Singapore Government owned investment firm trials bitcoin

[Guido]

I think this is a pretty big deal

Love the fact everyone was involved from drivers to boardroom and everything donated to charities taking bitcoin

http://www.coindesk.com/singapore-government-owned-investment-firm-experiments-bitcoin/

[LiteCoinGuy]

yes cool stuff. some weeks ago i read that banks play with it. also barry silbert told us, that this is happening right now. interesting times.

[Este Nuno]

Wow. This is really good news. Temasek is huge. I hope this doesn't get overlooked. They run all kinds of things like mobile phones and such. If they are taking a serious look at bitcoin that is amazing.

[jbrnt]

Read the article! It's a donate to charity "game" they played, they are not investing in bitcoins. It's also a PR plot if you ask me. They know "bitcoin" is a buzz word.

[Este Nuno]

Read the article! It's a donate to charity "game" they played, they are not investing in bitcoins. It's also a PR plot if you ask me. They know "bitcoin" is a buzz word.

It's not about them investing in bitcoins, it's about them becoming familiar with them. And thus strengthening the chance that some of their companies will accept them eventually. It's a great idea on their part to let people become familiar with btc by testing it out themselves first.