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Inside the Willyn Villarica jewelry branch in Taguig that Moneybees partnered with

Moneybees extends OTC crypto buy/sell services to jewellery store patrons in Taguig City

MONEYBEES, a virtual asset service provider (VASP) specializing in over-the-counter crypto exchanges, has recently expanded its service outreach by tapping the jewellery appraisal industry, partnering with Willyn Villarica Jewelry to enable more Filipinos to conveniently buy and sell crypto using fiat. IMAGE CREDIT: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moneybees/ Located at Market! Market! in Taguig City, the branch has become […]

BSP logo with the UnionBank tower at the background

Union Bank becomes first universal bank in PH to operate as a virtual asset service provider (VASP).

Union Bank of the Philippines announced recently that it has just secured a license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to operate as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) — any natural or legal entity that exchanges, holds, safe-keeps, sells, converts, or transfers virtual assets on behalf of another natural or legal entity. As such, […]

Dr. Craig Wright, founder and chief scientist of nChain

Digitalizing government services in PH tackled at 6th Bitcoin masterclass event

nChain, a global leader and pioneer in blockchain research with over 1,000 research papers about emerging technologies and applications across industries, has recently completed the latest edition of its “The Bitcoin Masterclasses” series in London. With the theme “Remittance Revolution: Exploring Micropayment Systems and Digital Currency for Empowering Migrant Workers,” the sixth masterclasses edition provided […]

College students and crypto

One in five college students used loans to invest in cryptocurrencies — Student Loan Report

by Jan Michael Carpo, Reporter Some college students believe that investing in cryptocurrency is a better use for their student loan funds than regular purchases like clothes and other necessities. In a study conducted by The Student Loan Report, it was found that more than one-fifth of university students with student loan debt would rather […]

Bitcoins growth graph

Cryptocurrencies: Never invest anything you wouldn’t be okay losing

by Jan Michael Carpo, Reporter I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — only invest money you’re willing to lose in cryptocurrencies since they are a risky, speculative investment. For the first time since June 22, Bitcoins fell below the $30,000 mark in July last year. According to Coindesk’s Bitcoin price tracker, its […]