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SEC Sets ₱150 Million Capital Requirement in New Market Making Framework

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Securities and Exchange Commission has established a regulatory framework for market making across Philippine securities exchanges, setting a minimum capital threshold of 150 million pesos for trading participants to boost capital market liquidity. The…

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Varun Datta, Truth Ventures CEO

It would be difficult to describe crypto venture capital as being in a funding drought. Investors deployed approximately $5.7 billion into crypto and blockchain companies during the second quarter of 2026, according to Galaxy Research, an increase of 31% from the previous quarter. What has changed is where that money is going and what founders…

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Walmart’s Flipkart is quietly building a food delivery challenger in India

Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce giant, is preparing to challenge India’s food-delivery duopoly of Zomato and Swiggy. It is entering a fiercely competitive market that has defeated even previous attempts by Amazon and Google to break in. The Bengaluru-based company is testing its food-delivery service internally and has expanded the trial from a few hundred…

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Blackrock Files for Bitcoin ETF Designed to Limit Investor Losses

Key Takeaways Blackrock files for the Ishares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (PBIT). The strategy targets an initial 10% loss threshold per tranche, not a guaranteed limit for shareholders. Investors would sacrifice some potential gains in exchange for downside protection. Blackrock Proposes Bitcoin ETF With Built-In Downside Protection Bitcoin investors could gain access to a new…

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Circle cites 175+ institutions as CPN wins Money20/20 payments bronze

Circle has cited more than 175 financial institutions helping build Circle Payments Network after the stablecoin payments service won bronze in the Payments category at the Money20/20 Money Awards. Summary Circle cited 175+ financial institutions supporting CPN after winning bronze at the Money20/20 Money Awards. Earlier disclosures listed 175 enrolled institutions, without establishing how many…

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Zcash Proposes New Privacy Layer to Guard Swaps From Quantum Risks

Key Takeaways Zakura proposed one-time viewing keys for every zcash swap routed through Near Intents. The design limits future quantum exposure to one swap without changing users’ spending keys. With $19M+ routed into ZEC, privacy hardening is becoming a practical infrastructure priority. Zakura Proposes One-Key-Per-Swap Privacy for Zcash Quantum computers are not cracking Zcash today….

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