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The Real Impact of Crypto Scams on PH Adoption

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. As cryptocurrency and web3 adoption continue to expand in the Philippines, the ecosystem faces a persistent challenge: the rise of crypto scams, rug pulls, and fraudulent schemes. While retail interest remains high, recurring security incidents…

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Some Services Will Be Temporarily Stopped This Week

Important TRX operations will once again be paused. The world’s leading crypto exchange will briefly halt certain trading services later this week to successfully perform a scheduled upgrade. It will also delist trading pairs and digital assets that no longer meet the necessary standards. TRX Investors, Take Note Binance will conduct wallet maintenance for…

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Flawed Soft Fork Design or Miner Capture?

Key Takeaways On Aug. 8, BIP-110 failed after drawing only 2.5% miner support, triggering a chain split at block 961,632. Industry leaders like Leo Fan noted Bitcoin’s difficulty rules successfully halted minority forks. Disillusioned nodes using Bitcoin Knots are planning a hard fork to adopt a brand-new PoW algorithm. A Fracture in Node Sovereignty In…

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Trump sued over Truth Social’s $100K paid feed

The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation have sued President Donald Trump over a Truth Social service charging up to $100,000 monthly for faster access to posts that may move U.S. financial markets. Summary Truth API subscriptions reportedly cost $60,000 to $100,000 per month. More than 10 customers, mainly high-frequency trading firms, have signed…

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Harmony Exploited in Unauthorized Mint of 4 Billion ONE

Harmony’s ONE token plunged sharply on Aug. 12 after the Layer-1 blockchain suffered a suspected exploit that reportedly allowed an attacker to mint roughly 4 billion ONE without authorization. The newly created tokens represent about 26% of the roughly 15 billion ONE that were circulating before the incident, raising concerns about a sudden increase in…

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How Coins.ph and Bayad Make Paying Meralco, Telco, and Government Bills Faster

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Managing monthly expenses in the Philippines often means juggling multiple mobile wallets and banking apps just to cover electricity, internet, and government fees. Coins.ph is moving to reduce that friction by doubling its in-app bills…

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Coinbase Launching 170+ Derivatives Contracts for UK Professionals

Key Takeaways UK professional investors will get access to more than 170 contracts. Perpetuals will offer leverage of up to 50x. The rollout covers crypto, commodities, equities, and foreign exchange. UK Professional Investor Access Eligible UK professional investors will gain futures, perpetuals, and crypto options access, Keith Grose, UK head of crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq:…

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