Bitcoin

Locally licensed Coins.ph has launched a new feature allowing its users to settle daily transactions using stablecoins through the national QRPh standard. Announced on this week, the QRPh Stablecoin Payment functionality enables users to pay at nearly 700,000 partner merchants nationwide using Philippine Pesos (PHP), supported stablecoins, or a combination of both in a single…

Key Takeaways: Carmine Agnello, grandson of Gambino boss John Gotti, received a 15-month federal prison sentence on April 20, 2026. Agnello diverted roughly $420,000 of $1.1 million in fraudulent SBA EIDL funds into a cryptocurrency business. U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. signaled the Eastern District of New York will continue prosecuting COVID-19 relief fraud cases….