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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is considering a 12-month moratorium on issuing new payment operator licenses, arriving alongside a tightening of crypto-related rules. The transmission channel is regulatory access rather than price: a licensing freeze would lock in incumbent e-wallet and remittance operators, raise the entry cost for new stablecoin-linked payment and on/off-ramp businesses, and slow retail crypto distribution growth in one of Asia's largest remittance corridors. The source does not specify the start date, scope, or whether existing virtual asset service provider registrations are covered, so the formal BSP circular and its treatment of stablecoin settlement are the confirmation items before assuming any material impact on regional exchange volumes or stablecoin demand.
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