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Sam Altman is ready to decelerate

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that it may be time to “pace” AI development so the world will be ready for it. “We may have to pace the rate of AI development to give ourselves enough time for society to harden around some of these new capability levels,” he told Patrick O’Shaughnessy, the host of…

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SEC Issues VERITAS Guidelines for Blockchain-Based Corporate Filings

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 (SEC) has promulgated guidelines governing the use of its blockchain-based document signing and verification platform, known as the Verification of Electronic Records and Information Trust and Authentication System (VERITAS). Under…

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Robinhood built its own chain. It still pays rent.

Every dollar Robinhood Chain earns, a tenth goes to a DAO treasury controlled by strangers. The arrangement has been covered a dozen times as good news for Arbitrum’s token. Summary Robinhood Chain runs on Arbitrum’s Orbit stack, and under the Arbitrum Expansion Program every Orbit chain settling outside Arbitrum One routes 10% of net protocol…

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AI, Tokenization, and the Future of Finance Took Center Stage at ASEAN Tech Summit

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The two-day ASEAN Tech Summit 2026 opened in Manila, bringing together government heads, regulators, and financial and technology leaders to discuss Southeast Asia’s digital economy. The event, hosted by FinTech Alliance PH under the theme…

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Myanmar crypto scam bill clears parliament

Myanmar’s combined Parliament approved the Anti-Online Scam Bill on July 28 after reconciling amendments adopted by its lower and upper chambers.  Summary 10-year-to-life terms cover crypto scams and scam-centre operations under Myanmar’s published May draft legislation text. Parliament approved the bill July 28 after reconciling amendments previously adopted by both legislative chambers. Final text, presidential…

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