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BlockShoals Confirms AMLC Registration as a Covered Person Under Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Law

This content was provided by a third party (Blockshoals) and published as a press release. The BitPinas editorial team did not participate in writing or reviewing this piece. Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Manila, Philippines — BlockShoals Technologies Inc. (BlockShoals)…

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Jesse Pollak admits Base misstep, bets big on AI and trading

Base creator Jesse Pollak has acknowledged that the network’s multi-year bet on onchain social products did not deliver the expected growth and has redirected Base toward trading, payments, and AI-powered financial infrastructure. Summary Jesse Pollak admitted Base’s onchain social strategy failed to drive expected crypto adoption. Base will prioritize trading, stablecoin payments, and AI agent…

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Stanford study exposes Polymarket flaw that rewards Bitcoin manipulation

A new academic study has found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction contracts have created incentives for sophisticated traders to manipulate spot prices and profit at the expense of ordinary participants. Summary Stanford researchers link Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin markets to settlement-price manipulation. The study estimates about $1.28 million shifted from retail traders to sophisticated participants. Researchers…

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Quickswap Adopts Orbs Layer 3 Perps Stack After 81.8% Vote, Challenging CEX Execution

Key Takeaways Quickswap approved Orbs with 81.8% support, unifying perps across supported blockchains. Orbs’ Layer 3 stack boosts dex execution, aiming to rival centralized exchanges from 2026 onward. Orbs secures 1.12B+ ORBS staked as Quickswap expands on-chain perpetual futures infrastructure. A New Era for Decentralized Derivatives Quickswap has adopted Orbs’ Perpetual Hub Ultra 2.0 as…

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