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9 октября децентрализованный стабильный коин USDD стал спонсором и принял участие в мероприятии Cointelegraph CONNECT, проходившем в Сингапуре. Ответственный за распространение USDD Ивон Чиа примет участие в тематической дискуссии вместе с руководителями проектов ether.fi, Mercuryo, FinHarbor и других. Обсуждение сосредоточится на том, как стабильные монеты могут действительно войти в повседневные сценарии потребления через платежную инфраструктуру, такую как карты и кошельки.USDD является многосетевым децентрализованным избыточно обеспеченным стабильным коином, который в настоящее время выпускается на сетях TRON, Ethereum Chain и BNB Chain. Опираясь на свою бесшовную совместимость с основными DeFi-протоколами и преимущества многосетевой структуры, USDD стремится создать безопасные, прозрачные и эффективные продукты децентрализованных стабильных монет и продолжает исследовать большую ценность стабильных монет в реальной экономике.

Согласно официальным сообщениям, Gate объявила о своем участии в TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026. Мероприятие пройдет с 7 по 8 октября 2026 года в Marina Bay Sands в Сингапуре и ожидается, что привлечет более десяти тысяч участников из разных стран и регионов. 7 октября основатель и CEO Gate Dr. Han выступит с ключевой речью на главной сцене TOKEN2049 на тему "One Gate, Everything Money".В течение мероприятия Gate организует брендовые стенды и эксклюзивный Lounge на площадке, чтобы соединить экосистемных партнеров из разных рынков через демонстрацию продуктов, интерактивные мероприятия и личные встречи. 8 октября вечером Gate также проведет Gate Gala Dinner и церемонию награждения в Raffles Singapore, собрав представителей отрасли, партнеров и экосистемных представителей для обсуждения рыночных возможностей и межотраслевого сотрудничества.Эта серия мероприятий объединяет диалоги на главной сцене, демонстрации брендов и Gala Dinner, чтобы продемонстрировать глобальным пользователям долгосрочное видение Gate по соединению мировых рынков, объединению экосистемной силы и содействию совместному развитию цифровых активов и финансовых инноваций.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is collaborating with private banks to adopt a "risk-based" approach to shorten the account opening time. The head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore stated that the authority aims to reduce the account opening time to within one month, while the current median account opening time for complex cases is about six weeks or longer.He stated that this move is intended to ensure that banks maintain high standards while avoiding unnecessary and excessive scrutiny of the sources of clients' wealth.

According to Bloomberg, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced the revocation of the major payment institution (MPI) license of the cryptocurrency payment company Bsquared Technology. The reasons include flaws in risk management and conflict of interest policies, violations of outsourcing management regulations, and providing false or misleading information to regulators multiple times during the license application and on-site inspection processes.Bsquared obtained a digital payment token service license 16 months ago and is now required to submit a closure certificate issued by an auditing firm to confirm that all customer funds have been returned. The MAS stated that it is further reviewing the responsibilities of the company's key management personnel. Currently, only 37 institutions in Singapore are approved to provide digital payment token services, and license revocations are relatively rare.

Former Singapore Navy personnel Zhang Rongxuan (35 years old, phonetic) was sentenced to six years and ten months in prison after stealing 1.7 million Tether (nearly 2.3 million Singapore dollars) from a friend's cold wallet, which he spent on luxury watches, gambling, and paying off a mortgage.It is reported that Zhang Rongxuan was a member of the Naval Diving Unit at the time of the incident, holding the rank of captain. After getting to know the victim, he also co-managed a non-fungible token trading platform with friends, which is affiliated with Upstairs Research Pte Ltd and owned by DiGi Selection Holdings Pte Ltd. After security companies tracked the cryptocurrency wallet, Zhang Rongxuan admitted that he committed the crime due to suffering significant losses from the collapse of the FTX exchange.

The Singapore Police Force's Anti-Fraud Centre, in collaboration with the Cyber Investigation Department and cryptocurrency platforms such as Coinbase, Coinhako, StraitsX, and Upbit, launched a month-long special enforcement operation from March 16 to April 15 this year, successfully intercepting over 2.86 million yuan in fraudulent funds.During the operation, authorities utilized analysis tools from blockchain intelligence companies TRM Labs and Chainalysis to identify victims involved in various cases, including impersonation of government officials, investment fraud, job scam, and online romance scams, and completed over 90 direct interventions via phone and face-to-face meetings. The police stated that the effectiveness of this operation was attributed to the rapid information-sharing mechanism between law enforcement agencies and private platforms, and emphasized the ongoing commitment to deepen public-private cooperation to address the increasingly complex threats of cryptocurrency fraud.

