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Mga Pinoy sa Malaysia ipagdiriwang ang Independence Day ng PH 

Annalyn 'Apol' Mabini | TFC News Malaysia
Posted at May 20 11:38 AM

Virtual Fiesta sa Embahada 2022 imbitado ang mga Pilipino sa Malaysia Read more »

Bitcoin falls below $30,000, lowest since July 2021

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 01:12 PM

Bitcoin slumped below $30,000 for the first time since July 2021 on Tuesday as cryptocurrencies track sinking markets. Read more »

Virtual Bayanihan Walk 2022, umarangkada na sa Singapore 

Annalyn 'Apol' Mabini | TFC News Singapore
Posted at May 05 04:52 PM

Umaarangkada na ang virtual Bayanihan Walk 2022 na inorganisa ng Philippine Bayanihan Society Singapore Read more »

Friends pay tribute to Amb. Sta. Romana in virtual Mass

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 11:03 PM

Austin Ong of the Philippines-China Friendship Club described Sta. Romana as a 'people's ambassador' for allowing Filipinos in Beijing visit him for any concerns. Read more »

Meta tests sale of virtual goods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 12:27 PM

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will give content creators the opportunity to sell virtual items to users in Horizon Worlds. Read more »

Crypto-curious corporations struggle to find right recipe

Joseph Boyle, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 03:02 PM

Many companies have tried to harness crypto payments before abandoning their efforts. Read more »

Meta virtual money moves could include 'Zuck Bucks'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 12:14 PM

Facebook's parent company Meta is exploring the potential of digital money referred to internally as 'Zuck Bucks', the Financial Times reported. Read more »

Want Bitcoin? PayMaya says rolling out crypto feature

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 04:58 PM

PayMaya users can now buy and earn from digital assets after the platform announced it is rolling out its cryptocurrency feature, it said Wednesday. Read more »

Ronin heist underscores crypto volatility

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 04:08 PM

The $615-million heist from an Axie Infinity digital ledger underscores the volatile nature of virtual currency investments, a financial planner said. Read more »

Bitcoin holds ground after touching highest this year

Tom Wilson and Elizabeth Howcroft, Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 08:46 AM

Bitcoin held ground just below its highest this year, touched a day earlier, with gains for the original cryptocurrency topping 27 percent since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

GrabPay dabbles in crypto, QR code interoperability

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 04:02 PM

Grab Philippines said it would make its QR code more interoperable this year to support the central bank's push for a cash-lite economy. Read more »

Dubai grants crypto exchange Binance a virtual asset licence

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 09:11 AM

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been granted a licence to conduct some operations in Dubai, the company said, from where it plans to carry out regional business. Read more »

PH tax rules need to 'catch up' with growing online, freelance workforce: lawmaker

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 05:43 PM

The Philippines should revisit the country's tax rules amid the rising number of freelance and online talents hired by companies overseas, a lawmaker said Monday. Read more »

The new generation of workers

JobStreet
Posted at Mar 11 09:01 AM

Get to know the new generation of workers that will soon make their mark in the workspace. Read more »

Tinder lets users run background checks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 11:11 AM

Dating app Tinder will give US users a way to check if potential dates have been convicted of a violent crime. Read more »

Telework in metaverse precursors already a reality

Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 11 02:32 PM

The Holy Grail is to replicate the kind of personal contact possible in offices. Read more »

US seizes $3.6B of stolen bitcoin in record haul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 08:19 AM

The US Justice Department announced it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure. Read more »

Facebook parent Meta's profit slips as problems pile up

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 08:34 AM

Facebook's parent firm Meta delivered unsteady results Wednesday, with threats to its key ad business, big expenses on its metaverse vision and a weaker forecast that plunged shares some 20 percent in after-hours trading. Read more »

Facebook's crypto project Diem sold after pushback

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 01 08:42 AM

The Diem Association, which pilots the digital currency project launched by Facebook in 2019, announced the winding down and $182-million sale of its intellectual property to the Silvergate investment firm. Read more »

IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 26 08:21 AM

The IMF called on El Salvador to change course and stop using Bitcoin as legal tender, citing "large risks" posed by the cryptocurrency. Read more »