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Market · Philippines · Thu 15 Oct · 3 min read

Canada-to-PH crypto remittances up 28% to $61M

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What happened

Chainalysis data published in October 2026 shows crypto remittances from Canada to the Philippines grew 28% to $61 million. Over the same period, Canada-to-Asia crypto remittance flows surged 141% to $2.36 billion across three Asian countries tracked in the report. The Philippines is one of those three, but its $61 million share represents a modest slice of the total corridor volume.

Why it matters

Sources: Cointelegraph

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