Bitcoin not a currency, investors risk losing all: MAS | Singapore competition panel urges more transparency in petrol pricing

If this e-mail is not displayed properly, click [here.]( [View In Browser]( WED, DEC 20, 2017 Get Briefed Daily EDITOR'S CHOICE [Bitcoin not a currency, investors risk losing all: MAS]( AS bitcoin continues its gravity-defying bounce, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has yet again joined other regulators to warn that the cryptocurrency is not a currency. [Singapore competition panel urges more transparency in petrol pricing]( THE Competition Commission of Singapore has called for greater transparency in the retail petrol market to allow motorists to make more informed purchases. [Jiak Kim St bid: FCL can opt for long-term play]( FRASERS Centrepoint Ltd's (FCL's) winning bid earlier this month for the Jiak Kim Street plot has been deemed to be bullish. [Lifestyle]( [Deck The Halls]( [Food Of Christmas Past]( [Power Struggle]( [Breaking News]( [Companies & Markets]( [Bonvests to acquire PT Bintan Golden Land for S$7.7m]( [Allied Technologies enters into MOU with Chinese payments company for US$10m]( [Real Estate]( [US single-family home construction boosts housing starts]( [Casa Meyfort up for collective sale with reserve price of S$340 million]( [Banking & Finance]( [Bitcoin slumps 10% in biggest drop since before futures]( [IMF warns one of most crowded bond trades near tipping point]( [Energy & Commodities]( [Gold dips as US Treasury yields rise on housing starts]( [Oil edges up on UK pipeline outage; US supply limits gains]( [Technology]( [Facebook abused dominant position, says German watchdog]( [Apple names long-time exec as new India sales head: source]( [Consumer]( [YouTube seals deal with top music label amid streaming moves]( [Tenet explores sale of Conifer unit amid investor pressure]( [Transport]( [Subaru vows to bolster training, compliance after inspection scandal]( [GM urges judge to throw out disputed ignition switch deal]( [Government & Economy]( [Greek parliament approves 'final bailout' budget]( [Due to rules mixup, US House must re-vote on tax bill]( [Life & Culture]( [BBC drama 'McMafia' explores depths of global crime]( [Russia's Hermitage puts rare collection of tsars' clothes on show]( [Stocks]( [Europe: Stocks hit by bond jitters as US tax boost fades]( [US: Stocks retreat from records as House passes tax cut]( [Today's Paper]( Premium Content [Top Stories]( [SGX to tweak listing rules to add breadth of mineral, O&G firms]( [Gold: less glittery in 2018]( [Bitcoin not a currency, investors risk losing all: MAS]( [Companies & Markets]( [SGX to tweak listing rules to add breadth of mineral, O&G firms]( [Jiak Kim St bid: FCL can opt for long-term play]( [M&C Hotels fight drags on; CDL's Kwek addresses dissenters]( [Real Estate]( [GIC to acquire 43% stake in Shinjuku property for 62.5b yen]( [West Coast Vale site put on sale from state land sales reserve list]( [Hong Kong's community malls that people simply can't avoid]( [Banking & Finance]( [Bitcoin not a currency, investors risk losing all: MAS]( [Bitcoin not yet proven as credible currency: Japan]( [S Korea regulator says 'virtual currencies' are not currencies]( [Energy & Commodities]( [Singapore competition panel urges more transparency in petrol pricing]( [PetroChina to take on global rivals in major expansion drive]( [BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy]( [Technology]( [Uber moves on as top EU court sets road rules for apps]( [Didi Chuxing targets expansion in Taiwan with franchising model]( [New study casts doubt on Russian interference in Brexit campaign]( [Consumer]( [Toys 'R' Us is said to consider closing at least 100 stores in US]( [A crucial Christmas in store for three besieged UK retailers]( [Roche touts Swiss-led R&D unit after years in Genentech's shadow]( [Transport]( [China's crucial role in the maritime world]( [Ride-hailing firm Grab launches services in Cambodia]( [3 killed, 100 hurt in Amtrak train derailment in Washington state]( [Government & Economy]( [Japan upgrades GDP growth forecast; CPI seen below BOJ target]( [1MDB fallout: MAS slaps bans on ex-BSI wealth manager, NRA Capital's founder]( [Guilty thus far - the 1MDB debacle]( [Opinion]( [Focus on the value of disruption]( [In risk-based regulation, brokers and investors should play their part]( [Sino-Japan ties: Will there be more trust or just cordiality?]( [Life & Culture]( [Doing the java jive for a good cause]( [Sleepless locals tire of Budapest party paradise]( [Early Christmas for children from Beyond Social Services]( [Executive Money]( [New highs spur investor euphoria]( [Are markets expensive?]( [What do investors value, ethics or returns? Startup Swell Investing bets on both]( Follow Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( Download The BT Apps [iPhone]( | [iPad]( | [Android]( [About Us]( [Contact Us]( [Help]( [Terms & Conditions]( [SPH Websites]( [Data Protection Policy]( If you want to unsubscribe from this mailing list, [click]( here.