{
  "id": 13090421,
  "title": "MAS flags risks of using AI agents in digital-asset trading",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mas-flags-risks-of-using-ai-agents-in-digital-asset-trading",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:15:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/mas-flags-risks-using-ai-agents-digital-asset-trading"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's Monetary Authority, MAS, has flagged the risks associated with employing AI agents in digital asset trading. These advanced AI systems, which can autonomously analyze information and execute transactions, could lead to significant implications for liquidity and collateral management. Chia Der Jiun, MAS managing director, warned that the faster movement of capital enabled by these agents could result in financial institutions needing to sharpen their value proposition. To ensure safe deployment of AI agents, MAS emphasizes the need for controls around authority, permissions, identity, accountability, and governance. These controls would ensure that the AI agents operate within the scope of a user's instructions, institutional policies, and risk limits, while adhering to regulatory requirements. MAS has already published a Safeguards for Agentic Finance at Runtime (SAFR) white paper and released an open-source reference implementation of SAFR to support industry experimentation. The authority believes that a public-private partnership approach will be crucial in forming coalitions of expertise around key questions and building a comprehensive body of standards and good practices. During a panel discussion, experts discussed the evolving nature of AI regulations, noting that regulations are becoming more innovative, with a shift towards soft law instruments like codes of conduct and codes of practice, often coupled with enforcement mechanisms.",
  "summary": "Regulations should address the effects, behaviours, outcomes and consequences of tech, say panellists",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "MAS flags risks of using AI agents in digital-asset trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mas-flags-risks-of-using-ai-agents-in-digital-asset-trading-13090837",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:15:58.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}