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Singapore is becoming a key destination for Web3 companies after it issued twice as many crypto licenses in 2024 as in the previous year.
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The study found that Singapore is home to 1,600 blockchain patents, 2,433 industry-related jobs and 81 crypto exchanges. These are stellar numbers for a country with less than 6 million inhabitants.
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued 13 Major Payment Institution Licenses for crypto exchanges in 2024, more than twice as many as in 2023, according to local media reports.
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In contrast, Singapore’s closest competitor, Hong Kong, has a total of seven fully licensed crypto exchanges operating in the country.
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About 66% of respondents tipped 2025 to be a year when the stock market rises, marking a 30 percentage point increase from the 2023 outlook taken in December 2022, during a period of high inflation and low confidence in the economy.
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Still, Bitcoin may be in for a bumpier ride should there be more international disputes.
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Gallup said overall, this year’s predictions offered more positivity than they did in 2022, as 54% of respondents expect increasing or full employment and 52% predicted reasonable price growth.
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Some have tipped a far more crypto-friendly Trump administration and a potential strategic Bitcoin reserve to further bolster Bitcoin’s 2025 performance against the S&P 500 and other notable stock market indexes.
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In a Dec. 31 post to X, Buterin said that while he admired Musk’s willingness to fight for freedom of speech, he recommended that the Tesla CEO calm his “tone of discourse” and ease up on using the “social media banhammer” on X accounts
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called for Elon Musk to “turn down the temperature” amid a heated debate on his platform over foreign tech workers, which has stirred new controversy over free speech.
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Musk sparked outrage from some MAGA Republican followers of President-elect Donald Trump on X when he came out in favor of hiring foreign tech workers at top US companies, with the conservatives arguing that hiring conditions in the US were becoming less favorable to citizens.
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He cautioned Musk to be more wary of his tone and ensure that he used his power on X for the benefit of humanity.
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Buterin added that the “banhammer” — an informal term used to describe a moderator or administrator to remove certain users for inappropriate behavior — was another example of an ineffective measure to control speech.
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The year 2024 will be remembered as a landmark chapter in crypto history. From surging mainstream demand for Bitcoin-regulated financial products to an expected crypto-friendly White House, the Web3 industry has made significant strides despite facing notable challenges along the way.
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If you have never heard about it, make a note of this word: tokenization. It refers to the art of turning traditional assets into tokens, making them tradable, even in small fractions.
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According to data from RWA.xyz, the total value of tokenized assets now stands at nearly $13.9 billion, a 67% jump from $8.3 billion in January.
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One of the advancements in this field is undoubtedly the emergence of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, a technology that allows a human to prove themselves without revealing any personal information. Startups developing this technology include Worldcoin, ONCHAINID and RisedID, to name a few.
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Several protocols have been working on ways to provide ID verification onchain over the past few years.
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Financial institutions are now looking at risk frameworks for tokenized assets. In other words, they want to ensure compliance with legal requirements, security risks and market volatility issues are addressed. According to Gurbunov:
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One of the advancements in this field is undoubtedly the emergence of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, a technology that allows a human to prove themselves without revealing any personal information. Startups developing this technology include Worldcoin, ONCHAINID and RisedID, to name a few.
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