2020 Bitcoin Halving Countdown, Why it Matters, and What Happens Next
The Bitcoin halving, which occurs every 4 years is set to happen around May 2020. The issuance of new bitcoin will decline by 50%.Â
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Author: Evan Anthony Ezquer
BSP: Personal Remittances Reach $30 Billion in the First Eleven Months of 2019
It appears that long-term OFWs have immensely helped in supporting the growth of personal remittances in the country, as the records show that money influx from land-based OFWs with one year or more work contracts grew by 3.6% to $23.1 billion.
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Bitclub Founders Arrested for $722 Million Crypto Scam
The founders described the scheme as “building this whole model on the backs of idiots” and allegedly referred to their investors as “dumb” and “sheep.”
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Paypal Keeps A Close Eye on Blockchain Despite Pulling Out from Libra
According to Devata, the platform provides a gateway for Filipino entrepreneurs and freelancers to participate in the global market through its cross border payment platform.
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The MATIC Dump
Fortunately, the altcoin is slowly recovering back to the $0.02 level, although it is uncertain if and when it’ll ever get back to its previous highs.
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What is Istanbul Hard Fork and Its Significance
This Istanbul fork is a system upgrade of the Ethereum network that focuses on privacy and scalability improvements, among other code changes. It is also known as the prelude to the forthcoming multi-phase major upgrade, Serenity.
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I-Remit Secures EMI License
I-Remit Inc., a Filipino-owned money transfer service provider, has been authorized by the BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) to operate as an electronic money issuer.
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UnionBank, WWF PH to Use Blockchain to Track Fish
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines, Unionbank of the Philippines, and TX partnered up to build and promote Tracey, an application that uses blockchain technology for documentation and verification of fish harvests and traceability data.
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Upbit Exchange Gets Hacked | Reminder to Protect Your Crypto
Upbit, a subsidiary of Kakao (a South Korean internet company), announced last November 27 that 342,000 ETH was stolen from its hot wallet. The amount is worth approximately 50 million USD or 58 billion KRW (Won).
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Decentralized Finance 101 | DeFi Guide
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) refers to financial tools built on top of blockchains, consisting of smart contracts, protocols, decentralized applications (DApps).
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