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crypto trading platform Bybit has stated it has noted its inclusion on the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Investor Alert List and is actively communicating with the MAS to better understand the basis for this listing.Bybit stated that it has always maintained open and constructive communication with the MAS and has continuously taken measures to prevent users in Singapore from accessing its platform, including clearly restricting this in its Terms of Service and implementing geo-blocking of IP addresses from Singapore. Bybit currently does not provide services to users in Singapore and stated it will continue to cooperate with regulatory bodies globally. Further updates will be announced at the appropriate time should there be any new developments.
According to an official announcement, Robinhood has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to launch brokerage services in Singapore, covering securities trading, exchange-traded derivatives, custody, product financing, and collective investment schemes. Robinhood stated that Singapore will serve as its Asia-Pacific headquarters to support its international expansion. Its subsidiary, Bitstamp Asia Pte. Ltd., already holds a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license issued by the MAS. Note that in-principle approval is not equivalent to a formal license; Robinhood Singapore Pte. Ltd. must still meet relevant conditions before receiving final approval to commence operations.
According to Caixin, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a consultation paper on April 17, 2026, proposing more accommodating regulatory capital guidelines for crypto assets on permissionless blockchains (i.e., public blockchains) ahead of implementing the Basel Committee’s new capital requirements for crypto assets. The current Basel framework is viewed as overly stringent in its classification of public blockchain-based assets, potentially stifling banking-sector innovation. MAS plans to abandon a “one-size-fits-all” classification approach and instead allow public blockchain-based crypto assets that meet a set of principle-based criteria to be classified as Group 1 crypto assets—carrying lower risk weights and less stringent prudential requirements—to achieve regulatory technology neutrality.