🎉 Welcome to Bitcoin Pizza Day 2025! Thank you for joining us at this special community event co-hosted by GCrypto and BitPinas, with support from Satlayer, CryptoBilis, Mansa, and Tether. Whether you’re a Bitcoin beginner or a longtime believer, this kit is your companion for learning, exploring, and engaging with …
Read More »BSP Blacklists Four Manila Money Service Businesses for Skipping License
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has permanently barred four Manila City-based entities and their respective proprietors from registering or securing licenses to operate under its supervision. The Monetary Board, the Central Bank’s policymaking body, found that the businesses had operated as money service businesses (MSBs) without prior BSP registration, …
Read More »Bitget Bull Run Manila Proves Crypto Communities Can Thrive Offline Too
Web3 company Bitget shared that it has partnered with Founders Running Club for an early morning community run in Metro Manila on April 26, 2025, called the “Bitget Bull Run.” The Bitget Bull Run According to the firm, Bitget Bull Run drew more than 100 web3 builders and runners, combining …
Read More »Crypto News You May Have Missed This Week | May 17, 2025
From Metamask’s co-founder’s “maybe” comment about the “MASK” token to $PI token price plunge, here is a roundup of the top crypto stories you may have missed. The MetaMask logo. Photo from source. MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay said the team is still weighing the possibility of launching a native token, …
Read More »Bitcoin Pizza Day 2025: Full List of Events Across the Philippines
To mark the 15th anniversary of the first real-world Bitcoin transaction this year, multiple web3 communities from CryptoPH are gearing up to host their own commemorative events. Throwback: What is Bitcoin Pizza Day? On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, a Florida, U.S.-based programmer and early Bitcoin contributor, made history by …
Read More »Crypto Liquidations Totaled $713M in 24 Hours as Bitcoin Retreats to $102K
The crypto market experienced significant liquidations, totaling around $713 million, or about ₱39.7 billion, in the past 24 hours. $BTC topped the list with $201.09 million in liquidations, followed by $ETH at $162.93 million. Among the meme coins, $DOGE had the highest with $29.08 million in liquidations, $MOODENG had $18.91 …
Read More »OP-ED: A Missed Opportunity—but a Spark for the Future of Transparent Elections
As we approach another national election this Monday, I can’t help but reflect on the momentum we’ve started as a community—despite the Tokenized Electoral Framework Protocol not being adopted in time. About the author: Paul Soliman is the Founder, CEO, and CTO of Hacktiv Colab Inc and Co-Founder, Chairman, and …
Read More »Quick Take: Crypto Liquidations Top $970M as Short Sellers Suffer Massive Losses
Following the recent surge of Bitcoin past the $100,000 mark, short sellers experienced significant liquidations totaling around $970 million, or about ₱54.1 billion. $BTC topped the list with $393.58 million in liquidations, followed by $ETH at $300.32 million. Altcoins like $SOL and $SUI also faced massive liquidations of $27.85 million …
Read More »PNP Subpoenas Local VASPs, ₱4.5M in Crypto Frozen by Foreign Exchange in Anson Que Ransom Case
In a press briefing held by the Philippine National Police (PNP) on the killing of steel industry magnate Anson Que on May 5, 2025, authorities revealed that they discovered that unlicensed e-wallets linked to two casino junket operators were used to transfer and convert the ransom money to cryptocurrency. With …
Read More »First 100 Days: Inside Donald Trump’s Crypto-Fueled Return to the White House
The reelection of Donald Trump as president of the United States has undoubtedly sent ripples through global markets, but nowhere has the impact been more pronounced than in the cryptocurrency industry. Widely seen as a pro-crypto figure, Trump’s return to the White House included initiatives related to the crypto industry, …
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