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

Sep 9 2022 • 54m
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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:

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@merryoscar
5,000 sats
Sep 10 2022
Great episode - interesting to hear about Bitcoin adoption in the Philippines! ⚡️
@btcphoto
300 sats
Sep 17 2022
@scottwolfe
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Sep 11 2022
Awesome to discover your show and to see not only this amazing episode, but all your past content. It’s definitely on my listening list now! Shout out from Toronto!
@southside
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Sep 10 2022
bullish for Pinoy bitcoiners🇳🇿🧡