![[Op-Ed] Mickele Macon: How AI-Assisted Music Helped Gryph Keep Building Its Web3 Vision](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Op-Ed-Mickele-Macon-768x402.png "[Op-Ed] Mickele Macon: How AI-Assisted Music Helped Gryph Keep Building Its Web3 Vision 1")
Mickele Macon explains how AI-assisted music production enabled Gryph to continue its mission of creator ownership while its broader Web3 ecosystem continues to evolve.
![[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: A New Funding Engine for the Philippines might be RWA](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Op-Ed-Paul-Soliman-768x402.png "[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: A New Funding Engine for the Philippines might be RWA 2")
Paul Soliman argues that regulated real-world asset tokenization, built on the Philippines’ existing SEC framework, could expand access to capital for infrastructure, MSMEs, real estate, renewable energy, and agriculture.
![[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: COMELEC Should Not Reject Blockchain. It Should Reject Bad Blockchain Proposals](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Op-Ed-Ann-Cuisia-768x402.png "[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: COMELEC Should Not Reject Blockchain. It Should Reject Bad Blockchain Proposals 3")
In this new opinion article, technologist Ann Cuisia urged COMELEC to disclose whether its scrapped ₱6-billion blockchain election proposal involved a serious audit layer or costly technology theater.
![[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: x402: The Internet’s Missing Native Payment Layer](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Op-Ed-Paul-Soliman-1-768x402.png "[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: x402: The Internet's Missing Native Payment Layer 4")
Paul Soliman explains how x402 transforms HTTP into a native payment layer that lets AI agents, APIs, and apps transact instantly through stablecoin-powered internet requests.
![[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: Google Just Put a Number on It. Crypto’s Quantum Clock Is Ticking](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Op-Ed-Paul-Soliman-768x402.png "[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: Google Just Put a Number on It. Crypto's Quantum Clock Is Ticking 5")
A Google-led study shows quantum computing can break crypto security far sooner than expected, forcing urgent action across blockchain ecosystems.
![[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: You Shouldn’t Need ID to Speak](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Op-Ed-Ann-Cuisia-You-Should-Not-Need-ID-to-Speak-768x402.png "[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: You Shouldn’t Need ID to Speak 6")
Technologist and entrepreneur Ann Cuisia, Trustee at Qadena Foundation, argues that mandatory identity verification on social media threatens anonymous speech, proposing a risk-based alternative to fight online abuse without silencing dissent.
![[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: Blockchain Is Not Transparency, and “101% Hack-Free” Is Not Security](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Op-Ed-Ann-Cuisia-2-768x402.png "[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: Blockchain Is Not Transparency, and “101% Hack-Free” Is Not Security 7")
Misusing blockchain for transparency and claiming invulnerability risks both public trust and national security, says technologist Ann Cuisia.
As part of their commitment, these jurisdictions plan to transpose the CARF into domestic law and activate exchange agreements in time for Reporting CASPs to commence reporting by 2027.
![[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: Technologies to Watch For 2026](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Op-Ed-Paul-Soliman-1-768x402.png "[Op-Ed] Paul Soliman: Technologies to Watch For 2026 9")
An observatory view of emerging technologies, shaped by signals from production systems, pilots, and early research. This perspective is shaped by continuous engagement with production systems, sandbox initiatives, and early research across enterprise and government contexts through Hacktiv, Rethink Safety, BYC (Bayanichain), WPTech, and Blockfy, together with insights drawn from collaborations with Microsoft, Polygon, and other regional partners. It…
Following the revelation by DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla that former lawmaker Zaldy Co allegedly moved ₱5 billion out of the country using cryptocurrency, a critical question has emerged from the public: Where are the wallet addresses?
