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Joseph Rees

Bitcoin ETFs Add $550M in 2 Days as Ether Outflows Persist

Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs added $23.16M on Tuesday, lifting weekly inflows to roughly $550M. Ether stayed under pressure as solana hit 12 straight outflow sessions and NEAR saw its first exit. Advisory-driven bitcoin allocations may prove stickier than short-term institutional flows. Bitcoin ETFs Stay Green After Monday’s $527M Surge Monday’s flood of bitcoin money became…

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Bitget Rolls Out CFD Demo Trading Feature

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget launched a simulated demo trading account for its contract-for-difference (CFD) platform on Oct. 15, weeks after completing a phased recovery from a $387.5 million security exploit. The feature provides users with 10,000…

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Token2049: How TRM Labs Tracks Crypto Scams, Fake Merchant QRs, and Stolen Funds in Southeast Asia

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Check out the BitPinas Token 2049 Coverage Here At major crypto conferences like Token2049, the floor is usually dominated by talk of bull markets, high-yield protocols, and token launches. But behind the scenes, blockchain intelligence…

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GCash Stock Debut: What Retail Investors Need to Know After Record ₱60.9 Billion PSE Listing

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. For hundreds of thousands of Filipinos, buying company shares used to require piles of notarized paperwork, physical bank branch visits, and steep account minimums that kept everyday earners on the sidelines. Last week, it took…

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Microsoft and McDonald’s Push Back Against OKX-ICE Tokenized Stocks

Key Takeaways Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs formally objected to OKXICE’s proposed tokenized stock trading. Andrew Cuomo defended OKXICE’s blockchain ambitions during an Oct. 20 press conference. OKXICE’s SEC exemption allows issuers to object to third-party tokenization of their shares. Corporate Heavyweights Challenge OKX-ICE’s Tokenization Plans Some of corporate America’s biggest names aren’t quite ready…

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Bitget to Acquire Licensed Thai Digital Asset Exchange GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget announced an agreement on Oct. 20 to acquire GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) Co. Ltd., securing a regulated footprint in the Southeast Asian country. Under the transaction, Japanese conglomerate GMO Internet Group Inc. and…

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What Businesses Need to Do Now

The op-ed below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law and is Part 1 of “Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act: A Practical Legal Guide for Businesses.” The GENIUS Act: What Stablecoin Businesses Need to Do Now The GENIUS Act has changed the planning process for businesses that issue, distribute, or use stablecoins. Founders now have…

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[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: The Filipinos Who Refuse to Wait

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Technologist and blockchain entrepreneur Cuisia highlights how citizen-led tech makes public expenditure open and searchable for ordinary taxpayers, parents, and community members. By Ann Cuisia, Octoner 19. 2026 (originally published on the author’s website) A…

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