# France and Singapore pilot cross-border CBDC transactions

# France and Singapore pilot cross-border CBDC transactions

“# France and Singapore pilot cross-border CBDC transactions ” Financial authorities in France and Singapore are actively exploring the cross-border applications of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs. In a joint announcement on Thursday, the Bank of France and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said that they successfully completed a whole cross-border payment and settlement…

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# Bybit crypto exchange to impose KYC rules

# Bybit crypto exchange to impose KYC rules

“# Bybit crypto exchange to impose KYC rules ” Bybit, the world’s fifth-largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchange by trading volume, is planning to impose Know Your Customer rules. The Singapore-based company posted several statements on introducing major KYC policies on its platform in order to “improve security compliance for all traders.”  A spokesperson for Bybit customer…

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# Singapore’s biggest bank launches crypto trust solution

# Singapore’s biggest bank launches crypto trust solution

“# Singapore’s biggest bank launches crypto trust solution ” DBS Private Bank, one of the biggest wealth managers in Asia outside China, has launched a cryptocurrency trust solution amid growing demand for digital assets. After setting up its own crypto exchange in December 2020, the Singaporean banking giant is now expanding its crypto services via…

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#Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones

#Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones

“#Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones” Researchers in Singapore have found a way of controlling a Venus flytrap using electric signals from a smartphone, an innovation they hope will have a range of uses from robotics to employing the plants as environmental sensors. Luo Yifei, a researcher at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), showed…

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