Crypto PH News Recap: June 09 to 15, 2025
From crypto top up via Grab to Infrawatch’s new urging of the SEC, here are the top crypto stories from the Philippines last week.
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Infrawatch PH Urges SEC Anew to Crack Down on Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges in Philippines
Public policy group Infrawatch PH is calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to strengthen its enforcement efforts against unlicensed crypto exchanges, citing persistent risks to investors from unregulated platforms.
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Regulate or Restrict? Salceda’s Tax Plan vs. Infrawatch’s Push to Ban Unregulated Exchanges
Weigh in on what is the better policy for foreign crypto exchanges; ban them or tax them instead?
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‘Unfair and Unnecessary’—Crypto Community Blasts Infrawatch Over OKX and Bitget Ban Request
Some members of the local crypto community calls for fair regulations amid calls by Infrawatch to ban popular unregistered exchanges.
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Infrawatch Turns Its Attention to Bitget, OKX | Key Points | Oct. 17, 2024
We revisit this week’s big news: Infrawatch vs OKX and Bitget.
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Breaking News: Infrawatch Presses SEC to Shut Down Bitget, OKX for Illegal Crypto Ops in the Philippines
Both platforms allegedly allow peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto transactions, which Infrawatch PH claims violate Philippine financial laws.
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Community Reacts: Infrawatch vs Binance and Coinbase
Infrawatch PH’s calls to ban Binance and Coinbase in the Philippines have sparked mixed reactions in the local crypto community.
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Infrawatch Reports Binance to BSP for Unlicensed Operations Amid Crypto to Bank Feature, Community Meetups
Infrawatch PH is asking the BSP to issue a warning similar to the one issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last year.
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Exclusive: Infrawatch PH to BSP: Is Backdoor Acquisition of VASP License Allowed?
The think tank group is also requesting the BSP if they can review those who hold a VASP license that failed to operate in a given time.
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SEC Cautions Public Not to Invest with Binance, Exchange Says Infrawatch Complaint is Misleading
[Breaking News] The SEC sent a response letter to Infrawatch, stating that Binance is not registered in the Philippines and cautions the public not to invest with the exchange.
