Blockchain.com has become the latest crypto company to secure preliminary approval from Singapore’s central bank to provide Digital Payment Token services in the city-state.
Blockchain.com’s regulatory approval follows hot on the heels of Coinbase, which revealed it had received the same in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
If officially approved, Blockchain.com would join the likes of companies already licensed for digital Payment Token services including crypto exchanges DBS Vickers and Independent Reserve, digital payment solution provider FOMO Pay, and crypto-friendly payments application Revolut, among others.
It is not the first company to make a positive reference to the straightforward regulatory environment in Singapore for crypto companies. Recently, digital asset platform Anchorage Digital co-founder and president Diogo Mónica pointed to Singapore’s strong regulatory environment and the emergence of a crypto hub as its motivation to choose the city-state as a “jump point” into the Asian markets.
Mónica also highlighted, in contrast, the lack of regulatory clarity in the United States as a major issue, suggesting that even if a company understands what rules govern an asset, it can be difficult to determine which of the 15 regulators they need to engage with.
