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Stuck at home and jobless, 26-year-old found passive income in crypto
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Mr Ng Yu Jie sees crypto trading as his main source of income.
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SINGAPORE - When the pandemic hit last year and left Mr Ng Yu Jie stuck at home without a job, a seemingly improbable solution popped into his head - dabble in cryptocurrency to generate some income.
Mr Ng's first step was to invest $350 in Ripple (XRP) on trading platform Torque when each unit cost about 20 US cents or 27 Singapore cents.


