No cash, no card: Marvin Agustin’s ‘Fishblock’ only accepts crypto as payment
Street food meets blockchain.
The Philippine Blockchain Week (PBW) 2025 is teaming up with actor and restaurateur Marvin Agustin for an innovative take on street food and blockchain adaptation.
During the press launch of PBW held at Kondwi in Makati City, Marvin said Janelle Barretto, PBW’s president and co-founder, reached out to him to make fish balls – one of the beloved street foods in the Philippines – high tech.
“Ano bang dapat baguhin sa fish ball? Eh sobra na nating favorite ‘to not just here in Manila but in the entire Philippines,” Marvin said.
“But I guess, when you bring passionate and intelligent minds together, everything is possible,” he added.
Marvin gladly took on the challenge and invented “Fishblock,” a three-piece…