Singapore’s new president is a digital asset sceptic who once called crypto ‘slightly crazy’
crypto Singapore‘s new president is a digital asset sceptic who once called crypto ’slightly crazy 3 minuto ang nakalipas Balita ng Ethereum ng Bitcoin Singapore has a new president, and hes a vocal digital asset skeptic. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who won the election by a landslide, has pledged to usher in a new era of optimism for the island nation. Tharman got 70.4% of the votes in a statement victory for the ruling Peoples Action Party (PAP). He defeated Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian, who attained 16% and 14% of votes, respectively. Tharman is a stalwart in the Singaporean political and public service sphere. Until his resignation in July to run for office, he was the chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a position he has held since 2011. He has also served as the deputy prime minister and the minister of finance. In 2019, following the resignation of Christine Lagarde, he was one of the nominees for the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While he‘s one of the most beloved leaders in Singapore, the ’crypto‘ world isn’t as fond of the 66-year-old. Earlier this year, Tharman was part of a panel at the World Economic Forum‘s (WEF) Davos conference where he