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.
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Op-Ed – Opinions
Op-Eds are contributions to BitPinas by the experts and most influential in the cryptocurrency community in the Philippines and abroad. Help make BitPinas the paper of record of #CryptoPH. Submit an op-ed by sending an email to news[at]bitpinas[dot]com.
GCash Riding on PDAX Crypto License: Will Others Do The Same?
GCash explores partnership with PDAX to launch GCrypto, opening doors for more crypto-to-fiat collaborations in the Philippines.
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What Does MiCA Mean for the Global Crypto Industry
Learn more about how MiCA is driving innovation and competitiveness in the global crypto industry from Richard Teng of Binance.
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Creating Tamper-Proof National IDs Using Blockchain Tech
Blockchain technology offers a secure and tamper-proof solution for storing personal data, particularly for national ID systems, which has raised concerns about privacy and surveillance.
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Newsletter: “Basta Pinoy, Rugpull!” Bias Hurts Legitimate Local Web3 Projects
The sentiment that a Filipino web3 project is most likely a rugpull has hurt legitimate local projects along the way.
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I Got a Haircut in Boracay and Paid With Bitcoin
Harry Santos travelled to Boracay & documented his experience paying BTC in the “Bitcoin Island”.
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Lodicoin, Meet Securities Law
The SEC’s Advisory against Lodicoin demonstrates how first principles of securities law apply to new paradigms in financial technology.
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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.
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[Newsletter] CryptoPH Wrap-Up – How Will the Infrawatch vs Binance Story End?
Will the story end when Binance gets a license? Or will the regulator agree to the points brought up by Infrawatch?
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[Newsletter] CryptoPH Wrap-up – BSP Wants More Crypto Surveillance?
Are the recent “dismissiveness” about crypto by our regulators is really because the Philippines is still in the FATF Gray list?
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