Director Benedict Teo featured in Asian Legal Business on Singapore’s crypto arbitration framework 19 Jan 2026 We are pleased to share that our Director Benedict Teo, has been featured in Asian Legal Business (December 2025), where he comments about Singapore’s strengthening position as a leading hub for crypto-related arbitration and digital asset disputes, following the introduction of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Rules 2025. In the article, Benedict explains that the new SIAC rule set is “tailored to the way crypto disputes actually unfold”, with enhancements that address key challenges such as “the risk of asset dissipation across borders and the multiplicity of claims by individual investors bringing separate claims arising from, or connected to, the same crypto investment project.” Benedict also emphasised the importance of speed in digital-asset disputes, noting that “being able to obtain relief in a short amount of time is often crucial in crypto-related disputes, to prevent the dissipation of digital assets.” He added that these mechanisms reflect “the realities of digital-asset disputes”, where assets can move rapidly across jurisdictions. He further addressed the issue of fragmented proceedings in multi-investor crypto projects, observing that the enhanced consolidation and coordination tools “allow for the saving of time and costs, and the avoidance of inconsistent findings”, and that they “allow disputes in a multi-contract crypto environment to be resolved efficiently and coherently under Singapore’s arbitral framework.” In addition, Benedict also commented on the role of Singapore’s courts in providing certainty for digital assets, stating that “Singapore’s courts have developed a strong body of case law that reinforces its reliability as a seat for crypto-related arbitration”, with remedies that “address the risk of asset dissipation and anonymity inherent in blockchain transactions.” You may read the full article on pg.7 of the Asian Legal Business (ALB) December 2025 issue here.