Tony Yazbeck went to bed in 2019 thinking he was comfortably retired after a 25-year career in cybersecurity and IT. He woke up to a nightmare. Overnight, Lebanon’s banking collapse wiped out his life’s savings, leaving him with just $70 in his pocket. “The banks had stolen everybody’s money from all accounts across the country,”…
Buhayin, an advocacy group for island hubs, partnered with Bitget Wallet and crypto platform Bitget to promote financial and digital inclusion in Siargao. The collaboration will officially launch during Kapit-Isla Siargao, taking place from March 12-16, 2025, aiming to introduce blockchain-based financial tools and digital literacy programs to local businesses and residents. “Financial and digital…
The Cayman Islands has updated its cryptocurrency regulatory framework with the introduction of new licensing rules set to take effect on April 1, 2025. Under the recently approved Virtual Asset (Service Providers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, all entities offering virtual asset custody and trading platform services in or from the islands will be required to obtain…
From Sparkpoint’s SparkAgent launch to Metaverse Filipino Worker (MFW) Caravan launch, here are some of the crypto news from the Philippines. Today, we curated some of the news from crypto and blockchain organizations in the Philippines from last week (March 3-9, 2025). SparkPoint SparkAgent Launch SparkPoint has introduced SparkAgent, a no-code AI platform designed to…
The Center for Political Accountability is sounding the alarm on the secretive and unaccountable political contributions made by cryptocurrency firms, particularly Coinbase and Ripple Labs. Legal and Financial Risks The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) has stated that the “opaque and unaccountable political contributions” by crypto firms erode investor confidence and public trust in the…
Sonic Blockchain, previously known as Fantom, has launched a significant airdrop campaign offering 190.5 million of its native $S tokens. What is Sonic Blockchain? Sonic is a layer-one blockchain fully compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). This compatibility allows decentralized application (dApp) developers familiar with Ethereum to seamlessly migrate or build new projects on Sonic…
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain platform that enables programmable contracts, the creation of digital currencies, and applications, reshaping industries from finance to art through innovation and automation. Understanding Ethereum’s Foundation Ethereum, proposed in 2013 by programmer Vitalik Buterin and launched in 2015, builds on Satoshi Nakamoto’s blockchain technology but expands its capabilities beyond peer-to-peer payments….
With surging crypto prices, regulatory shifts, and recent high-profile hacks such as the $1.46 billion Bybit breach, social engineering has emerged as a growing cybersecurity threat in the cryptocurrency space. What is social engineering Social engineering is a manipulation technique cybercriminals use to deceive victims into disclosing sensitive information or granting unauthorized access. Unlike traditional…
This week, the crypto community has been engaged in discussions regarding President Trump’s newly established Strategic Bitcoin Reserve alongside a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. The development follows Trump’s disclosure on Truth Social the weekend prior that XRP, SOL, and ADA would join the mix. The peculiar detail is that the U.S. government has not seized…
The White House reported a $17 billion loss from early bitcoin sales. In response, Trump established a strategic bitcoin reserve with a “never sell” policy to strengthen U.S. BTC holdings. US Dumped 195,000 Bitcoin Too Soon—White House Says It Cost Taxpayers $17 Billion The White House has stated that past U.S. government bitcoin sales have…
