The Philippines’ crypto payment rules may pause new operator registrations for 12 months. Meanwhile, regulators plan stronger controls for crypto-related payment services. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has proposed a 12-month suspension. The pause will apply to new Operator of Payment System (OPS) registrations. The central bank is also...
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Tether-Backed Orionx Shuts Down After $7M Customer Asset Shortfall
Tether-backed Orionx shuts down after $7 million asset shortfall, suspending withdrawals as BitMEX, BitMart and NoOnes also wind down. Tether-backed Chilean crypto exchange Orionx has begun a permanent shutdown after finding a $7M custody shortfall. A forensic audit uncovered funds transferred to wallets that are not under company control. In...
Treasury’s Stablecoin NPRM Regulates Issuers and Platforms Selling to U.S. Persons
The rule published on August 18 puts compliance obligations on exchanges, wallets, and brokers. On the same day, the FASB proposed a cash-equivalent test that’s stricter than anything regulators require. The U.S. Treasury’s new proposed stablecoin rule is being discussed in most coverage as a licensing framework for issuers. That...
Poland Crypto Bill Blocked After MPs Fail to Override Third Veto
Poland’s Sejm fell 25 votes short of overriding Nawrocki’s third veto. The deadlock leaves domestic crypto firms without a clear MiCA licensing route. The Zondacrypto investigation has added political pressure to the dispute. Poland’s crypto regulation remains stalled after lawmakers failed to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s third veto of the...
Can You Get Your Cash Back? The Question Treasury and FASB Both Posed to the Stablecoin Industry on the Same Day
On 18 August 2026, two documents landed in the stablecoin world that had nothing to do with each other — except for the one question they both kept circling back to. One came from the US Treasury, while the other from the Financial Accounting Standards Board. One is about who...
BTC Price Analysis: Bitcoin Eyes $83K as Binance Open Interest Tops $10B
Here’s what’s next as Bitcoin trades near $80K and Binance open interest tops $10B, with BTC facing key resistance around $82K-$82.8K. Bitcoin traded at $79,700 on Binance’s daily chart as price consolidated beneath a major resistance zone. Today’s candle held a narrow range between $79,442 and $79,774. BTC’s broader structure...
Pi Network Unveils New App-Building Tools as $PI Gains 5% in a Month
Pi Network adds new developer tools, strengthens app utility, and sees $PI gain 5% as community confidence faces a possible recovery. Pi Network has introduced fresh capabilities for developers building on its platform. This update adds local storage support for Apps. It also provides access to staking data for the...
Rhysida Dumps Berlin Data After Unpaid 30 BTC Ransom
A named ransomware crew put a price on a city in bitcoin, lost the auction, and turned Berlin’s files into a public download. The Rhysida Berlin bitcoin ransom clock died on Friday afternoon. The state refused a 30 bitcoin demand. Then the crew claimed to post stolen government data for...
Ripple Florida Athletics XRP Sponsorship Is Inventory, Not Adoption
Nobody bought a payments rail in Gainesville. Ripple Florida Athletics XRP sponsorship is a Power-conference media buy dressed in campus language. Schools need cash after revenue-share pressure. Crypto brands need Saturday minutes that no exchange banner can buy. Call it what it is: strong inventory, thin product. Florida Athletics announced...
From Bamboo To Mars – Coincidence or Something More?
Panda AI entered the crypto space with a bold vision, a unique identity, and one slogan that immediately stood out from the crowd: “From Bamboo To Mars.” At first, it sounds simple. A panda, bamboo, and Mars. But behind those three elements is a much bigger idea: taking something unexpected...