An independent guide to crypto in the Philippines

Reviewed by the Crypto Philippines Editorial TeamUpdated September 28, 2026 · 4 min read

Crypto Philippines is an independent information website run by the Crypto Philippines Editorial Team. We publish practical guides on buying, selling and cashing out cryptocurrency in the Philippines: which platforms are licensed, what they really cost, how peso payments work and where cash routes exist city by city.

Who we are

We are a small editorial team that follows the Philippine crypto market closely: the regulators, the apps Filipinos actually use, and the practical questions readers ask, such as how to get USDT into pesos, whether a Bitcoin ATM still exists in Makati, or how much a pawnshop cash-out really costs. We write in English and in Filipino (Taglish), because that is how people here search and talk about money.

It matters just as much what we are not. We are not an exchange, a broker, a bank, an e-wallet or a financial adviser. We do not hold anyone’s pesos or crypto, we cannot execute trades, and we never ask readers for passwords, seed phrases or account details. If someone contacts you claiming to be from Crypto Philippines and asks for money or access to your account, it is a scam.

What we cover

Our guides fall into five groups:

• Buying crypto: a ranking of the best crypto exchanges in the Philippines, step-by-step buying guides, stablecoins, fees and spreads, OTC desks and P2P risks.
• Cash and ATMs: the real state of Bitcoin ATMs, cash-in at counters and pawnshops, and cash-out to banks, e-wallets and remittance centres.
• E-wallets: crypto inside GCash and Maya, with limits and costs.
• Legal and safety: crypto regulations, the licensed and flagged exchange lists, tax record-keeping and scam patterns.
• City guides: what is actually available in Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Taguig, Pasig, Cebu City and Davao City.

Editorial principles

Crypto is a money topic, and mistakes cost readers real pesos. These are the rules we write by:

• Official sources first. Licence status comes from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas list of virtual asset service providers and from SEC advisories. Fees and limits come from each platform’s own fee and help pages. Laws are cited from the official text.
• Every figure is dated. Fees, limits and spreads change. When we quote one, we say when we checked it, for example “as of 28 September 2026”.
• Unverified data is flagged. If a number comes only from a third-party site, or a provider does not publish it, we say so in plain words instead of presenting it as fact.
• Monthly rechecks. We recheck the BSP VASP list and SEC advisories every month, and update pages when a platform is added, removed or flagged.
• No shortcuts around the rules. We do not recommend exchanges the SEC has flagged or the NTC has blocked, VPN workarounds, or P2P trading on those venues.

Our rating methodology explains exactly how we score platforms and what weight each criterion carries.

How the site is funded

Crypto Philippines is free to read. We may earn a commission from some links on this site, for example when a reader opens an account with a platform we mention. This never changes the facts we publish, and it never puts an unlicensed platform ahead of a licensed one without saying so.

In practice that means one thing above all: wherever we mention a global exchange that is not licensed by the BSP, such as CEX.IO, we state its status clearly next to it, including that it has no peso, GCash or InstaPay rails. Buttons on this site use neutral labels, and the notes beside them say who is and is not regulated in the Philippines.

Corrections policy

We get things wrong sometimes, and the market moves fast. If you spot an error, an outdated fee or a closed outlet, tell us at contact@crypto-philippines.com with a link to the page and, ideally, the source. We check every report against the official source. When we confirm a factual error, we fix it, update the “Updated” date on the page and, for significant changes such as a licence status or a fee that affects a recommendation, add a short note explaining what changed. We do not quietly rewrite history on licence or safety information.

Companies we write about are welcome to send corrections too. We will update facts that are wrong; we will not remove accurate information because it is unflattering.

Get in touch

For corrections, press questions or partnership enquiries, see our contact page. Please note that we cannot help recover lost funds or give personal financial advice; the contact page lists where to report scams.