MAS is the central bank and financial regulatory authority of Singapore, overseeing monetary policy, financial stability, and a broad mandate that extends to digital assets, payments, and fintech regulation. MAS's Twitter Score is 31 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #31,639 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
MAS regulates digital payment token services under Singapore's Payment Services Act framework and has finalised a stablecoin regulatory framework, developed after public consultation, that covers single-currency stablecoins pegged to the Singapore dollar or G10 currencies. It is affiliated with the Government of Singapore and operates as the country's integrated financial supervisor, covering banking, capital markets, and insurance alongside its central banking functions.
MAS has been active in blockchain and distributed ledger research through several industry initiatives. It launched Project Guardian with industry participants to explore institutional decentralised finance and asset tokenisation use cases. It previously ran Project Ubin, a multi-phase initiative examining blockchain applications for payments and securities settlement. MAS is a founding member of Project Nexus and maintains an affiliation with the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, reflecting its engagement with cross-border payment infrastructure research. It is also affiliated with the Singapore FinTech Festival and the Global Finance and Technology Network, and was formerly affiliated with Elevandi.
MAS has also moved to tighten oversight of cryptocurrency exchanges, requiring firms that serve only overseas clients to obtain a licence or cease operations by a regulatory deadline. MAS's account has published 2,210 posts and has been mentioned by 289 accounts, with 1,268 total mentions, indicating meaningful engagement from the crypto and fintech community.
Who follows MAS on X?
The accounts that follow MAS include 117 founders, 31 angel investors, 42 influencers and 8 VCs, among them SBF, Arthur, Db, H.E. Justin Sun, G MBA, CFA, FRM, CFP, NGMI, HFSP, HENTAI and Jill Gunter.