Spot crypto is legal and licensed: 'digital payment token service' is one of the seven payment services MAS regulates under the Payment Services Act 2019, described by MAS as buying or selling digital payment tokens commonly known as cryptocurrencies, and section 5(1) of that Act provides that a person must not carry on a business of providing any type of payment service in Singapore unless the person holds a licence for it or is an exempt payment service provider. Residents therefore buy and sell on MAS-licensed venues — Coinbase Singapore Pte. Ltd. holds a Major Payment Institution licence for digital payment token service, and Coinhako trades under Payment Services Act licence PS20200556.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a SPX perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
2 venues open SPX6900 perps to traders in Singapore.
Aster
HyperliquidFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
No capital gains tax and no crypto-specific rate. IRAS states that gains from the sale of property, shares and financial instruments in Singapore are generally not taxable, and that because there are no capital gains taxes in Singapore, gains on digital tokens bought for long-term investment are not subject to tax.
Trading SPX from Singapore: legal.
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
No capital gains tax and no crypto-specific rate.
For SPX6900 traders in Singapore: Full identity verification at account opening, set by an MAS notice.
From Singapore, you can fund a SPX6900 position using PayNow, FAST bank transfer and SWIFT / telegraphic transfer.