Singapore warns of fradulent website soliciting bitcoin investments


Shinhan Bank is in the process of selecting a company to test a bitcoin vault and wallet platforms. Subject to the regulator

SINGAPORE: Singapore warned members of the public on Wednesday of a fraudulent website soliciting investments in Bitcoins using fabricated comments attributed to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Chairman, Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Tharman is also the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore.

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