The Philippine SEC has increased its focus on tokenization due to the growing interest in blockchain financial products. The regulators are currently making use of StratBox to test new digital asset services in a regulated way. During the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, the SEC Commissioner feels confident that tokenized assets
Today, Real Finance made the announcement that they would be launching the REAL Competition, which is a community rewards campaign that is intended to encourage involvement within the Ethereum ecosystem. The top competitors in the tournament will be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in USDC rewards, and there will also
South Korea plans on including fintech companies in the new licensing framework for virtual asset transfers, which is due to be introduced in December. This follows the introduction of a six-month grace period into the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act amendment. The concerned government made this announcement to the local media.
In February 2026, Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender Experts found a crypto clipper attack. This was a campaign that was constructed on Windows. The malware exploits cryptocurrency holders through clipboard hijacking and searches for sensitive wallet information. These were reported by Microsoft through their blog. Attackers primarily spread this
Ethereum Foundation has witnessed some changes in leadership through the resignation of Hsiao-Wei Wang from the Foundation. She has been one of the key figures in Ethereum’s research, development, and governance operations in recent years. The move marks yet another transition period for the Ethereum Foundation. They are making changes
Playnance, the blockchain-powered web3 igaming ecosystem that is responsible for the “Be the Boss” program, made the announcement on June 18 that its native token, $GCOIN, was listed on KoinBX. This allowed for increased access to one of the communities that is expanding at the quickest rate. Playnance is continuing
The CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, severely criticized the upcoming Illinois’ crypto tax law, noting that it could be detrimental to blockchain innovation and employment. Specifically, Armstrong noted that such legislation could force blockchain innovation away from Illinois, creating extra complications for those who develop products based on blockchain technology.
CME, which is the largest derivatives exchange worldwide, is ready to sue the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission following the regulator’s decision to approve Bitcoin perpetual futures trading on the prediction market platform Kalshi. According to the firm, the contract should not be categorized as a futures contract but as
Binance is looking to obtain a MiCA license across Europe using France as the gateway. This came as a following apparent setback in Greece. The opposition of the application appears to have been spearheaded by The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde. In addition, there have been reports
Tether revealed its plans to cease support for its derivative gold stablecoin aUSDT after the organization decided to change its product strategy. The organization released the stablecoin in 2024 through Alloy by Tether. Itsa platform created to tokenize digital assets using tokenized collateral. In this case, users were able to
