Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Sen. Bam Aquino called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to temporarily halt a mandate requiring online merchants, freelancers and content creators to display a digital registration seal badge ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline. Aquino urged the tax agency to conduct in-person public consultations to resolve widespread technical difficulties, administrative costs and security concerns reported by small digital entrepreneurs. The requirement, issued under Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 38-2026, directs e-commerce sellers, vloggers, influencers and digital service providers to …