Morning Edition · Thursday, July 2, 2026
Binance Clears a Path Back Into the Philippines Through a Regulatory Sandbox
The country's securities regulator approved sandbox testing for a local partner, a controlled re-entry for the exchange in a market it was previously blocked from.
Binance moved a step closer to returning to the Philippine market after the country's Securities and Exchange Commission granted final approval for its local partner, BlockShoals Technologies, to begin regulatory sandbox testing, crypto.new…
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