We started with blockchain. We saw beyond the currency.
Our founder started his blockchain company in 2012. The conviction came early.
For Jay Ricky B. Villarante, blockchain was a way to rethink how value moves and how trust is established—an idea he began pursuing in the industry’s formative years.
Blockchain drew us in because of what it could make possible: financial access, verifiable information, and systems people can hold to account. Our work begins where those possibilities meet everyday needs.
FROM CONVICTION TO PRACTICE
Our subsidiary, Moneybees Forex Corp., holds a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), bringing regulated virtual asset services into the real world.
We started Secuna in 2017 to help blockchain companies defend against cyberattacks through vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
That focused mission grew into a globally recognized cybersecurity assessment company, serving clients around the world—from small businesses to large enterprises and government institutions.
Secuna remains a trusted assessment partner for the blockchain industry. Its reach has grown beyond what we first imagined, helping organizations strengthen the systems that people and institutions depend on.
Our founder starts his blockchain company, early in the industry’s development.
AN EARLY CONVICTION
From business to governance
Conceived early in the industry, the book’s ideas explore blockchain’s potential beyond currency.
2017
Secuna begins
We start Secuna to help blockchain companies find security weaknesses and defend against cyberattacks.
2019
The ideas, published
Blockchain: A Catalyst for Good Governance in the Philippines is published.
02 / OUR CONVICTIONWhat makes progress worth backing.
Better technology. Stronger foundations.
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Make trust verifiable.
From transactions to public records, people should be able to check what matters. We see value in systems that make evidence easier to examine and harder to alter.
02
Make access practical.
Innovation matters when people can use it. We’re interested in the bridges between digital infrastructure and everyday financial life.
03
Build for the long term.
A useful idea needs a durable business behind it. We grow organizations around real needs, responsible operations, and technology that can stand up to scrutiny.
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Technology can make the record clearer. People and institutions turn clarity into accountability.
03 / THE THINKING BEHIND THE WORKPUBLISHED IN 2019
Blockchain: A Catalyst for Good Governance in the Philippines
Published in 2019. Conceived in blockchain’s early years. The book grew from a conviction that took shape well before publication: blockchain could help make institutions more transparent and accountable.
What if the records that shape our lives were easier to verify—and harder to manipulate? The book explores how blockchain can support transparency and better governance in the Philippines.
It’s a question that continues to inform 8V: how can technology give people better evidence, greater access, and a stronger basis for trust?
