Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Next time you scan a QR code past midnight, the central bank wants to make sure your money isn’t being routed to an underground online casino. Surveillance by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently uncovered a widespread scheme on local digital payment platforms: thousands of illegal gambling operations were registering as everyday neighborhood businesses, including bakeries, beauty parlors, and mom-and-pop sari-sari stores, to process illicit bets through standard e-wallet accounts. In response, regulators are forcing digital payment giants to …

