Key Takeaways Stripe and Advent bid $60.50 a share for Paypal per Bloomberg, valuing the fintech above $53 billion. The offer is backed by roughly $50 billion in committed bank financing, with the pair holding equal stakes. A deal would put Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin under the roof of Stripe, owner of the Tempo blockchain. A…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Enterprise payments platform SwiftPay has highlighted growing operational inefficiencies and manual reconciliation challenges faced by Philippine enterprises despite the rapid rise of consumer digital transactions. According to data cited by the company from the Bangko…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin touched $65,005 on July 15, its first visit to the level since sliding to $61,750 on July 13. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong noted buyers stepped in on July 15 even as market sentiment stayed negative. Analysts flag $65,000 as the rally’s first real ceiling; holding it would extend the 15% July advance….
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Philippine financial services provider Cebuana Lhuillier is building a stablecoin-powered payment rail in collaboration with digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks and supported by Solana blockchain, which will provide the underlying transaction architecture. The new platform…
Key Takeaways XRP institutional finance in Japan is set to expand through a new partnership between Doppler Finance and SBI Digital Finance. The companies cited Japan’s regulatory clarity, institutional participation and large XRP community as key factors supporting the initiative. The partnership outlines infrastructure goals for institutional XRP adoption, although product launches and implementation timelines…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for E-Government David Almirol announced the first eGovHackathon scheduled for July 21 to 22, 2026, at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Taguig City. Almirol referred to…
Key Takeaways Michael Saylor condemned BIP-110 as a dangerous precedent of censorship on the Bitcoin network. Critics warn BIP-110 could spark a major network split if miners proceed with activation. Arch CTO Himanshu Sahay urges a dispassionate review of the proposal ahead of its August 2026 flag day. A Fault Line in Bitcoin Philosophy Strategy…
Key Takeaways The ECB picked 36 providers for a 12-month digital euro pilot starting in H2 2027. Stripe joined the pilot as the ECB tests payments, merchants, and offline transactions. The pilot will test real-world use while privacy concerns remain central to adoption. ECB Advances Digital Euro With 12-Month Pilot Across 19 Countries The European…
Key Takeaways Czech Finance Ministry added Polymarket to its List of Unauthorized Internet Games on July 13. Internet providers have 15 days to block access; the ministry’s blocklist already covers several thousand sites. The decision is days after Gibraltar launched the world’s first dedicated prediction-market regime. Another European door closes as Gibraltar’s opens The Czech…
Key Takeaways Kimi K26 was the only model favoring a group, at 50% versus 45% for a sole creator. ChatGPT 5.6 Sol alone reconciled its probabilities to a consistent 54% solo estimate. Gemini Pro, Grok 4.3 and peers show Satoshi debates will likely persist beyond 2026. 5 AI Models Asked if Satoshi Worked Alone A…
