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BSP Issues AI Governance Principles for Financial Institutions

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. he Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued voluntary governance principles on June 24, 2026, to guide supervised financial institutions in the adoption of artificial intelligence. The guidance, detailed in Memorandum No. M-2026-031, outlines the central…

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Confirmo launches stablecoin subscription payments for enterprise billing

Confirmo has launched a stablecoin subscription payment service that supports automated recurring billing across more than 700 self-custody wallets and exchange accounts. Summary Confirmo has launched Subscribe to let businesses automate recurring stablecoin payments through wallets and exchange accounts. The service supports USDC and USDG on Solana and Polygon, with more than 700 WalletConnect compatible…

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SBI Digital Finance taps Doppler to expand XRP lending in Japan

Doppler Finance and SBI Digital Finance have formed a strategic partnership to expand institutional XRP finance in Japan.  Summary Doppler and SBI Digital Finance will build regulated institutional XRP infrastructure for Japan’s financial market. The partnership targets lending, liquidity, collateral management and tokenized assets rather than retail trading services. SBI’s broader crypto strategy includes exchanges,…

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Gibraltar Launches the World’s First Dedicated Prediction-Market Regulatory Regime

Key Takeaways Gibraltar’s Prediction Market Regulations 2026 took effect July 13. The regime carves prediction markets out of the Gambling Act 2025; all event contracts need Gambling Authority approval. Two operators, ADI Predictstreet and WagerWire’s Wire Markets, will be regulated under the new Gibraltar regime. A bespoke regime that splits from the European mainstream Prediction…

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Telegram Short-Link Domain t.me Suspended Globally Following Registry Action

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The domain registry for Montenegro’s .me country code top-level domain has suspended Telegram’s primary short-link domain, t.me, disrupting web-based access to the messaging platform’s links globally on July 13, 2026. The registry-level action has placed…

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