The regulator stated that HTX allows users to open accounts, deposit funds, and trade digital assets and derivatives through its web portal and mobile applications on Google Play and Apple App Store.
Bybit’s mobile app is no longer available on Google Play in the Philippines as regulators intensify action against unregistered crypto exchanges.
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CICC Executive Director Renato Paraiso explains how the BSP agreement activates administrative subpoena powers under AFASA.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas signs information-sharing agreements with the NBI, CICC, and SEC to strengthen investigations and enforce the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act.
A regulator-informed and community-driven watchlist that tracks high-risk investment schemes, SEC advisories, and red flags to help Filipinos avoid financial scams. Beginning in 2026.
Despite its U.S. registration, the SEC said the entity is not registered in the Philippines and does not hold the secondary license required to offer or sell securities locally.
The Philippine SEC has flagged BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. for operating an unauthorized investment scheme that promises 1.3% daily returns, labeling the entity a fraudulent Ponzi scheme.
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Binance disappears from the Philippine Google Play Store as regulators escalate enforcement, block website access, and widen the crackdown on unlicensed crypto exchanges.
The central bank emphasized to regulated entities that transactions or business relationships with VASPs and other counterparties that are unregistered, unauthorized, or unlicensed—whether operating locally or offshore—are strictly prohibited.
The SEC has warned that Interactive Brokers/IBKR is not registered or licensed to offer trading services in the Philippines, and that promoting the platform may lead to criminal penalties.
