Independent crypto market guides for readers in Singapore, priced in SGD and read against MAS rules.
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The old CryptoMarkets.sg reviews ranked global platforms by coin count and sticker fees. That list is now out of date: Luno has left Singapore, Binance sits on the MAS Investor Alert List, and retail onboarding is shaped by Singpass, PayNow and a mandatory risk-awareness quiz. This hub covers the platforms Singaporeans actually use, and the licence checks that should come first.
A practical comparison of MAS-licensed retail crypto platforms in Singapore — Independent Reserve, Coinhako, Coinbase, Crypto.com, OKX and Gemini — covering PayNow, FAST fees, custody and who left the market.
12 October 2026
How Singapore residents fund a MAS-licensed crypto account in Singapore dollars — PayNow UEN and QR, FAST, name-match rules, why transfers bounce, card versus bank, and typical S$0 to S$2 FAST withdrawals.
11 October 2026
A Singapore review of Coinbase Singapore Pte. Ltd. — the MAS Major Payment Institution with Singpass onboarding, often zero-fee PayNow deposits, Advanced Trade versus simple buy, and USDC against SGD.
10 October 2026
A practical review of Coinhako in Singapore — the local brand now operated by SBI Coinhako Technology (formerly Hako Technology) — covering PayNow, instant buy versus the book, and SGD fees.
8 October 2026
A Singapore review of OKX SG Pte. Ltd. — the MAS Major Payment Institution with a more advanced retail book, PayNow and FAST rails, and the MAS restrictions that keep leverage off the licensed retail product.
5 October 2026
A Singapore-focused review of Independent Reserve SG Pte. Ltd. — the MAS Major Payment Institution with PayNow deposits, FAST withdrawals at about S$1.50, and a public retail order book.
1 October 2026
A Singapore review of Crypto.com as offered by Foris DAX Asia Pte. Ltd. — the MAS-licensed MPI — covering PayNow and FAST deposits, the S$1.99 FAST withdrawal, and how the app differs from the card.
30 September 2026
How to look up a crypto firm on the MAS Financial Institutions Directory, tell an MPI from an SPI, read the Investor Alert List, and complete the risk-awareness quiz and Singpass checks before you send SGD.
18 September 2026