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- Metaplanet's Bitcoin Transfers Looked Alarming, the CEO Already Answered WhyMetaplanet moved thousands of BTC into institutional custody in a single week, and on-chain trackers assumed the worst. The company's CEO already confirmed these are custodial adjustments, not a sale, and the economics back him up: selling now would realize a loss against a strategy built for the long term. Here's the more interesting explanation for what's actually happening.Crypto
- Visa and Dunamu Are Exploring Stablecoin Rails, Here's What's Actually Confirmed So FarNo finalized product, no chosen stablecoin, no launch date. Visa's new partnership with Upbit's parent company is a roadmap, not live infrastructure, but it's part of a real multi-market push across Korea and Singapore. Here's what the eventual settlement model could mean for Philippine operators, once it actually exists.Crypto
- BlockShoals' SEC Sandbox Status Shows What Compliant Market Entry Actually Looks LikeSEC leadership spent this week explaining, not walking back, BlockShoals' structured sandbox pathway with Binance's backing. The same week, MEXC lost its third app-store presence this year without ever building that kind of local, supervised relationship, a contrast that says more about the value of BlockShoals' approach than about any risk to it.Crypto
- Week in reviewBinance Philippines Fiat Rails, Bitcoin's Breakout, and Korea's Sharper Enforcement TeethCZ hinted at Binance Philippines fiat services arriving, unconfirmed but worth watching if you rely on third-party peso conversion. Bitcoin broke $68K on a Treasury liquidity move, and South Korea just gave its regulator direct referral power over unregistered crypto firms. Three stories from a week where market structure risk and regulatory authority both moved.Crypto
- HashKey Just Gave BSP a Working Model for Stablecoin RulesHong Kong's first regulated stablecoin has nothing to do with gambling payments, it's for insurance and trade settlement. That's exactly why it matters: BSP calibrates its own crypto rules against Hong Kong's, and Hong Kong just went from framework to live deployment.Crypto
- Week in reviewBinance Cuts Off HTX, and Most of the Exposure Is IndirectA sanctions-driven exchange restriction that can hit your cashier even if you've never touched the platform it's aimed at. A quieter week for crypto, but this one story is worth the full read.Crypto
- South Korea Just Removed the One Exemption Every Crypto Compliance Program Relies OnNo more minimum threshold for Travel Rule disclosure in South Korea, every transfer, every size. When Seoul tightens a standard, the region tends to follow. Here's why that matters even if you have no direct Korean exposure.Crypto
- Covering a Breach Isn't a Security Control, It's a PR DecisionA BSP-licensed Philippine exchange just lost $7.9 million. It covered client funds and posted a reward. Neither of those answers the actual question: how the wallets were accessed, and whether the same architecture sits behind every other transaction still running through it.Crypto
- Week in reviewCrypto Cold Storage Stopped Being a Safe Default This WeekTwo hardware wallet exploits, $108 million gone, and a 25-minute drain window that leaves no time to react. Here's what to audit today, and why August's macro calendar makes holding crypto riskier than usual.Crypto
- Week in reviewThe Crypto Sector Isn't Collapsing, It's SortingBitMart shut down with no explanation. Coinbase hit record market share and still missed earnings. Twelve firms cut staff in a single month. Morgan Stanley just backed ETH and SOL with a regulated product. Here's what the split between institutional-grade and everything else means for anyone running a crypto cashier.Crypto