Singapore vies with Asian peers for slice of US$127bil stablecoin sector


Representations of different cryptocurrencies. — Reuters

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore awarded a batch of in-principle license approvals to stablecoin issuers, intensifying the competition among Asian financial hubs for a slice of a key crypto segment with a market value of US$127bil.

The approvals for Paxos Digital Singapore Pte and StraitsX open up a pathway for issuing such tokens under regulatory oversight. Stablecoins are typically pegged 1-1 to major currencies and backed by reserves like cash and bonds.

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