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43 articles
March 2023
Singapore’s DDEx eyes security token offerings, mulls adding more cryptocurrencies
DBS bank’s digital exchange, which serves institutional clients, said macroeconomic conditions last year were not suitable for security token offerings (STO), but it will explore opportunities for such listings in 2023 and plans to add more crypto tokens.
February 2023
February 2023
Singapore lender DBS explains its DeFi experiments, plans
DBS, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, said it tested trading of foreign exchange and government bonds using permissioned decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity pools on a public blockchain as part of the city-state’s Project Guardian exploration of blockchain in finance.
DBS bank says it tested blockchain DeFi protocols for forex, bond transactions
The bank is in the center of developments shepherded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to explore digital financial technologies emerging around blockchain.
November 2022
November 2022
Asia banking giant DBS jumps into The Sandbox metaverse
The Singapore-based bank said it will buy land in the metaverse to create the ‘DBS BetterWorld’ and build a virtual community.
September 2022
Reality intrudes: How TradFi banks can help build the metaverse economy
The crypto winter may have chilled many in Web3, but metaverses are an increasingly hot prospect in traditional finance, says DBS Bank’s legal chief
September 2022
Will ‘smart contracts’ rule the world? Maybe not in Singapore
Forkast sat down with Singapore’s biggest bank for insights into crypto regulations in the city-state. Singapore has a reputation for planning far ahead, so what’s in store for cryptocurrencies?
September 2022
September 2022
September 2022
February 2022
February 2022
DBS, JPMorgan, Temasek-funded Partior goes live for cross-border transactions
The Singapore government-incubated blockchain platform promises to dramatically speed up transactions and lower the cost of international trade.
October 2021
DBS Bank’s digital exchange assets surge 60% in Q2
DBS eyes bigger investor base as digital assets under custody top US$100 million.
October 2021
DBS Bank tapping on tokenized bonds as a new way to invest
From digital bonds to real estate, blockchain-enabled security token offerings and tokenization are redefining corporate fundraising and investing.
Thailand warns over DeFi; India green lights cryptos | The Daily Forkast
Thailand becomes one of the first governments to attempt DeFi regulation as India’s RBI clarifies that banking ban no longer exists.
June 2021
Binance under fire; Internet giant Naver takes on South Korea’s CBDC | The Daily Forkast
The Asian crypto industry reacts to the US Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service money laundering probe into Binance. In South Korea, the nation’s largest internet company plans to join Bank of Korea’s CBDC ventures. Over in Singapore, Southeast Asia’s largest lender DBS Bank expands its crypto services for its private bank clients by […]
DBS Bank rolls out crypto estate planning for the ultra-rich
What will happen to your Bitcoin keys and crypto wallets when you die? Southeast Asia’s largest bank will now take care of it all for the super wealthy.
May 2021
DBS digital asset exchange performance; Cardano connects Africa online | The Daily Forkast
120 investors join DBS bank’s digital assets exchange in Q1 as Cardano looks to enable Sub-Saharan Africa with decentralized identities
JPMorgan, DBS Bank and Temasek partner on ‘game-changer’ blockchain for payments
JPMorgan, DBS Bank and Temasek jointly form a new company, Partior, to develop a blockchain platform for cross-border payments and settlements.
Stablecoin rush breaks out; JPM, DBS and Temasek launch Partior | The Daily Forkast
JPMorgan, DBS and Temasek launch Partior to digitize commercial money as stablecoin transaction volume surge in Asia-centric exchanges.
Asian governments urge ‘extreme caution’ before buying cryptocurrency
As Bitcoin and crypto market swells beyond $2 trillion, even crypto-friendly Singapore is warning the public about risks. Are more regulations coming?