Key Takeaways One BTC is worth about IDR 1.49 billion today, so 0.7 BTC tops IDR 1 billion. The rupiah has slid from IDR 16,687 per dollar at the start of 2026 to roughly 18,000 by late October. Indonesia’s OJK counted 23.21 million crypto accounts in August 2026, up 1.23% month on month. The Math…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget launched a simulated demo trading account for its contract-for-difference (CFD) platform on Oct. 15, weeks after completing a phased recovery from a $387.5 million security exploit. The feature provides users with 10,000…
Key Takeaways Roughness beat smoothness in the lab. Tohoku University researchers cut drag by up to 43.6% with Distributed Micro-Roughness, a patterned surface texture that challenges the long-held rule that smoother wings are always better. The texture targets turbulence at its source. Canyon-like micro-patterns suppress Tollmien-Schlichting waves in the boundary layer, delaying the shift from…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. For hundreds of thousands of Filipinos, buying company shares used to require piles of notarized paperwork, physical bank branch visits, and steep account minimums that kept everyday earners on the sidelines. Last week, it took…
The op-ed below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law and is Part 1 of “Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act: A Practical Legal Guide for Businesses.” The GENIUS Act: What Stablecoin Businesses Need to Do Now The GENIUS Act has changed the planning process for businesses that issue, distribute, or use stablecoins. Founders now have…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Technologist and blockchain entrepreneur Cuisia highlights how citizen-led tech makes public expenditure open and searchable for ordinary taxpayers, parents, and community members. By Ann Cuisia, Octoner 19. 2026 (originally published on the author’s website) A…
Key Takeaways Project Eleven has partnered with Relm Insurance to assess post-quantum risks. Strongpoint helps institutional digital asset holders update cryptography without losing audit history. Relm will explore post-quantum controls to shape future underwriting frameworks for Web3 clients. Assessing Post-Quantum Risk Models Post-quantum security firm Project Eleven announced a development partnership on Tuesday with Relm…
Key Takeaways Dragos Ilie and his team at Imperial College London propose Compact Shielded CSV to solve quantum blockchain bloat. The protocol shrinks on-chain data to 96 bytes and lowers network gas fees below current legacy chains. Mobile wallets running STARK ZK proofs locally will verify incoming payments in under 100 milliseconds. Eliminating Signatures: The…
Key Takeaways U.K. crypto asset users filed more than 10,000 bank restriction complaints in three months, with Lloyds, Barclays, and NatWest leading the list. Some banks cap crypto transfers, while others ban them outright or lack clear policies. Stand With Crypto urges banks to adopt case-by-case controls and regulators to clarify their obligations. Earlier this…
Key Takeaways A bitcoin wallet dormant since Jan. 1, 2016, transferred 500 BTC worth $41.33 million to Coinbase on Tuesday. October has seen 23 dormant bitcoin wallets awaken, moving 1,745.615 BTC valued at over $143 million. Arkham linked the 500 BTC transfer to Irish drug dealer Clifton Collins, marking the fifth such movement in 2026….
