The Philippine government has finalized its non-negotiable demands for Roblox to avert an impending nationwide ban. During a multi-sectoral stakeholder summit on Tuesday, March 31, state regulators warned that the gaming platform’s continued operation in the country beyond the deferred April 10 deadline is “totally dependent” on its willingness to comply with these safety reforms….
San Francisco-based Nium launched its stablecoin card issuance platform on March 30, 2026, to bridge digital currency with traditional commerce. The solution allows enterprises to convert stablecoin balances into fiat currency at the point of sale across hundreds of millions of merchant locations worldwide. The infrastructure leverages 40 regulatory licenses to provide compliant issuance across…
1inch Business announced the expansion of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) on March 30, 2026, to enable autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents to access decentralized finance infrastructure directly. The integration allows developers to build goal-oriented workflows where agents plan and execute swaps across the 1inch network using the Swap Application Programming Interface (API). This update…
Establishing a Core Settlement Layer for RealFi The stablecoin USDC and issuer Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) have been deployed on the Pharos Network Layer 1 blockchain, in a milestone seen moving the network closer to its goal of building an inclusive global settlement layer for real-world finance (RealFi). By integrating USDC at the protocol…
Tech group DEVCON Philippines has announced a strategic partnership with the Sui Foundation, the organization tasked with the global adoption of the Sui blockchain, to host a series of developer events and code camps across the country over the next 12 months. DEVCON Philippines x Sui Foundation L-R: Dom De Leon (DEVCON), Michael Lance Domagas…
Crypto Traders Can Now Trade Oil Futures on Binance Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, by trading volume, announced three new USDT-margined perpetual contracts Monday: CLUSDT for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, BZUSDT for Brent crude, and NATGASUSDT for natural gas. All three go live on April 1 on a staggered schedule beginning at…
Blockchain Council of the Philippines President and #CryptoPH veteran Luis Buenaventura has announced his new role as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Talino Fintech Foundry. What is Talino Fintech Foundry? On its website, Talino Fintech Foundry (https://talinofoundry.com/) introduces itself as an infrastructure platform for financial technology focused on driving financial inclusion for emerging markets and…
Strategy Bitcoin Holdings and SEC Filing Activity Pause Strategy Inc. filed Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 30, 2026, reporting no bitcoin purchases and no equity sales last week. The disclosure confirms no activity under its at-the-market program while continuing its regular reporting on treasury movements. The filing presents…
Is Kalshi Legal in Washington State? AG Says No, Files Suit The complaint, filed in King County Superior Court, targets Kalshi‘s binary event contracts, wagers priced between one cent and 99 cents that pay out $1 to winners and nothing to losers. Washington argues those contracts meet the state’s statutory definition of gambling under RCW…
Hut 8-Backed Miner American Bitcoin Corp. Now Holds Over 7,000 The company (Nasdaq: ABTC) disclosed the milestone via its official X account on Monday, noting it had nearly tripled its reserves since listing on Nasdaq in September 2025. At bitcoin’s current price near $67,500, the holdings are valued at approximately $473 million to $475 million,…
