Ep #33: Solving Remittance Problems in the Philippines with Bitcoin Using Pouch.ph Featuring Ethan Rose

In this episode, we interviewed Ethan Rose, founder and CEO of Pouch.ph a bitcoin lightning wallet for the Philippines. It’s also the first lightning wallet in South East Asia. Pouch has its banking rails in the Philippines. Pouch.ph is the official sponsor of bitcoin island in Boracay, Philippines. In this episode we cover: How Pouch started Ethan’s bitcoin story How Pouch works Remittances issues in the Philippines What’s the reception of bitcoin like in the Philippines? How they’re bridging the cultural gap in spreading bitcoin education How does the Philippine government take bitcoin? Bitcoin island at Boracay Effectiveness of word-of-mouth to spread bitcoin Future plans for Pouch Pouch success stories Is it easy to withdraw in pesos from Pouch? How bitcoin would solve problems in the Philippines How has it been like setting a company in the Philippines as an American Advice to bitcoin-only companies that have their eyes on doing business in the Philippines Check out Pouch.ph: https://pouch.ph Check out their work at Boracay: https://www.pouch.to/bitcoinisland Follow Pouch.ph Twitter: @Pouch_PH Connect with Ethan Rose on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanrose0/ Links to stuff mentioned on the show: Stakwork And if you want to support the Nobcast on Fountain.fm feel free to send us a Boost. (The button kinda looks like a thunderbolt next to the podcast name on Fountain.fm) ...................................... WHAT IS BITNOB? Bitnob is a platform that allows you to automatically save, borrow, earn, send and receive bitcoin. ...................................... DOWNLOAD BITNOB Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.bitnob IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitnob/id1513951003 ...................................... JOIN THE NOBLES A community of Bitcoin investors using Dollar Cost Average (DCA) to protect their wealth. Telegram Community: https://t.me/bitnobles ...................................... FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitnob_official Instagram: https://instagram.com/bitnob