Philippines
Zebedee Co-Founder on Global Payment Service Powered by Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
Bitcoin gaming and payments company Zebedee has debuted a payment feature on its app that allows users to instantly send any amount of money to five jurisdictions, including the Philippines and Brazil, for little to no cost using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Zebedee co-founder and CTO André Neves breaks down the new feature and future growth plans.
Zebedee Debuts Global Payment Service Powered by Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
The service is currently available in the U.S., U.K., EU, Brazil and the Philippines, but Zebedee plans on expanding the service to accommodate “all countries and currencies across the world.”
Philippines Taps Blockchain
Bataan province plans technology adoption and eyes tokenization. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Strike Expands Lightning Network-Powered Remittances to Philippines
The Philippines is one of the world’s largest remittance markets, at $35 billion, and Strike says it will use its service, powered by the Bitcoin blockchain's Lightning Network, to make the international payments faster and cheaper than available in the traditional financial system.
Philippines Securities Regulator Seeks Comment on Draft Crypto Rules
Draft laws published this month seek to bring crypto assets under the purview of the country's Securities and Exchange Commission.
Philippines’ Blockchain Future
Host Joel Flynn takes a deep dive into The Philippines' hope to become Asia’s blockchain hub. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Southeast Asia Leads the World in Crypto Adoption, Propelled by Play-to-Earn Gaming: Chainalysis
Games like Axie Infinity and cross-border crypto transfer applications push “lower middle income” nations to global leadership in crypto adoption.
Philippines Central Bank to Halt Applications for New Digital Asset Firms for 3 Years
The Bangko Sentral said it will conduct a reassessment based on market developments.
How Crypto Brings Financial Inclusion to the Philippines
Michael Mislos (BitPinas), Leah Callon-Butler (Emfarsis), Luis Buenaventura (Yield Guild Games) and Ron Hose (Coins.ph) join “Community Crypto” to discuss the significance of a blockchain training program for mass adoption and education. Plus, their outlook on financial inclusion and the growth of crypto communities in the Philippines.
Filipinos Made Money From Web3 Gaming During COVID, What Now?
The Philippines currently ranks tenth in cryptocurrency adoption around the globe with 16% of its population (11.6 million) owning crypto. In this episode of "Community Crypto," host Isaiah Jackson leads a panel discussion on how Web3 gaming and NFTs opened the doors to crypto for the country in the height of the pandemic and unemployment. Plus, an outlook into the growing crypto community in the Philippines.
