Press · Philippines

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Key Numbers

• 8: 8 firms are listed by the Philippine central bank (BSP) as active virtual asset service providers: 6 non-bank VASPs and 2 banks (as of 15 Jul 2026). BSP
• 1 September 2022: the BSP closed its regular application window for new VASP licences; the moratorium was continued from 1 September 2025. BSP, BSP
• 10: global exchanges we checked whose names appear nowhere on the BSP list. BSP

Analysis

• 6 Crypto Firms and 2 Banks Are Licensed in the Philippines. None of the 10 Global Exchanges We Checked Is on the BSP List

  21 Oct 2026 · The central bank's list of virtual asset service providers: who is on it and which global names are missing.

• The Philippines Has Kept Its Window for New Crypto Licences Closed Since 2022

  21 Oct 2026 · How the BSP closed its regular application window in 2022 and continued the moratorium in 2025.

• Philippine Crypto Exchanges May Not List Privacy Coins Under New BSP Token Rules

  21 Oct 2026 · What Memorandum M-2026-023 requires before a VASP lists a coin or token.

Contact

Daniel Bradley, founder: press@vasptracker.com.