Blockchain, fintech, and tech news from Philippine newsrooms.
The next head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology should understand technology, communicate the plans well with the public, obsess over details, and know how to get things done inside government. Edwin Lacierda checks all four boxes.
Corporate records show authorized hardware reseller CryptoBilis changed ownership months before a supply chain attack drained millions in user crypto.
Ledger requested distributor CryptoBilis to halt sales and shipments while investigating reports of missing funds from hardware wallet users in Southeast Asia.
TOKEN2049 Singapore concluded day one of its sold-out 2026 summit at Marina Bay Sands, convening 25,000 attendees ahead of an institutional program featuring BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Nasdaq.
TOKEN2049 announced its expansion into the United States with an inaugural conference in New York scheduled for June 16-17, 2027.
OKX has launched OKX Money, a standalone mobile application providing digital dollar savings, yield on eligible balances and fee-free global spending cards in select markets.
Binance launched Binance Intelligence, an AI product stack featuring automated strategy workflows, personalized market feeds and developer infrastructure.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation won two awards at The Asian Banker Philippine Awards 2026 for its MySSS Card and RCBC Pulz U.S. Virtual Account.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has mandated a ₱1 billion minimum capital requirement for thrift, rural and cooperative banks operating digital business models.
Morph joined the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program to develop multi-chain stablecoin payment and settlement solutions for Web3 businesses and creators.
Vault Summit Asia convenes in Singapore on Oct. 9 to discuss institutional vault infrastructure and onchain asset management.
XREX Group will host the Stablecoin Summit 2026 in Singapore on Oct. 8 to address regulatory developments and global payment infrastructure.
Five technology and legal advocates filed a Supreme Court petition to permanently bar administrative agencies from blocking online platforms without judicial oversight.
Coins.ph said it has temporarily paused inbound peso transfers via InstaPay and PESONet following a central bank directive to enhance internal controls.
Google DeepMind has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier AI model featuring a 1 million output token capacity and specialized capabilities for software engineering and cybersecurity defense.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order 126, institutionalizing the DBM COMPASS portal to mandate end-to-end government spending tracking across all national agencies.
The Court of Appeals freezes 25 crypto wallets and 86 bank accounts linked to a lawmaker in a Philippine flood control plunder probe.
Philippine Digital Asset Exchange opens primary subscriptions for the Bureau of the Treasury’s Retail Treasury Bond Tranche 32 offering an indicative 6.875% annual rate through Oct. 7, 2026.
Bitget restored its emergency Protection Fund to over $300 million five days ahead of schedule following a $388 million security incident.
Bitget reported an overall reserve ratio of 131% across 19 digital assets in its first Proof of Reserves snapshot following a $388 million security incident.
The BSP has partially suspended Coins.ph operator DCPay, blocking inbound InstaPay and PESONet transfers. Outbound and QRPh payments remain active.
GCash and PDAX have made the Philippine government’s 2.5-year RTB 32 bond available through the GBonds mobile feature with a 6.875 percent annual yield.
Solaire Resort has launched Solaire Pay to allow gaming patrons to transfer funds directly from digital wallets to slot machines.
Binance and its Philippine partner, BlockShoals Technologies, Inc. (BlockShoals), a Crypto Asset Intermediary (CAI) operating under the SEC StratBox, are part of this shift.
RCBC and the Social Security System introduced the MySSS Card and the upcoming SSS LoanLite microloan program to Overseas Filipino Workers during SSS Global Kabayan Day in Hong Kong.
Bitget has initiated a phased resumption of user withdrawals following a $388 million security exploit on Sept. 24.
A proposed bill in the Philippine House of Representatives would require major social media platforms to obtain a congressional franchise to operate legally in the country.
DragonFi Securities receives SEC sandbox approval to test over-the-counter depositary receipts for U.S. equities and ETFs linked to local investor portfolio limits.
Baguio City launches Katibayan, an AI- and blockchain-powered system securing 246 city ordinances and 106 infrastructure contracts worth over P275.5 million.
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