The Telegram Ban Philippines debate shook Asia’s digital economy this week. Regulators signaled strong action against platforms linked to scams. Many feared authorities would shut down Telegram completely. That move would have disrupted millions of Filipino users overnight. Yet the government stopped short of a full prohibition. Officials weighed enforcement risks against public backlash. Businesses,
Michael Saylor has sparked fresh debate in the crypto world after a bold statement about Bitcoin’s future. During a June 2025 interview with Bloomberg, Saylor said the Bitcoin bear market is not coming back. He also predicted that Bitcoin will eventually reach $1 million. His comments quickly spread across social media and divided investors. MICHAEL
Cloud services in the Middle East faced unexpected strain this week after an issue at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre in the UAE caused widespread disruptions. The incident has reignited concerns about the reliability of centralized systems and strengthened arguments for decentralized alternatives. Fire and Power Cuts Hit AWS UAE Clusters According to
Bitcoin’s BTC$67,418.96 volatility is likely to remain elevated in the near term, and prices could fall further, as crypto markets grapple with a liquidity squeeze and deeply fractured sentiment, according to Sygnum Bank chief investment officer Fabian Dori. But the longer-term picture, he argues, remains intact. “We can see volatility remaining high in the short
As is known, in recent weeks, one of the shareholders of Empery Digital (EMPD), a Bitcoin treasury company traded on Nasdaq, demanded that the company sell all of its Bitcoins. At this point, Tice P. Brown, who owned a 9% stake in the company at the end of February, stated that the company’s shares had
BlackRock has just made one of the largest Bitcoin purchases in recent times. Inflows into its spot ETF amounted to $767 million in a single day. This is the biggest inflow since five months. The action propelled overall ETF inflows to more than 1.1billion within three days. This is a high institutional belief. $BTC is
The European Central Bank said increasing stablecoin use may pull money out of bank deposits and weaken the way monetary policy flows through to lending, according to a new ECB working paper. Growing adoption of stablecoins, which are digital assets often pegged to currencies such as the US dollar or euro, is expected to draw
Bitcoin acted as a good shock absorber for this time global chaos war-like event. It briefly dipped to $63000 after the U.S.-Israel-Iran attack, but had a quick rebound near $67,000 on Feb 28. While indicators in mid-term paint a neutral to bearish continuation trend, the $BTC Onchain data indicate a bullish approach of large and
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, believes Bitcoin could climb to as high as $750,000 by the end of 2026. In an interview, Hayes argued that rising tensions in the Middle East could ultimately ignite the next major crypto rally. His thesis centers on how the Federal Reserve historically responds to expensive, prolonged conflicts. Hayes projects