Singapore's crypto aspirations shaken by Three Arrows collapse

Singapore's crypto aspirations shaken by Three Arrows collapse

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Singapore’s ambitious cryptocurrency sector, by some measures Asia-Pacific’s largest, faces an uncertain future after the recent collapse of crypto fund Three Arrows Capital, a high-profile casualty of the global digital currency downturn.

Crypto players in Southeast Asia’s financial hub are bracing for further bankruptcies and legal tussles, and expect that regulators at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), whose welcoming approach helped to attract firms from China, India and elsewhere, may become less accommodating.

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