Key Takeaways Coinbase’s Rob Witoff said 95–100% of the company’s code is now written by or with AI, up from 40% in February. Most Coinbase engineers run 5 to 10 AI agents at once, together matching the output of about 1,200 workers. Witoff projects Coinbase’s AI agents could do the equivalent work of 100,000 employees
Key Takeaways Hyperliquid’s top traders show the highest sustained BTC long positioning on record, per Glassnode. Current long exposure exceeds levels seen during bitcoin’s last run to around $83,000. Analysts warn one-sided positioning raises squeeze risk if bitcoin fails to hold the $65,000 level. A New Record Onchain analytics firm Glassnode revealed on Wednesday that
Key Takeaways Stripe and Advent bid $60.50 a share for Paypal per Bloomberg, valuing the fintech above $53 billion. The offer is backed by roughly $50 billion in committed bank financing, with the pair holding equal stakes. A deal would put Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin under the roof of Stripe, owner of the Tempo blockchain. A
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Enterprise payments platform SwiftPay has highlighted growing operational inefficiencies and manual reconciliation challenges faced by Philippine enterprises despite the rapid rise of consumer digital transactions. According to data cited by the company from the Bangko
Key Takeaways Bitcoin touched $65,005 on July 15, its first visit to the level since sliding to $61,750 on July 13. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong noted buyers stepped in on July 15 even as market sentiment stayed negative. Analysts flag $65,000 as the rally’s first real ceiling; holding it would extend the 15% July advance.
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for E-Government David Almirol announced the first eGovHackathon scheduled for July 21 to 22, 2026, at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Taguig City. Almirol referred to
Key Takeaways XRP institutional finance in Japan is set to expand through a new partnership between Doppler Finance and SBI Digital Finance. The companies cited Japan’s regulatory clarity, institutional participation and large XRP community as key factors supporting the initiative. The partnership outlines infrastructure goals for institutional XRP adoption, although product launches and implementation timelines
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Philippine financial services provider Cebuana Lhuillier is building a stablecoin-powered payment rail in collaboration with digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks and supported by Solana blockchain, which will provide the underlying transaction architecture. The new platform
Key Takeaways XRP recorded the strongest FOMO signal among major cryptocurrencies as bullish commentary outpaced bearish sentiment. Grayscale and Ripple developments have strengthened XRP’s global payments narrative among market participants. XRP optimism is rising as investors weigh social momentum against adoption, demand, and broader market participation. XRP FOMO Rises as Investors Focus on a Bigger
Key Takeaways Ripple joined the x402 Foundation alongside 40 organizations developing open payment standards for AI-driven internet transactions. Coinbase contributed x402 to the Linux Foundation to enable payment capabilities within HTTP interactions between AI agents, APIs, and applications. XRP and RLUSD support x402 transactions, while broader adoption depends on integrations, usage, and ecosystem development. Why