A Quick Guide to Cryptocurrency-related Regulators and Companies in Singapore
Overview
Since 2017, Singapore Monetary Authority has published a “Guide to Digital Token Offerings” in which they explain in a very clear and detailed way the regulatory framework of digital assets. The MAS distinguishes between utility tokens, payment tokens, and security tokens. It continues to provide clear guidelines on cryptocurrencies for companies to operate by.
Important Regulators to Know
| Important Regulators to Know | Quick Description |
| Monetary Authority of Singapore | Central bank of Singapore |
| Singapore Exchange | Singapore’s defacto and full service equities, fixed income and derivatives trading exchange |
List of crypto-related companies and exchanges
| Companies | Projects |
| Temasek holdings | Kyber Network |
| aelf | |
| Republic | |
| Digix | |
| Zilliqa |
comment: most crypto projects in Singapore are not native Singaporeans, they come to operate due to regulator transparency and friendliness
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