dies, their assets will be distributed according to their will, or if there is none, then under statutory law.

In Loh Cheng Lee Aaron and another v Hodlnaut Pte Ltd (Zhu Juntao and others, non-parties) [2023] SGHC 323, the General Division of the High Court of Singapore clarified that a company's obligation to pay cryptocurrency to its creditors may, ...

Exchange Traded Funds are listed funds that track an underlying basket of assets that typically share a similar investment profile, which can be a stock index, commodity, bonds, or any basket of assets.