Maya Crypto Adds Nine Tokens Including BNB, XRP, PAXG and Memecoins; Trading Flow Refined
Maya Crypto, the spot-trading feature of Philippine digital bank Maya, has expanded its token roster from 24 to 33 assets as of Feb. 18, 2026. New listings include PAXG (gold-backed), BNB, XRP, SUI, NEAR, OP (Optimism), and three memecoins — WIF, BONK and PEPE. The platform launched crypto trading in 2023 via a partnership with Coinbase Institutional and operates under a VASP license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Maya has kept buy/sell functionality active and updated its listing and delisting terms; sending and receiving crypto were previously unavailable but are reported active today. The article outlines basic in-app trading steps (move funds to Maya Crypto wallet, select token, enter amount, confirm). For traders, the key takeaways are broader asset access — including layer-1s, layer-2s, exchange-native tokens, a gold-backed token and high-volatility memecoins — which may increase local trading volume and provide more arbitrage or speculative opportunities within the Philippines market.
Neutral
Token-listing expansions on a retail platform typically increase access and can boost local trading volume, but they do not directly alter fundamentals of the listed assets. The addition of major exchange and layer-1 tokens (BNB, XRP, NEAR, SUI, OP) and PAXG broadens choice for Philippine users and may encourage on‑platform liquidity and short-term speculative flows, especially around volatile memecoins (WIF, BONK, PEPE). Historically, exchange listings on regionally popular apps produce temporary price moves and volume spikes for newly listed small-cap or memecoins; larger assets like BNB or XRP often see modest, short-lived bumps. Because Maya is a retail-focused offering under BSP VASP oversight and partnered with Coinbase Institutional, the event reduces counterparty uncertainty for local traders but does not change macro or protocol-level fundamentals. Therefore the market impact is expected to be neutral overall: short-term increased volatility and volume for specific listed tokens (bullish for memecoins in the immediate term) but no sustained directional change for major assets. Traders should watch on‑platform order books, spreads, and withdrawal/send capabilities — if withdrawal remains limited, price divergence between Maya and broader markets could create arbitrage risks. Use position sizing and tighter risk controls around memecoins and newly listed small caps.