Let’s say you’re a small startup crypto exchange operating in the Philippines. You’re looking forward to introducing your new community with expanded financial access, helping everyone use the digital economy. Then bam – the Travel Rule hits. All of a sudden, you’re overwhelmed in a sea of confusing regulatory mandates,...
No wonder then that TOP, a “Telegram blockchain startup” raised $28.5 million just the other day. Big deal, right? Wrong. This isn't just another funding round. It's a flashing neon sign pointing to where Web3 is actually heading, and it's probably not where you think. Put aside the hype surrounding...
Asia’s blockchain environment is electric, and perhaps nowhere is that more evident than in the Philippines. Filipino developers are eager to get a piece of the Web3 action. They’re leading code sprints at frenetic hackathons in Manila and convening in laid-back co-working spaces in Cebu. What they do have are...
Are they telling us that the Travel Rule is really about stopping illicit crypto transactions? Or is it, without realizing, choking the very industry it aims to shield? The data paints a concerning picture. Global crypto adoption, while showing promise, faces a massive hurdle: regulatory compliance. Because it’s not merely...
Web3’s Wild West days are not over yet. The dream of decentralization and user-empowerment is real and endless. Unfortunately, cybercrime remains a dark cloud over all that progress. We know by now the horror stories of rug pulls, wallet hacks, and sophisticated phishing scams. Could Naoris Protocol be the smart...
Imagine Aisah, a small business owner in the Philippines, pouring her heart and savings into a Web3 project – a decentralized marketplace for handcrafted goods. She's tech-savvy, but not a cybersecurity expert. Then one day, a seemingly legit link comes into her inbox. Click. Her wallet is drained. Years of...
Forget the Western hype machine. As the tech world conjures and coos over the promise of Ethereum 2.0 (again!), something much more intriguing is bubbling up over in Asia. It’s a revolution, but one that’s subtle, operating stealthily behind the scenes, predicated on convenience, low cost and a blockchain known...
Now with Solana’s first half of 2025 data in, the numbers are truly staggering. Crypto ranks highest in Real Economic Value (REV) and Decentralized Exchange (DEX) volume. With near-zero downtime and billions in new stablecoins flowing in daily, this landscape really does feel like a crypto promised land. Let’s not...
The name alone, drawn from Tolkien’s dwarven empire, is either genius or completely insane for a bank. As a U.S.-based bank, supported by the likes of Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, this one has the potential to be the real game changer. After all, it may only take one to...
The title alone, lifted directly from Tolkien’s text, is a brilliant marketing stroke—or a staggering miscalculation. It starts a controversy and gets eyeballs! Beyond the branding, a more fundamental question looms: is this new institution a much-needed fix for a broken financial system, or simply a symptom of its deeper...
