Singapore tops the 2025 crypto adoption rankings as global trends shift across regulation, institutional activity, and grassroots use.
Singapore Customs seizes over 17,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes, biggest haul in 2025
The Singapore Customs seized a total of 17,279 cartons of cigarettes with unpaid duties on Nov 30 and Dec 1, arresting four people in the process.
Singapore leads world in crypto adoption: Bybit report
Singapore, the US, and Lithuania lead the world in crypto adoption, according to a new report. The report attempts to account for countries' relative, rather than absolute, crypto adoption. Small ...
Singapore runs way with top spot in Bybit’s crypto adoption index, US comes second
Singapore has overtaken the United States to claim the top spot in global cryptocurrency adoption, according to the 2025 World Crypto Rankings report released by crypto exchange Bybit on Wednesday.
Crypto traders seek out extra security as kidnappings rise
In May, two men were arrested in Manhattan for taking an Italian crypto trader hostage, and a crypto CEO’s daughter narrowly avoided abduction in Paris after masked men attempted to pull her into a ...
SGX’s Crypto Futures Draw New Liquidity, Not Diverted Cash, Exchange Boss Says
"Like rupee/CNH futures launches, it creates new markets without killing OTC," Syn said in an interview, adding that early volume trends point interest from institutional-grade hedge funds experienced ...
Flying out of Singapore will soon cost more under new green fuel tax
The Singaporean government will begin taxing the airfare of travelers departing from the country to compensate for the use of eco-friendly fuel.
Singapore must take bolder steps to keep thriving as a global financial hub: Piyush Gupta
Several blockchain and tokenisation pilots remain on an experimental level, he said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore ranks 3rd in Asia-Pacific for billionaire wealth
Singapore has 55 billionaires, who boast a combined wealth of US$258.8 billion in 2025, the third highest figure in the Asia-Pacific region, a new report has found.
Singapore: More Than 17,000 Cartons of Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Seized in Largest Haul of 2025; 4 Arrested
Offenders may face fines of up to 40 times the amount of duty and GST evaded, imprisonment of up to six years, or both.
Singapore’s largest inland contraband cigarette haul of 2025: S$1.87m tax evasion case leads to four arrests
Singapore Customs has seized more than 17,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes in what officials say is the largest inland enforcement haul of the year, ...
China’s ChemLex unveils in Singapore an AI-powered drug discovery lab run by robots
The mix of AI and robotics can collect enough data in one day that takes conventional labs 3 years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chemistry AI startup ChemLex raises US$45 million, sets up global HQ in Singapore
The funds will be used to hire more hardware and software engineers as well as chemists in the city-state Read more at The Business Times.
Does Singapore Airlines Business Class live up to its reputation?
Singapore Airlines’ A350-900 Business Class seat comes with a plush blanket, a full-size pillow, noise-cancelling headphones, a water bottle, a comfortable leather seat, and a large in-flight ...
Inside a Japanese-style host club in Singapore, where men offer a ‘boyfriend’ experience
The club says it is the first to openly promote itself on social media, abandoning the lower profile typically adopted by similar establishments.
So much of crypto is not even real—but that’s starting to change
Crypto has long felt like a giant casino with imaginary chips, but big recent breakthroughs mean it's fast becoming part of the real economy.