Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. In most corporate environments, routine administrative tasks, from requesting a Certificate of Employment to processing internal promotions, require routing paperwork through human resources and waiting days for manual processing. Fintech giant Maya is working to…
Key Takeaways Prominent whale Garrett Jin’s 32,760 ZEC short, opened near $444 in July, is $25.7M underwater as of today. ZEC hit $1,249 over the past 24 hours and is up 134% in 30 days. The asset ranks ninth by market cap at $20B. Jin made $11.24M shorting ZEC in June; with open interest at…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Digital advocacy group Digital Pinoys is backing a proposal to integrate the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) into social media and online gaming platforms. The organization argues that using national identity checks can confirm the real…
Key Takeaways Liron Shapira gave 50% odds on Sept. 6 that AI breaks Bitcoin’s security and BTC falls 50%+ within two years. Buterin replied Sept. 7 that a SHA-256 or proof-of-work break is a “tiny” risk and BTC can patch the rest. BTC trades near $80,000 after a Sept. 3 high of $82,239, so the…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Philippine stock market is setting up for its largest initial public offering in history after regulators formally cleared the parent company behind digital payments giant GCash to list on the main board. With the…
Key Takeaways Shared gas wallets connected rotating addresses to a wider network. A seizure warrant directed crypto firms to transfer targeted assets. Earlier findings helped agents pursue new wallets and infrastructure. Shared Gas Wallets Expose a Wider Network Federal investigators built the seizure cases by connecting blockchain transactions with donation addresses obtained from fundraising websites,…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Lito Villanueva, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovations and Inclusion Officer at Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), has been named “Digital Banking Champion of the Year” at the World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) Philippines 2026…
Key Takeaways Nina Rong said lower gas fees are no longer the industry’s priority. Robinhood retains 90% of protocol net revenue while sharing 10% with Arbitrum. The dispute exposed competing approaches to funding blockchain growth. Robinhood Fee Debate Moves Beyond Transaction Costs A debate over Robinhood Chain’s network economics expanded on Sept. 6 into a…
Key Takeaways Blockstream paused the Liquid network layer two (L2) after roughly 4,000 BTC, worth $320 million, was withdrawn by so-called white hat hackers on Sept. 6. Sideswap’s Elements bug raises new security concerns after 3,996 BTC cleared its peg-out service. Blockstream explained that it is in the midst of contacting the “white hats” as…
Key Takeaways Fomo hit the top 5 U.S. finance apps, signaling strong demand for social crypto trading. CLARITY Act faces a Sept. 15 Senate test, with prediction markets pricing in failure. ZEC surged 87% in 30 days as a 153M-license leak intensified the crypto privacy debate. WEEK IN REVIEW FOMO Cracks Top 5 US Finance…
