Now Official: Binance to Enter PH via Blockshoals Partnership, SEC Sandbox Framework

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is officially entering the Philippine via a partnership with a local fintech firm. Announced Tusday, Binance said it will have a partnership with local fintech firm BlockShoals Technologies Inc. to operate within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Strategic Sandbox framework. Under the agreement, BlockShoals will act as the approved local…

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Is the Peace Deal Off?

Bitcoin has taken a minor dip as the US resumed airstrikes on Iran despite hopes of a de-escalation. Bitcoin prices slid back below $76,500 on Tuesday morning, down 1.5% from its intraday high of $77,700 on Monday. The move followed reports that the United States had resumed strikes on Southern Iran, targeting missile sites…

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Meltem Demirors Says Banks Won as Bitcoin ETFs Pull Crypto Into Wall Street’s Orbit

Key Takeaways Meltem Demirors argued on Fox Business that spot ETFs triggered an institutional identity crisis. Purists fear Wall Street asset managers stall utility, leaving bitcoin as just a speculative risk asset. Up next: Crypto may shift to serve as infrastructure for AI or continue backing economic lifelines in the Global South. The Institutional Paradox…

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SEC Issues Cease and Desist: Orders BG Wealth to Stop Crypto Investment Operations in PH

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease and desist order against BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and its listed founder, Stephen Beard, for the unauthorized solicitation of investments. The order, finalized on May 20 by the regulator’s Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD), commands the entity to immediately halt the sale of…

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Hyperliquid’s HYPE Is at an All-Time High — and the ETF Has Almost Nothing to Do With It

When Hyperliquid’s HYPE token touched a record high above $64 on May 24, 2026, the financial press reached for the most comfortable available explanation: institutional money had arrived. The first US spot HYPE exchange-traded funds had launched days earlier, and the narrative wrote itself — Wall Street had blessed a decentralized derivatives exchange, and the…

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