Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Digital banking in the Philippines relies heavily on balancing rapid financial access with tight cybersecurity. Lito Villanueva, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer at Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), has been named…
Key Takeaways FINMA lets crypto firms join SROs in 2-4 months, speeding legal market entry. VQF, PolyReg, ARIF and SO-FIT tightened crypto standards across 2026. Swiss Federal Council proposed new crypto licenses, with reforms still ahead. Switzerland Built a Faster Path Without Cutting Corners These watchdogs are called self-regulatory organizations, or SROs. Instead of throwing…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. In peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trades, fraudsters often rely on social engineering, technical jargon, and the gap between digital wallets and physical cash. But unlike traditional financial fraud, every cryptocurrency transfer leaves an immutable public receipt…
Key Takeaways AGIBOT’s SHAREBOT logged 5,500+ rental orders in 3 months after its Dec. 2025 launch. China’s robot rental market targets $1.5B by end-2026 as investors buy humanoids for income. Beijing’s 2026 plan seeks 100+ robot use cases as AGIBOT pushes wider deployment. In Hangzhou, e-commerce livestreamer Ai Lin has been renting out a humanoid…
Key Takeaways Apple temporarily removed Telegram before contacting the company, Durov said. The Telegram CEO linked the incident to a takedown extortion campaign. Edited old messages allegedly helped attackers conceal prohibited material. Durov Describes the Attack Behind Telegram’s Removal Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov described the incident on X on Aug. 4, reporting that…
Key Takeaways Ripple sees institutional tokenization advancing into production. XRPL links tokenized funds with RLUSD trading and settlement. Credit, yield, and compliance could deepen onchain asset use. Ripple Expands Its Institutional Tokenization Infrastructure Ripple President Monica Long outlined the company’s broader strategy on Aug. 4 after Ripple announced strategic investments in Zilo and Licuido to…
Key Takeaways Cloudflare launched Wallets so AI agents can pay for APIs using x402 stablecoin micropayments. Account Wallets cap Virtual Wallets, letting employers set limits like $100 per week per agent. Cloudflare’s cloudflare.pay system gives agents an optional, human-readable identity for merchants. The company announced Cloudflare Wallets X and on its blog, describing a tool…
Key Takeaways Nine Democratic senators asked the CFTC to prohibit wildfire event contracts by Aug. 14. Lawmakers cited $1.2M in trading tied to California’s 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires. Polymarket says the markets inform rather than exploit, and pulling them prevents nothing. Democratic Senators Want Wildfire Prediction Contracts Banned Over Arson Fears Nine U.S. senators…
Key Takeaways Austria’s FMA granted Bybit Payments an EMI license to deliver regulated e-money services on Bybit.eu. The move expands Bybit EU’s regulatory footprint, which has held MiCAR crypto approval since May 2025. Bybit Payments GmbH plans to launch 5+ features, including P2P, open banking, and card services on Bybit.eu. Regulatory Dual Framework Cryptocurrency platform…
Key Takeaways Blackrock’s IBIT led $170.09M into bitcoin ETFs, with 7 funds gaining and none seeing outflows. Ether ETFs lost $11.42M while XRP gained $1.15M, widening the institutional demand split. Intesa Sanpaolo cut IBIT shares 93.7%, signaling August positioning may stay selective. Blackrock Drives Nearly Two-Thirds of $170M Bitcoin Inflow Fresh August allocations arrived quickly….
