Binance eyes Philippines return through SEC sandbox partnership
Binance remains blocked in the Philippines after a 2024 NTC directive tied to SEC concerns over licensing and registration.
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XRP derivatives traders are leaning bullish. Open interest in XRP futures jumped more than 1% in 24 hours to $2.86 billion, with activity climbing on both CME and Binance, signaling that traders with real money on the line are betting on a move up. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bull Thesis Goes Big: 39 Trillion Reasons To Buy, Says Gemini Founder A Familiar Pattern In The Data On-chain analytics firm Santiment flagged a shift in crowd mood on May 26, pointing out that the bullish-to-bearish comment ratio on social media had slipped to 1.1:1. That places sentiment at its most fearful in three weeks, a level that has historically been followed by short-term price stabilization or a bounce. Santiment’s reasoning is straightforward: when fear peaks, weak hands have already exited, and whales or institutions tend to step in and absorb the sell pressure. XRP was trading at $1.33 at the time of reporting, up about 1% from a 24-hour low of $1.32. Volume climbed 5% over the same period, adding some
Read full articleBinance remains blocked in the Philippines after a 2024 NTC directive tied to SEC concerns over licensing and registration.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced on May 26 a formal partnership with BlockShoals Technologies — a Philippine-based fintech infrastructure firm — that positions the exchange to re-enter one of Southeast Asia’s most active crypto markets through the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission’s StratBox regulatory sandbox, more than two years after […]
Digital asset investment products shed $1.47 billion in a single week — the second consecutive week of outflows and the third-largest weekly withdrawal of 2026 — as Iran-related geopolitical risk collided with rising bond yields, a softening equity market, and the fading of a technical support structure that had kept Bitcoin pinned near $80,000 for most of the month, according to CoinShares’ latest Digital Asset Fund Flows report. Related Reading: XRP Crowd Fear Deepens As Santiment Points To Possible Rebound Bitcoin bore the brunt. The asset recorded $1.315 billion in outflows — the largest single-week Bitcoin withdrawal of 2026, surpassing the late January peak — pulling year-to-date inflows down to $2.6 billion from $3.9 billion the prior week, per CoinShares’ Volume 287 report authored by James Butterfill. The speed of the reversal underscores how quickly 2026’s cumulative inflow position can compress when risk appetite deteriorates. Two weeks ago that figure stood at $4.9 billion.
Binance's strategic re-entry into the Philippines could intensify competition, challenging local exchanges and reshaping the regional crypto landscape. The post Binance partners with BlockShoals to re-enter Philippine market through SEC’s StratBox sandbox appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Binance spent 24 months working with the Philippine SEC to align with local crypto regulations. BlockShoals Technologies is Binance’s SEC-registered Philippine service provider and Crypto Asset Intermediary. Filipinos can now access Binance through a locally registered, SEC-regulated entity for the first time. Binance, a global cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its official entry into the Philippines […] The post Binance Expands in Philippines With New BlockScholes Partnership appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.
Binance partnered with BlockShoals under the Philippine SEC sandbox as it seeks a regulated route back after its 2024 access block in 2026.
Binance is adding an OPENAIUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual Contract after its first Pre-IPO futures product generated more than $280 million in trading volume within five days. The new contract gives eligible users exposure to market expectations around OpenAI ahead of any potential public listing. Binance is moving deeper into private-market themed derivatives. The exchange announced the [...]
The post Bitcoin Risks 7% Dip to $72K as BTC Demand Weakens and Bears Return appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen 6.5% from its recent high above $82,000, as a bearish technical structure, weakening demand, and increasing sell pressure now point to the risk of further losses ahead. Key takeaways: BTC price risks a drop toward $72,000 as bearish momentum strengthens on higher time frames. Binance BTC inflows tripled in under two weeks, signaling rising sell pressure and weaker investor confidence in the market. Bitcoin’s apparent demand fell to 2026 lows, raising risks of deeper losses if spot demand fails to recover in the coming weeks. Bitcoin bears eye BTC price drop to $72,000 Bitcoin’s failure to hold above key support levels suggested buyers were unable to sustain the upward momentum. “$BTC has officially lost the 100 & 50d EMA,” analyst CryptoJelleNL said in a recent post on X, adding: “The local market structure is back to bearish.” “Bitcoin lost its bu