Bitcoin in Singapore organizes for Govt dialogue
Good news from Asia at last: a new body aiming to facilitate Bitcoin’s expansion in Singapore has formally introduced itself to the community this week. The Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Startups, Singapore (ACCESS) was formed by various members of the Singapore Bitcoin community to facilitate “an open and clear dialogue between Singapore crytocurrency businesses and the wider public, including regulators,” it was announced in a statement issued today. ACCESS is the first such organization to surface in the Asian Bitcoin space, an area which currently variously contends....
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