BlockDevs Asia Comments on SEC Regulatory Sandbox for Emerging Technologies
We proposed for new sections on the SEC Regulatory Sandbox Framework on Petition for Rulemaking and Token Safe Harbor exemption.
NO, PSE Probably Won’t Launch Futures Trading SOON
Atty. Rafael Padilla comments on news about the PSE launching futures trading in the near future.
Case Digest: US SEC v. Ripple
Atty. Rafael Padilla discussed in-depth the results of the US SEC vs Ripple decision. A recommended read for everyone following the case.
Decentralized and Decarbonized: Regulating Bitcoin Mining Through Lex Mercatoria
Atty. Rafael Padilla talked how private ordering can lead to the integration of ESG principles as lex mercatoria among bitcoin miners.
Lodicoin, Meet Securities Law
The SEC’s Advisory against Lodicoin demonstrates how first principles of securities law apply to new paradigms in financial technology.
VASP-Licensed Bexpress Publishes Position on Digital Assets Act of 2022
Bexpress, operating as Bexpress/Bexpro is a licensed virtual assets service provider (VASP) in the Philippines.
Who Should Regulate VASPs in the Philippines?
I’m Rafael Padilla, Convenor of BayWatch, a policy think trunks focused on crypto-related policy issues and exotic beaches. We write below our position on the Binance controversy.
Free Money: The Constitutional Aspects of Cryptocurrencies
In this paper, Atty. Rafael Padilla looked at the constitutional aspects of cryptocurrencies and why it is legally impossible to ban them.
Insights on BSP Guidelines for Virtual Asset Service Providers by Atty. Rafael Padilla
In this whitepaper, Atty. Rafael Padilla, Co-Founder and Trustee of BlockDevs Asia and Professor of Law at San Beda Alabang, examines the updated guidelines for virtual asset service providers released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
2020 Cryptocurrency Regulation in the Philippines Recap
A key highlight for 2020 is the vigilance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in issuing advisories and cease and desist order, and in taking other enforcement actions against cryptocurrency-related investment scams, Forsage being the largest and most high-profile among them.