Bitcoin ATMs Shut Down In Singapore After MAS Curbs Crypto Advertising
Financial service regulator – Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued fresh guidelines to limit crypto trading by the public. It has also taken a firm stance and asked cryptocurrency companies to eschew advertising or showcasing their products to the general public. MAS substantiated their decision by stating reasons which were purely risk-oriented. The guideline stated and clarified that Digital Payment Token service providers “should not portray the trading of DPTs cryptocurrencies in a manner that trivializes the high risks of trading in DPTs, and should not promote their DPT....
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Cryptocurrency ATMs have closed down in Singapore following the guidelines issued by the central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). “To comply with the sudden announcement, we have ceased to offer buy or sell services via our five ATMs while seeking further clarification from the MAS,” said one crypto ATM operator. Crypto ATMs Shut Down in Singapore to Comply With the Central Bank’s Guidelines Cryptocurrency ATMs are closing down in Singapore to comply with new regulations published Monday by the central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).....
The move is part of a broader effort by the Singaporean watchdog to regulate advertising cryptocurrency to the public. The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reportedly decided to shut down cryptocurrency automatic teller machines in the city-state.According to Bloomberg, to comply with new regulations issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s central bank, cryptocurrency ATM operators in the country were forced to shut down their operations on Tuesday.The new clampdown on cryptocurrency ATMs sparked several reactions from the city’s cryptocurrency operators, with....
Changpeng Zhao said that the majority of crypto demand and user adoption come from word-of-mouth marketing. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ,” claimed that the growing restrictions on crypto advertisement won’t impact the demand.During his interview with CNBC, CZ stressed that physical crypto advertisements and crypto ads, in general, have not had much impact on user growth, and it has only become common over the past few years. He said that the majority of crypto adoption comes from “word of mouth” marketing. Clampdown on crypto advertising is unlikely to have much of an....
The Monetary Authority of Singapore may consider “placing limits on retail participation” for investors, as well as introduce rules on the use of leverage for crypto transactions. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, or MAS, has been “carefully considering” adding restrictions that could affect how retail investors handle crypto, according to one of the government’s senior ministers.According to parliamentary records published on Monday, Singapore senior minister and MAS chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam said the financial watchdog may consider “placing limits on retail participation” for....
There is a new player in the world of bitcoin ATMs, Singapore-based Tembusu Terminals. The company has just installed Singapore's first permanent bitcoin ATM at a bar in the Boat Quay district. Tembusu says it is talking to other merchants who would like to install the company's ATMs, too. Earlier this month, Bitcoiniac announced it would install Robocoin ATMs in London and Singapore by mid-March. It appears that Tembusu has beaten the Vancouver-based outfit to the punch. Flexible design. The Tembusu ATM was designed and built in Singapore. It features several security and anti-theft....