• The Singapore Government Wants to Help with Cryptocurrency

    The Singapore Government Wants to Help with Cryptocurrency

    It’s been revealed that Singapore’s financial regulator is going to help local cryptocurrency firms set up traditional bank accounts, in order to boost the country’s fintech economy. I recently reported that Canadian banks aren’t quite as on board with cryptocurrency, so what is the difference?  In Singapore, the government wants to try to bring the banks…

  • The First Cryptocurrency Task Force is Launched in the UK

    The First Cryptocurrency Task Force is Launched in the UK

    With cryptocurrency being the phenomenon that it is, it’s not a surprise that Britain has announced a plan to establish a special “task force” for crypto assets.  The initiative is part of a larger fintech (finance-technology) sector strategy.  The goal of that strategy is to “help the UK manage risks around crypto assets” and harness…