The curtain is falling on Singapore’s golden age of Web3. On May 30, 2025, MAS dropped a bombshell: new regulations for Digital Token Service Providers (DTSP) will take full effect by June 30 — *with zero grace period*. That’s right… no buffer, no soft landing, just a regulatory cliff. 💣🇸🇬
For a country once hailed as Asia’s crypto paradise, the shift is nothing short of seismic. The message is clear: **No license? No business.**
Here’s what’s shaking the Web3 world:
• DTSP rules now cover *any* unlicensed activity tied to digital tokens — even from a home office
• Overseas companies with teams in Singapore? Still on the hook
• Even publishing token research or analysis could make you a target
• "Business premises" includes mobile stalls, shared spaces, and possibly your living room
And the most chilling part? MAS will *not* be liberal with licenses. Approval will only come in “extremely limited circumstances” — a death knell for many startups, KOLs, and small projects. 🛑
This isn’t regulation — this is regulatory exile.
Who’s at risk?
• Solo devs, miners, consultants
• Project founders, BD teams, marketers
• KOLs, analysts, report writers
• CEXs, DEXs, DeFi teams, NFT creators
If you're unlicensed and operating in Singapore — you're walking a legal tightrope.
The once-vibrant model of *“based in Singapore, serving the world”* is now under siege. MAS has drawn a hard line: the age of regulatory arbitrage is over, and the gates are closing fast.
Web3's next big question:
Where will the builders go next? 🌍⏳
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