Singapore’s financial regulator told companies in the cryptocurrency industry to refrain from advertising their services to the public, in line with the city-state’s desire to curb retail speculation in volatile digital assets.
Service providers should only market their activities on their own Web sites, mobile applications, or official social media accounts, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said in a statement yesterday.
The guideline is to cover a broad array of businesses, from banks to payment service providers and crypto exchanges.
“MAS has observed that some DPT service providers have been actively promoting their services through online and physical advertisements or
SINGAPORE: This has been a breakout year for cryptocurrency, with the digital asset industry growing faster than ever to a market worth of around US$3 trillion (RM12.5 trillion). But for all the expansion, the future is still unclear, essentially because cryptocurrency is not real money and lacks proven track record as an asset class.
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