Emerson Fonseca: The Trader’s Perspective
Understand the chart. Bulls, Bears and Hogs always exist. Bulls can make money. Bears can make money. Hogs are the ones that always get slaughtered.
Luis Buenaventura II: Proof-of-Work (PoW) vs. Proof-of-Stake (PoS)
Today’s #crypto briefing won’t be about the news then since there isn’t much (unless you’re interested in the Pentagon’s UFO announcement). As promised, we’re going to compare Proof-of-Work ($BTC, $ETH) vs Proof-of-Stake ($ADA, $ETH2, etc) blockchains.
Luis Buenaventura II: Number Go Up, But Not Always
You probably expect me to now instruct you all to HODL tight, Diamond Hands. At the risk of getting my crypto membership card revoked, I think what I’ll tell you instead is this …
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Health Passports in the Philippines for a Safer Tourism and Travel
With the incoming trial and adoption of the IATA Travel App and its feature to carry verified / secured health passports tied in to a person’s SSI, it is a great first step in promoting a safer and sustainable travel industry within its local and international flights.
‘Blockchain’ Health Passports and the Plan to Travel Under the New Normal
The mechanism of Blockchain will prove to be a boon this collective – albeit fragmented efforts for a health / vaccination passport.
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NFT Hype and Sustainability
The instant growth of the NFT market has also raised concern over the sustainability and its environmental imprint.
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NFT – Blockchain and Fintech: Leveling Up the Game Market Value
Non-Fungible Tokens are a product of Blockchain’s decentralized way of record-keeping and using cryptocurrency’s assertion on value and ownership, digital assets and collections are increasingly becoming the next frontier on market collectibles, trading and valuation across art and tokenized media.
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.
Counterweight: The Case for Bitcoin as Central Bank Reserve Asset by Atty. Rafael Padilla
Rafael proposes that bitcoin, a new asset class, should be considered as a strategic reserve asset that can function as systemic hedge that will help maintain financial stability amid the economic havoc that is COVID-19 Pandemic, and to insulate the domestic financial system from the vulnerabilities of the current U.S. dollar-centric international monetary system.