According to the Robinhood blog, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted Robinhood Singapore Pte. Ltd. a principle approval (IPA) to provide securities brokerage services, paving the way for its launch of comprehensive brokerage services in Singapore, including securities, exchange-traded derivatives, custody, financing, and collective investment products.Singapore will serve as Robinhood's Asia-Pacific headquarters, complementing the MAS Major Payment Institution (MPI) license already held by its subsidiary Bitstamp Asia Pte. Ltd., strengthening its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. MAS emphasized that the IPA is not equivalent to a formal license, and Robinhood must still meet specific conditions, with the regulatory authority retaining the power to revoke the IPA.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has released a consultation document proposing to establish a more friendly regulatory capital guideline for the treatment of crypto assets on permissionless blockchains before implementing the Basel capital requirements for crypto assets.It is reported that the Basel capital requirements for crypto assets categorize them into two groups. The first group involves tokenized traditional assets and stablecoins, which are subject to lower capital requirements.The second group involves crypto assets that do not meet the above conditions. The Monetary Authority of Singapore intends to abandon the practice of categorizing all crypto assets on permissionless blockchains as part of the second group, allowing them to be classified as first group crypto assets with lower risk weights and more lenient prudential requirements, provided they meet a series of principled requirements. Specifically, for banks registered in Singapore, the risk exposure of permissionless blockchain crypto assets classified as first group crypto assets must not exceed 2% of the bank's Tier 1 capital, and if the issuance creates liabilities at the bank level, the issuance scale must not exceed 5% of Tier 1 capital.

ChainCatcher reported live that Celine Tan, Head of Liquidity Distribution at BNY Mellon Investment Management Hong Kong Limited, Kelly Sohn, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Mirae Asset Securities (HK) Limited, Victor Jung, Head of Digital Assets at Hamilton Lane, and Xu Ping, Managing Director of Global Investment Banking at JPMorgan, attended the HK Web3 Feastival roundtable to share "The RWA Moment in Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong vs Singapore."The attendees generally believe that RWA is currently transitioning from proof of concept to broader implementation, driven mainly by the gradual maturity of technology, increasingly clear regulatory frameworks, and the rising market demand for stable, yield-generating asset allocations.Kelly Sohn stated that this round of RWA warming is different from the past, not driven by a single factor, but rather the result of the combined effects of technology, regulation, and capital flow. She also pointed out that the assets currently more suitable for tokenization include standardized products such as money market funds and commodities, and the combination of stablecoins and tokenized assets will further enhance on-chain transaction and settlement efficiency.Xu Ping mentioned that Singapore has become more cautious overall after the FTX incident, with a greater focus on institutional investors; in contrast, Hong Kong has advantages in retail access, licensing systems, and market innovation inclusiveness, making it more attractive to exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and custodians. She also noted that banks will play a key role in infrastructure, custody, and payment settlement within the RWA ecosystem.Victor Jung indicated that the market has previously focused too much on the institutional narrative, but the retail side is also an important source of demand for tokenization. He summarized the current demand into two categories: one is to obtain more yield through on-chain solutions, and the other is to reduce costs by improving efficiency. In his view, the industry driving force has gradually shifted from early technology supply to being driven by real investor demand.The roundtable discussion also mentioned that for RWA to further expand its application in the next phase, it still needs to address issues such as regulatory clarity, institutional infrastructure readiness, and investor education, as these factors remain key variables affecting the further development of the market.

Lion Global Investors, an asset management company under Singapore's OCBC Bank, has launched a tokenized physical gold fund, with the underlying token GOLDX issued on Ethereum and Solana.This product is aimed at institutional investors, hedge funds, and asset management companies, supporting subscriptions and redemptions through stablecoins or fiat currency. GOLDX is linked to the physical gold fund launched by Lion Global, which is set to go live in December 2025, and currently manages assets of approximately $525 million.

According to TheAsianBanker, OCBC Bank in Singapore and its asset management division Lion Global Investors have disclosed plans to issue a physical gold fund token, GOLDX Token, on the Ethereum and Solana chains. OCBC Bank will support the token issuance architecture design, while Lion Global Investors will provide the investment framework and governance structure for the underlying fund.

According to Cointelegraph, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has urged banks to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses due to heightened regulatory concerns arising from the spread of the Mythos AI model under Anthropic in the Asia region.

Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) announced the launch of stablecoin minting and redemption services, allowing businesses and high-net-worth clients to directly convert between fiat currency and stablecoins through SGB accounts, achieving real-time settlement around the clock without relying on traditional intermediary banking processes.This service is integrated into SGB's proprietary clearing network SGB Net, supporting seamless flow of funds both on-chain and off-chain. The first supported stablecoin is USD Coin (USDC), with a minimum transaction amount of $100,000, and it will subsequently support USDT, USDe (Ethena), and Global Dollar (USDG).

Western Union announced the completion of its acquisition of the digital wallet Dash, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications. This transaction gives Western Union its first digital wallet in the Asia-Pacific region and is an important part of its Beyond strategy.Founded in 2014, Dash has over 1.4 million users in Singapore and offers services such as bill payments, overseas remittances, savings, investments, and insurance. Western Union stated that integrating Dash will allow its customers in Singapore to connect more directly to its global network, which covers over 200 countries and regions. Vince Tallent, head of Western Union's Asia-Pacific region, stated that the combination of Dash's local customer base with Western Union's global network will help provide more seamless services. The specific amount of the transaction has not been disclosed.

A man in Singapore was sentenced to two years in prison for assisting a former colleague in illegally transferring and laundering approximately 8.83 million Singapore dollars (about 6.5 million US dollars) in cryptocurrency assets.The case revealed that three former employees, after leaving due to disputes, hacked into the cryptocurrency trading platform SafeX, a subsidiary of their former company DLT Ltd, and transferred funds in three transactions between June and August 2025. The individuals involved received the funds through their wife's account, converted them multiple times into Bitcoin and the stablecoin USDT, and dispersed them into multiple wallets to conceal their flow. Some of the funds have been cashed out for personal expenses. One individual involved is still at large.

The Singapore Exchange today welcomed its first ETF tracking local gold reserves—the LionGlobal Physical Gold ETF officially listed, with the underlying gold purity not less than 99.5%. Previously, this fund was opened to retail and institutional investors on the over-the-counter platform about four months ago.Singapore's move echoes the strategy of its competitor Hong Kong: Hong Kong has signed a gold clearing agreement with the Shanghai Gold Exchange and plans to build a vault with a capacity of over 2,000 tons within three years. However, as both regions expand their gold investments, gold prices are under pressure and falling, with U.S. gold futures dropping from over $5,400 per ounce on March 2 to as low as $4,100.Analysts point out that Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz is driving up energy prices, exacerbating inflation expectations, and prompting central banks to delay easing monetary policy. Market logic has shifted from risk aversion to inflation, interest rates, and liquidity, putting continued pressure on gold.

Ripple announced its participation in the BLOOM program under the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), where it will test a cross-border trade financing automatic settlement solution powered by the stablecoin RLUSD within the regulatory sandbox.Ripple is collaborating with supply chain fintech company Unloq to build a condition-triggered payment system based on the XRP Ledger—when preset conditions such as goods verification are met, the system will automatically release RLUSD payments, replacing the cumbersome processes in traditional trade financing that rely on manual verification, letters of credit, and correspondent banking relationships, significantly compressing the settlement period from several days or even weeks.

The Singapore-based stablecoin payment infrastructure company Dtcpay announced the completion of a $10 million Series A funding round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.The company has obtained a Luxembourg electronic money institution license to expand regulated payment services in the European Economic Area. Dtcpay builds stablecoin payment infrastructure for businesses and consumers and has partnered with Visa to launch a card that connects digital finance with traditional finance. Its platform supports real-time settlement between stablecoins and fiat currencies.

According to Decrypt, Chinese citizen Zhang Xinghua was sentenced to two years in prison by a Singapore court for conspiring to abuse computer systems and handling criminal proceeds in connection with a theft of approximately $6.9 million at the SafeX cryptocurrency exchange.Prosecutors stated that he conspired with two other accomplices, one of whom, Chen Chong Xin, who is still at large, accessed the SafeX crypto vault without authorization three times between June and August 2025, transferring over $6.9 million to multiple wallets. He then laundered part of the funds through Tornado Cash, depositing over $1.6 million in two transactions, which could have yielded over $886,000 in profits, but police intervened to stop it.The case came to light after the SafeX system triggered a low balance alert. Singapore has frozen or seized approximately $2.1 million in related crypto assets, while about $4.8 million remains unrecoverable in offshore private wallets or with virtual asset service providers. Court hearings revealed that Zhang Xinghua returned approximately $95,000 in Bitcoin through his wife. Another accomplice in the case is still under investigation.