Singapore crypto ATMs shut down after central bank crackdown

The Financial Authority of Singapore has reportedly determined to close down cryptocurrency automated teller machines within the city-state.

In accordance with Bloomberg, to adjust to new rules issued by the Financial Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s central financial institution, cryptocurrency ATM operators within the nation had been forced to close down their operations on Tuesday.

The brand new clampdown on cryptocurrency ATMs sparked a number of reactions from the town’s cryptocurrency operators, with Daenerys & Co saying it was “shocked” and canceling its ATM service on Tuesday night. Its primary competitor, Deodi, switched off its ATM community and despatched employees to take away its crypto ATMs.

The transfer is a part of a broader effort by the Singaporean watchdog to regulate advertising cryptocurrency to the public. On Monday, the central financial institution launched new steering that bans crypto firms from advertising their providers in public locations, web sites and social networks.

Singapore’s souring on crypto, nevertheless, is extra of a shock. Coincub, a fintech startup based mostly within the city-state, named Singapore probably the most crypto-friendly nation on the planet in December, owing to the town’s “good legislative setting” and “excessive fee of cryptocurrency adoption.” Nevertheless, the legislative local weather within the city-state seems to be cloudier proper now.

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Cointelegraph reached out to the MAS for extra data however didn’t obtain a response as of publishing time. This text shall be up to date if new particulars emerge.

The clampdown in Singapore got here quickly after comparable promoting limitations had been enacted in Spain and the UK. On Monday, the Spanish authorities required crypto businesses to submit ad campaigns for regulatory approval 10 days prematurely, whereas the U.Okay. launched a assessment of cryptocurrency advertising norms, vowing to crack down on merchandise with misleading claims.