News

We are excited to announce that we will be listing The Sandbox (SAND) on our exchange. Deposits, withdrawals, and post only orders will be enabled on Sunday the 1st of May, with trading going live at 11am on Tuesday the 3rd of May.

We are excited to announce that we will be listing Decentraland (MANA) on our exchange. Deposits, withdrawals, and post only orders will be enabled on Sunday the 3rd of April, with trading going live at 11am on Tuesday the 5th of April.

Independent Reserve SG is proud to be the newest member of the VerifyVASP Alliance. As one of the first crypto exchanges to hold a Major Payment Institution License issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), joining the alliance is in line with the strict policies and processes that have been put in place.

We’re pleased to announce that Independent Reserve has been ISO 27001 Certified as of 29 December 2021. 

Highlights from the IRCI in 2021; 28.8% of Australians now own or have owned crypto (up from 18.4% in 2020). The proportion of women who own crypto has doubled from 10.1% in 2020 to 20%. 89% of Aussie crypto owners have made money or broken even, up from 78% in 2020.

The Sydney Swans have teamed up with Independent Reserve, who have joined the club as the Official Cryptocurrency Exchange of the Sydney Swans.

[SINGAPORE, 1 October 2021] Cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve has today received approval for a Major Payment Institution Licence in Singapore from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) under the Payment Services Act (“PSA”) to operate as a regulated provider for Digital Payment Token (“DPT”) Services. It is one of the first virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to obtain full licensure approval under the PSA in Singapore.

We will be performing system maintenance and upgrades on Sunday the 12th of September at 12pm Sydney time. We expect this to last approximately 4 hours and during this time you will not be able to access your Independent Reserve account.

We are pleased to announce that we will be enabling Polkadot (DOT) and Cardano (ADA) trading on Sunday 12th September.

Due to Ethereum London Fork Upgrade, Independent Reserve will be pausing deposits and withdrawals from 8pm Sydney time on the 5th of August. We expect deposits and withdrawals to be re-enabled the following morning, pending network stability.

[SINGAPORE, 2 August 2021] Cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve has today received an “in-principle approval” letter for a Major Payment Institution Licence in Singapore from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) under the Payment Services Act (“PSA”) to operate as a regulated provider for Digital Payment Token (“DPT”) Services.

The Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI) is a nationwide, cross-sectional research survey that examines a nation’s awareness, adoption, trust and confidence in cryptocurrency.