Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Telecommunications provider PLDT Inc. has restored access to the Binance website across its internet network, following a similar access restoration by Globe Telecom Inc., as the global cryptocurrency exchange moves toward local regulatory compliance through…
Prediction market guides explain how contracts resolve and pay. Almost none explain what happens when a market never gets that far, because it was voided, suspended by a court, renamed mid-life, or pulled by the exchange. The answers live in rulebooks and incident history, and they differ enough to matter. Summary A prediction market can…
On Tuesday, the day after hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants effectively lost their temporary protected status that allowed them to live and work in the US, Republican pundit Steve Bannon wasted little time in demanding their instant removal. “I was under the assumption that when they pulled TPS and their eligibility for that program…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 29, 2026 — CoinMortgage Inc. today announced the launch of its Bitcoin purchase financing services, which became available on July 4, 2026. CoinMortgage enables qualified borrowers to obtain loans designed specifically for the purchase of Bitcoin, helping customers begin building long-term Bitcoin ownership without first needing to own Bitcoin or make…
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has formally charged Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, with facilitating terrorist activity and placed him on an international wanted list, a direct escalation of a criminal case that first surfaced in February 2026. The move adds a second major legal front for Durov, who simultaneously faces an ongoing criminal investigation…
AI hasn’t just changed how startups build; it’s broken how they sell, secure their data and customers, and scale it more rapidly than ever before. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups. This…
Bitcoin is nearing a market bottom, according to a key valuation metric called the Yardstick from Fidelity Digital Assets. “BTC’s Yardstick is hovering near historic lows, while several sentiment indicators are approaching capitulation territory,” stated Fidelity in its Q3 Signals Report on Tuesday. However, bitcoin is currently trading around 50% below its all-time high,…
Samsung reportedly plans to give the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 five major OS upgrades, extending its smartwatch commitment by one generation. The policy would add one major upgrade to Samsung’s previous smartwatch commitment. SamMobile reported the change on July 22, 2026. Samsung’s launch materials confirm the two watches and their software…
Key Takeaways Türkiye blocked 47,493 betting sites and detained 5,629 suspects in 2026. One Istanbul probe tied $4B in transfers to crypto wallets and match-fixing. Prosecutors froze 6,314 bank accounts as the World Cup final kicked off. Crypto wallets become a repeated enforcement target Türkiye has blocked access to 47,493 illegal betting websites since Jan….
Freehand has raised $75 million to expand AI agents that handle invoices, supplier negotiations, payments, and other supply-chain tasks for large companies. Summary Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners co-led the $75 million funding round. Freehand says its agents are deployed at Meta, Unilever, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson. Customers recovered 5% to 10% of…
