HDB Fresh Start Housing Scheme: Does It Make Financial Sense For People Staying In Public Rental Flats To Buy Their Own 2-Room Flat?
We all love a good rags-to-riches story. In Singapore, social mobility has been a cornerstone of our society’s progress. A significant part of this success can be attributed to our public housing policies, which have empowered many families to own their homes and improve their financial standing. For lower-income families applying for HDB flats for […]
Singapore Consumer Price Index 2024: How Households Are Spending Their Money
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average prices increases for a fixed basket of goods and services that Singapore households commonly purchase. That’s why the CPI can be thought of as a proxy indicator for the cost of living in Singapore. It’s worth noting that the CPI was recently rebased using 2024 as the […]
How to invest in China stocks while earning stable dividend yields?
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about China stocks of late. As many of you already know – China stocks have been on a tear in 2025 (and I mean that in a good way). Many China stocks have broken above 2024 highs, while certain stocks like Alibaba are up almost 60% since […]
Throwback: My Video on Chocolate Finance and Other Instruments
Throwing back to an older video today where I talked about various instruments including Chocolate…
Hacking group ‘Dark Storm’ claims responsibility for DDoS attack on X
A hacking group with ties to Russia has claimed responsibility for the massive cyberattack on X, which saw the social media platform unable to be accessed by thousands of users, although user functionality was quickly restored. Cybersecurity group SpyoSecure said in a March 10 post to X that hacker group Dark Storm made a Telegram […]
US stablecoin bill gets update ahead of Senate banking group vote
US Senate Banking Committee is set to vote on a Republican-led stablecoin framework bill on March 13, after it was updated following consultation with committee Democrats. GOP Senator Bill Hagerty, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, said on March 10 that he introduced an update of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) […]
Solana revenue slumps 93% from January high after memecoin bubble bursts
Solana network revenue and total value locked onchain have collapsed in the past two months as interest in memecoins has continued to taper off. Weekly network revenue on the Solana blockchain hit a record high of $55.3 million in mid-January amid the height of the memecoin minting frenzy. However, revenue has since tanked 93% to […]
Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile, explained
A quick history of Trump’s statements and policies on crypto Donald Trump’s stance on cryptocurrency has shifted significantly over time. From 2019 to 2021, Trump expressed skepticism toward Bitcoin (BTC), calling it volatile and a threat to the US dollar, but by 2024, he reversed his stance, pledging support for crypto, proposing a US Strategic […]
Why is XRP price down today?
XRP (XRP) mirrors the bearishness in the cryptocurrency market on March 11, with its price down approximately 7.50% in the last 24 hours to $2.08. At its intraday low, it was trading for $1.90. XRP/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView Key catalysts driving the XRP prices lower today, include: Heightening US recession fears. US President […]
Ethereum Foundation not behind $56M Sky deposit, developer says
An Ethereum developer rejected speculation that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) was behind a recent deposit of more than 30,000 Ether into the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO. On March 10, a wallet address deposited 30,098 Ether (ETH), worth about $56 million, into Sky. Crypto intelligence platform Arkham labeled the address “Ethereum […]
