Thailand's 5-year capital gains tax exemption on crypto sounds like a blanket tax haven, but traders only qualify if they use locally licensed exchanges.

Myanmar's new Anti-Online Scam Bill mandates life imprisonment for running crypto scam centers and establishes the death penalty for fatal human trafficking.

A new Supreme Court-accredited platform allows Filipinos to remotely notarize legal documents using live video and blockchain verification.

RCBC Chief Innovation Officer Lito Villanueva received top honors at the PhilSec Awards 2026 for his work on cybersecurity and digital banking access.

Western Union launched Stablecard, a digital wallet and Visa card that allows users across 37 markets to hold USDPT stablecoins and spend them at traditional merchants.

GladiatorDEX launched its web3 gaming ecosystem by transferring regional territorial activation and hero pledging directly to player-led region owners on day one..

Immutable blockchain records and transaction logs enabled a victim in Pasay City to execute a citizen's arrest against a suspect who fraudulently claimed 60,000 USDT was fake.

Apple has removed Telegram from the global iOS App Store, preventing iPhone users from updating or re-downloading the messaging app.

Apple Pay is officially available in the Philippines for select credit and debit cards, enabling contactless payments via iPhone and Apple Watch.

According to a company statement, GoTyme Bank CEO Nate Clarke attributed the increase in users to customer trust.

The gathering aimed to establish a localized educational and networking space for Filipino women in the blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) sectors.

Jesse Pollak said Base's push into onchain social applications failed to gain traction, prompting the Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer-2 network to refocus on trading, stablecoins, and AI.

Genshin Impact developer miHoYo has launched its AI companion app, BSide: Olivia Lin, on Steam Early Access, where the free utility surpassed 100,000 downloads on its first day despite mixed user reviews.

As a Crypto-Asset Intermediary providing a crypto-asset service, BlockShoals is a CASP and, accordingly, a covered person under the AMLA. The AMLC issued BlockShoals its Certificate of Registration on 18 June 2026.

SwiftPay said many Philippine businesses continue to rely on manual payment reconciliation despite rising digital transaction volumes, calling for greater integration between payment systems and enterprise finance platforms.

The DICT will hold its first eGovPH Hackathon this month, inviting developers to build digital government solutions as eGovPH reaches 60 million downloads.

The new platform is designed to settle domestic and cross-border transactions using stablecoins rather than traditional legacy settlement systems.

Uncharted will shut down Fishing Frenzy on June 25 after concluding the Web3 game could not achieve a sustainable business model despite millions of installs and more than $1 million in revenue.

The global digital asset landscape is weathering structural volatility this week as institutional tech integrations stall, prominent hack investigations conclude, and macro data charts a historically unique market cycle.

Blockchain Impact 2026 will gather global Web3 founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders in Manila for a one-day summit focused on blockchain adoption, tokenization, gaming, and decentralized finance.

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.

Binance Charity and BlockShoals have committed up to ₱4 million in financial assistance and emergency supplies for communities affected by the June 2026 earthquakes in southern Mindanao.

The web-based, wave-survival roguelike auto-shooter is developed by Planetarium Labs and serves as the second official intellectual property expansion of the Nine Chronicles ecosystem.

The company disclosed that both parties are currently completing required due diligence, with formal system integration scheduled to begin once the partnership is finalized.