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Blockchain.com bags licence from Singapore

by VARINDIA 2022-10-13

Blockchain.com has received approval from Singapore's central bank to offer payment services in the city-state. The announcement came a day after Coinbase said it had also received the same approval. This brings the number of crypto companies allowed to operate in Singapore to 18, out of the roughly 180 firms who have applied for a crypto payments licence as of January this year.

Valued at $14 billion in March, Blockchain.com said in a statement that it views Singapore as an attractive location to grow its institutional customers and team. Half of its business comes from institutions and its retail business has 84 million wallet holders from 200 countries.

Singapore's welcoming approach has helped the financial hub attract digital asset services-related firms from China, India and elsewhere in the last few years, making it a major centre in Asia.