Singapore's New President Has a History of Disapproving Crypto
Singapore's newly elected president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, had once called crypto “inherently purely speculative and slightly crazy”. With 70.4% of the vote, Shanmugaratnam has become Singapore's 9th president, succeed...
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With 70.4% of the vote, Shanmugaratnam has become Singapore's 9th president, succeeding Halimah Yacob, the country's first female head of state.
However, to the relief of the crypto community, the President's role in Singapore is mostly ceremonial. ...
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