#crowdtasksg coins value

NLB switched on ReadSG this morning, a five-year national reading movement with President Tharman as Patron, and September is now Singapore's first National Reading Month. The reward mechanic that nobody could see in July is finally published, and it settles the "Singapore will pay you to read" headline: the ReadSG Challenge on GovTech's CrowdTaskSG pays 20 coins per 15-minute daily reading session, one session a day, and CrowdTaskSG's own FAQ prices coins at 1,000 to S$1. That is two cents a day. Read all 32 days from 6 September to 7 October and you earn 640 coins, plus 50 for the closing survey, so 69 cents for eight hours of reading. The platform's minimum payment is 100 coins, so the first five days buy nothing, and September coins expire on 31 March 2027. The real prize is the draw: log 15 sessions by 7 October and you are entered for one of 8 Kobo Clara Colour e-readers (S$259.90 each), with a second round to 30 November needing 30 cumulative sessions for one of 7 Kobo Libra Colour (S$369.90 each). Every session also feeds Read for Good, which unlocks up to S$150,000 for kidsREAD, MINDS and Preschool Market at a 7.5 million-minute target, pro-rated below it. And the free stuff is real: today's launch day at the National Library Building runs 11am to 6pm, Read for Good at neighbourhood libraries gives out a Reading Dessert Keychain at 2pm today, and the Big Book Giveaway hands out 10 free books per person on 19 and 20 September.

LTA published its World Car-Free Day 2026 factsheet on 2 September, and the headline event is a first: a stretch of Joo Chiat Road, between Dunman Road and East Coast Road, closes to traffic on 3 October 2026 from 3.30pm to 9.30pm for a free street festival with a Kueh Party, pickleball, a bike tour, rollerblading and live performances. Running alongside it is The Invisible City, a free location-based game on the government's CrowdTaskSG platform. Two things the coverage gets wrong. The game runs to 30 November, but the lucky draw for the three top prizes, a 3Sixty foldable bicycle, a DJI Osmo Pocket 4 and a Garmin Vivoactive 6, closes on 3 October, so the last eight weeks earn you nothing but coins. And those coins are worth far less than they sound: CrowdTaskSG's own FAQ prices them at 1,000 coins to S$1, so the advertised 100 coins per activity is ten cents. There is also a time clash worth knowing before you make the trip. LTA's website says the commemorative token is handed out from 3.30pm to 9.30pm; the game's own terms and conditions say 4pm to 9pm, first come first served.