Some countries have been late to the party when it comes to recognizing and regulating digital assets. The first time that Singapore’s central bank issued a framework for the regulation of payment-related activities was on Jan. 28 with the Payment Services Act.
However, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) still saw the potential risks that digital assets could pose to the economy, such as money laundering and financing terrorism. As part of the effort to address this, the MAS issued a notice on Dec. 5 regarding the ”Prevention of Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism”.