Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. By Gail Macapagal Qadena Foundation’s Gail Cruz Macapagal highlighted the evolution of what would eventually become The Cadena Act When Senator Bam Aquino first filed what became known as the “Blockchain the Budget” bill, the premise was straightforward, ambitious, and distinctly cutting-edge: embed the Philippine national budget onto a digital ledger so everyday Filipinos could effortlessly trace where public money goes. Senate Bill No. 1330, the Philippine National Budget Blockchain Act, was filed on September 2, 2025. It proposed establishing …


