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Adam Forsyth

Philippines’ BPI tests stablecoin rail for overseas remittances

BPI has launched a pilot program using stablecoin settlement rails for cross-border payments, with the Philippine lender targeting faster and lower-cost remittances for freelancers, virtual assistants, and other overseas income earners. Summary BPI has launched a stablecoin settlement pilot to speed up and lower the cost of cross border payments to Philippine recipients. The project…

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Bitcoin giants unite with $15M plan to fight quantum threat

Strategy, BlackRock, Coinbase and six other companies have formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium to fund work on Bitcoin’s long-term security.  Summary Nine major firms pledged $15 million over three years to support Bitcoin security research worldwide. Post-quantum cryptography leads the consortium’s agenda, although no capable attack system currently exists anywhere. Members will fund chosen developers…

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Bitget secures New Zealand registration to expand tokenized stock services

Bitget has completed its New Zealand financial services registration covering five business areas as the crypto exchange expands its tokenized and direct U.S. stock products. Summary Bitget registered for five financial service categories in New Zealand and joined the IFSO dispute scheme. The registration supports Bitget’s rToken and Stock+ services covering tokenized and direct U.S….

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