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Aquino Urges Tax Bureau to Suspend Registration Seal Mandate for Online Merchants

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Sen. Bam Aquino called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to temporarily halt a mandate requiring online merchants, freelancers and content creators to display a digital registration seal badge ahead of the Oct. 31…

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Stablecoin Market Sheds $12.7B as Crypto’s Dry Powder Runs Thin

Key Takeaways Defillama data shows stablecoin capitalization fell $12.73 billion since May 22. USDC shed $4.69 billion in 30 days, accounting for most of the tracked stablecoin contraction. Blackrock’s BUIDL and other tokenized Treasury products complicate crypto’s liquidity narrative. Stablecoin Supply Retreats as Traders Question Crypto’s Buying Power Traders are reconsidering how much buying power…

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Stellar Philippines Approves $95,000 in Grants for 19 Local Tech Projects

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Stellar Philippines has approved $95,000 in grant capital across 19 domestic development teams building financial tools, developer infrastructure and artificial intelligence applications on the Stellar network. The funding is disbursed through the Stellar Instawards program,…

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