Singaporean crypto associations provided some clarity about how rules to limit crypto advertising to retail investors will be implemented. egreechee reports
Local industry associations gave businesses some clarity on Singapore's rules on advertising crypto services at an in-person meeting yesterday, local newspaperThe Monetary Authority of Singapore will disallow marketing and advertising of crypto services to retail consumers in the city-state, the Blockchain Association Singapore told members, according to the report.
Firms can sponsor events that are held outside Singapore but broadcasted there, and can hold in-person events, so long as they are do not include the retail public. B2B advertising, including press releases and announcements that don't promote trading in crypot, is also allowed. There are several outstanding issues, such as how businesses can make sure that their advertising doesn't trivialise the risks of crypto trading, as MAS. The central bank has also raised the alarm over"training events" that are used to push and sell crypto services to retail customers, according to BAS.
BAS based its recommendations on a March 30 meeting with MAS, at which the Association of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Enterprises and Start-ups Singapore and Singapore FinTech Association , were also present, according to the report.The associations did not provide comment by the time of publication.
Singapore was once seen as a top destination for crypto businesses to set up shop, due to favorable regulation. But it has been
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