Singapore Government Sponsors Bitcoin Firm to Attend SXSW Event

Singapore Government Sponsors Bitcoin Firm to Attend SXSW Event

Singapore-based bitcoin startup CoinPip is one of 10 technology companies selected by a government agency to represent the country at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) event in the US in March. Notably, this is the first time a national government has shown such support for bitcoin enterprise development. Participating companies are being sponsored to attend by Infocomm Investments, the investment arm of Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), a government agency and regulator. CoinPip CEO Anson Zeall told CoinDesk he aims to use the appearance at SXSW to raise awareness of....


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