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Binance Appoints Crypto and Fintech Veteran Jen Bilango as General Manager for the Philippines

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Blockchain infrastructure provider Binance and its local partner BlockShoals Technologies have appointed Jen Bilango as General Manager for Binance in the Philippines, according to an announcement released Tuesday. The appointment comes as the company prepares…

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Apple faces $1.8M lawsuit over fake Bitcoin app

Apple is facing a federal lawsuit from three users who allege fraudulent Sparrow Wallet applications distributed through its App Store caused about $1.835 million in Bitcoin losses.  Summary Three users allege Sparrow apps drained $1.835 million in Bitcoin between May and August 2025. Sparrow’s official downloads support macOS, Windows and Linux, but no iOS application…

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Argentina’s Banking Groups Are Quietly Building Peso Stablecoins for the Institutional Market

Key Takeaways BIND and Petersen Groups are developing peso-pegged stablecoins to offer programmable money to institutions. Subsidiaries lead the projects to bypass a 2022 central bank ban on private banks offering crypto services. These digital pesos aim to streamline institutional treasury management and collateralized credit operations. Digital Peso Stablecoins in Development in Argentina While dollar-pegged…

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Binance Local Partner BlockShoals Joins FinTech Alliance PH

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Philippine-incorporated fintech firm BlockShoals Technologies, Inc. has officially joined FinTech Alliance PH, according to a company announcement. Blockshoals is the local partner of Binance in the Philippines Operational Framework and Partnership BlockShoals operates as an…

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Binance co-founder CZ pushes ASEAN crypto passport

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao backed crypto license passporting across ASEAN on July 28 during a fireside discussion at the ASEAN Tech Summit Manila 2026. Summary CZ backed simplified ASEAN crypto licensing, allowing regulated firms to avoid full repeat applications regionally. ASEAN currently has no bloc-wide crypto passport, leaving approvals and supervision with national regulators…

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