A bill proposed in the Philippine Congress would create a government-run bitcoin (BTC )reserve that cannot be touched for two decades except to pay down the nation’s rising debt load, setting some of the strictest sovereign crypto storage rules yet.

The proposed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, introduced by Rep. Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte, directs the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to purchase 2,000 BTC annually over five years for a total of 10,000 BTC.

"The State shall promote and maintain economic prowess, including monetary stability and the convertibility of the peso, especially in times of crisis. With the increasing role of cryptocurrency in the world's financial system, it is imperative to enact measures aimed at diversifying our assets to ensure financial security," the bill r

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