SEC To Hold Public Crypto Webinar to Shed Light on CASP Rules

August 21, 2025 Joseph Rees

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The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will conduct a free public webinar on cryptocurrency and crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) on August 27, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. via Facebook Live.

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Webinar on CASP

In a Facebook post, the SEC announced its upcoming webinar to clarify the regulator’s CASP rules.

Organized under the SEC Communication, Advocacy, and Network (SEC CAN!) Initiative, the session titled “Frequently Asked Questions on Crypto-Asset Service Providers – Part 1” will feature representatives from the PhiliFintech Innovation Office (PhiliFINNO) and the Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD).

Among the speakers are:

Atty. Justine Stefan M. Gaverza, SEC Innovation Counsel l, PhiliFintech Innovation Office
Atty. Paolo M. Ong, SEC Assistant Director, PhiliFintech Innovation Office
Atty. Patrick-Duane V. Patricio, SEC Assistant Director, EIPD Cyber and Forensics Division
Atty. Irish Odacua, SEC Innovation Analyst I, PhiliFintech Innovation Office

The webinar aims to address common questions about cryptocurrencies and their implications for consumers.

The event is part of the 2025 SEC CAN! Webinar Series, which seeks to promote financial education and consumer protection in emerging financial technologies.

Interested participants are encouraged to register through an online form, which also includes a pre-test to gauge participants’ knowledge on crypto-related topics. The results will later be compared with a post-test at the end of the webinar.

Moreover, the online form emphasized that personal data collected during registration will be used for application processing, identity verification, and records management, in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012.

SEC CASP

Recently, the Commission clarified that its new rules on CASPs do not ban cryptocurrency trading but require all local and foreign platforms serving Filipino users to register and secure licenses, stressing that enforcement against unregistered entities is aimed at protecting investors, ensuring market integrity, and creating a level playing field in the crypto industry.

The SEC released the final CASP rules on May 30, 2025, one of the highlights of the rules is the expanded “marketing” provisions that included social media posts, events, ads, educational materials, and airdrops. It also added stricter standards on liability, transparency, and risk disclosure to curb scams and misleading promotions.

Accordingly, SEC Assistant Director Atty. Paolo Ong explained that the rules primarily apply to licensed crypto platforms and service providers, and not individual educators or traders.

Effective since July 5, 2025, through Memorandum Circular Nos. 4 and 5, the rules require all local and foreign platforms serving Filipino users to register and secure licenses.

A month after the implementation, the SEC warned the public against 10 unregistered crypto exchanges last August 4, for operating in the Philippines without licenses. Following the advisory, PLDT and Globe blocked access to SEC-flagged unlicensed crypto exchanges.

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