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Coins.ph, Tempo Blockchain Want to Cut Overseas Transfer Fee Costs for Filipinos

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. For Filipinos, especially crypto users receiving money from abroad or transferring funds across borders, moving digital dollars on the blockchain, particularly via non-custodial wallets, has long come with a frustrating chore: to send standard stablecoins…

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DTI Issues Guidelines for Gov’t Procurement of Tech (such as Blockchain) That are Unavailable Locally

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. For years, Philippine government agencies aiming to deploy advanced technologies like blockchain or specialized artificial intelligence models faced the same legal wall: standard public procurement laws demanded local bidding for tools that domestic vendors simply…

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The Real Impact of Crypto Scams on PH Adoption

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. As cryptocurrency and web3 adoption continue to expand in the Philippines, the ecosystem faces a persistent challenge: the rise of crypto scams, rug pulls, and fraudulent schemes. While retail interest remains high, recurring security incidents…

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Flawed Soft Fork Design or Miner Capture?

Key Takeaways On Aug. 8, BIP-110 failed after drawing only 2.5% miner support, triggering a chain split at block 961,632. Industry leaders like Leo Fan noted Bitcoin’s difficulty rules successfully halted minority forks. Disillusioned nodes using Bitcoin Knots are planning a hard fork to adopt a brand-new PoW algorithm. A Fracture in Node Sovereignty In…

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