Philippine ISPs began blocking access to Coinbase and Gemini on December 24, 2025, following a directive from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)'s request, targeting 50 unlicensed platforms to enforce regulatory compliance and protect consumers. Philippine ISPs block Coinbase and Gemini: NTC directive enforces BSP regulations on unlicensed VASPs. [...]