- 新加坡监管机构保护零售交易者免受风险加密交易活动的影响
新加坡金融管理局（MAS）正在考虑限制零售交易者使用加密货币。 MAS 首席部长 Tharman Shanmugaratnam 表示，监管机构将针对加密投资实施新的消费者保障措施。
部长周一发表声明回应议员 Murali Pillai，后者质疑 MAS 限制提供加密交易服务的平台的计划。 这位立法者敦促 MAS 为计划涉足加密领域的不成熟的投资者采取保护措施。
Shanmugaratnam 表示，由于加密资产的波动性，监管机构并不认为加密资产是散户的理想投资。 这位部长还提到了加密领域最近发生的事件，这些事件描绘了在几种代币价格大幅下跌后市场的风险性质。
最近几周，加密市场进入了熊市。 6 月，比特币和大多数加密货币跌至 2020 年低点。 上个月的熊市归因于美联储为抑制通胀上升而提高利率。
The collapse of Terra LUNA and the depegging of the UST stablecoin in May also lowered investor confidence in crypto investments. Moreover, several institutions were affected by the LUNA collapse and are currently facing liquidity issues. Three Arrows Capital, an investment firm that filed for insolvency recently, was exposed to LUNA.
Due to these events, the MAS now wants to limit the participation of retail traders in the crypto space. It is also looking at implementing laws on leverage crypto trading. However, the MAS notes that these rules will only be effective if global cooperation exists.
Singapore is a major hub for crypto trading activities, and several crypto firms have set up operations there. The MAS has regulatory oversight over the crypto space in the country, and it has previously assured investors that it did not have plans to impose a blanket ban on crypto trading activities.
Earlier this year, the MAS implemented regulations surrounding cryptocurrency advertisements. The regulator said that some of these advertisements failed to inform the public about the regulatory risks posed by cryptocurrency investments. Singapore has also implemented tight anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing policies in the crypto space, as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommends.
