In one crazy evening, a bitcoin owner changed the password of his crypto wallet. When he sobered up, he was mortified to learn he no longer remembered what that password was. His five bitcoins were lost forever, until recently. That was a decade ago, during a time when bitcoin prices were around...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Sunday, May 17, warned the public that the local government has no program on cryptocurrency or crypto wallets amid reports of individuals posing as LGU staff and offering crypto coins. “Attention, lalo na sa mga taga-Centennial 2 Pinagbuhatan: Wala pong programa...
Coins.ph has recently introduced its QRPh Crypto Payment feature, allowing users to pay using either Philippine peso or cryptocurrency at any merchant that accepts QRPh. To use the QRPh Crypto Payment feature in the Coins.ph app, scan the QR code at any QRPh-enabled establishment, such as Auro...
Coins.ph, the Philippines’ leading crypto-native digital wallet and a pioneer in blockchain-backed financial services, announced the rollout of its game-changing QRPh Stablecoin Payment functionality. This landmark feature, available starting today, enables the platform’s millions of users to...
GoTyme Bank, the digital banking arm of the Gokongwei Group, has launched Go Crypto, a new feature within its app allowing Filipinos nationwide to own and manage cryptocurrency investments. Built on regulatory compliance and security, Go Crypto offers users a way to explore crypto investing with...
Grab Philippines is now accepting cryptocurrencies as a new cash-in method for its in-app digital wallet as the ride-hailing giant seeks to promote greater financial inclusion among digital-first Filipinos. Its parent company, Grab Holdings Inc., first launched the crypto top-up option in Singapore...
Young Filipinos are investing in cryptocurrencies at a level comparable to the government's national budget, and this trend is likely to grow further with potentially supportive Trump policies. “In the Philippines, many Filipinos have already invested in cryptocurrency, with investments amounting...
NEW YORK — Sometime in the next few days or even hours, the "miners" who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are going to take a 50% pay cut — effectively slicing new production of the world's largest cryptocurrency in half. That could have a lot of implications, from the price...
Six human trafficking victims have been repatriated to the Philippines after working in cryptoscam hubs in Myanmar with little or no salary and subjected to physical and psychological abuse. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the six victims -- two males and six females and whose...
Three Filipinos, who were recruited as call center agents in Thailand but were finally transported to Myanmar and forced to work as scammers in cryptocurrency trading, have been repatriated to the Philippines. Just like previous victims of human trafficking, Immigration Commissioner Norman...
GMA talents Mikee Quintos and Paul Salas were at the Makati City Prosecutor’s Office on Monday to file an estafa complaint against a cryptocurrency group. According to a "24 Oras" report, the celebrity couple, along with seven others, filed the complaint after supposedly being duped out of 8...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, April 19 sounded the alarm once again on the notorious cryptocurrency scam syndicate, saying that many of its operations are being conducted right here in the Philippines. Hontiveros warned that "scam call centers" are...
