Binance move to ban Singapore users from crypto trading fails to put off hardcore investors

Binance's website defines staking as an act of locking up cryptocurrencies to receive rewards. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SINGAPORE - Binance.com users in Singapore will no longer be able to access their monetary deposits or purchase any cryptocurrency on the global platform, now that the Tuesday (Oct 26) noon deadline for them to withdraw their holdings has passed.

However, the move to ban Singapore users from cryptocurrency trading has not put off hardcore investors.

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