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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has responded to feedback on Digital Payment Token (DPT) regulations by introducing measures aimed at discouraging speculation in cryptocurrency investments.
MAS, Singapore’s de facto central bank, outlined five directives for DPT service providers to deter retail clients from engaging in price speculation within the crypto market. These measures mandate DPT service providers to assess customer risk awareness before offering crypto services and refrain from incentivizing crypto trades. Additionally, providers are restricted from offering financing or leveraging transactions.
Another measure involves the refusal of locally issued credit card payments for cryptocurrency transactions. Moreover, crypto holdings will no longer factor into determining a customer’s net worth.
Ho Hern Shin, MAS’s deputy managing director (financial supervision), stressed that while these measures aim to mitigate risks, customers remain exposed to the speculative nature of crypto trading.
MAS identified speculative crypto trading as a substantial risk and pointed to unverified success stories, celebrity endorsements, and the fear of missing out as contributing factors.
In related developments, MAS expanded its Project Guardian by including five new industry pilots, aiming to test various asset tokenization use cases. These initiatives intend to enhance liquidity, unlock investment opportunities, and bolster financial market efficiency.
The five pilots involve leading financial institutions such as Citi, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity International, Ant Group, BNY Mellon, OCBC, JPMorgan Apollo, and Franklin Templeton.
Additionally, MAS initiated Global Layer One, focusing on designing an open digital infrastructure for hosting tokenized financial assets and applications. These endeavors underscore Singapore’s commitment to exploring and regulating digital assets in the financial landscape.
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