NewsBTC Broadens its Reach to the Philippines
Earlier this month, Jose Emmanuel "JM" N. Erestain IV, a member of the Philippine Bitcoin Organization, signeda franchise agreement with NewsBTC. He and his team will be managing NewsBTC Philippines from early July 2015. NewsBTC is one of the largest and most popular sites in the bitcoin media space, and has been in the business for nearly 2 years. Since October 2013, the site has delivered the latest news and commentary on bitcoin, alt coins and countless startups. NewsBTC's goal as a Bitcoin News site aims to cater solid crypto news for all netizens. JM Erestain has been on the Bitcoin....
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The Philippines will hold a convention on payments and e-commerce this September to highlight the growth an opportunities in this industry. This will bring together more than a thousand attendees, 60 speakers, and 40 international and local exhibitors for the Cards & Payments Philippines and E-Commerce Show Philippines expo, with some set to discuss cryptocurrency trends in the country. The events will be held in the SMX Convention Center in Manila from September 2 and 3, with industry leaders from the Department of Trade & Industry, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Globe Telecom, E-PESO, Land....
Earlier this month, it was announced by me that NEWSBTC would be shutting its doors and closing. In that notice, I explained my reasons, many of which stand. But I'm happy to note that Jonathan Millet will be saving NEWSBTC and continuing the mission of fast, reliable reporting. I'm not jumping ship. I'll be offering creative direction for the revived NEWSBTC and taking part in the reporting. My goal in making this site was to serve as an information hub for bitcoin enthusiasts. Breaking news, price analysis, and so forth. I know John and his team will be doing a great job to provide you....
Joe Maristela is a serial healthcare entrepreneur based out of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Over the last year, he has begun making angel investments in Philippine tech companies, including a bitcoin umbrella company. Here he talks about what people in the bitcoin space can learn from regulatory developments surrounding Uber. The Philippines made international headlines recently when it created a new category of transport: Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS). This designation allows services like Uber to operate outside of the legal grey area it had been stuck in since....
The majority of people in the Philippines don’t have bank accounts or credit cards. The largely ‘unbanked’ population is an issue that the country is trying to tackle as it slows down the growth of things like ecommerce. Bitcoin can be a solution to this problem in the Philippines, according to Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur Ron Hose. He has created a Bitcoin trading site for the Philippines called Coins.ph. As of last year, only 32 percent of Filipinos had a bank account. Of this number, only three percent owned a credit card. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III once noted....
The practically non-existent start-up ecosystem in Philippines has suddenly sprung to life. Thanks to the bitcoin revolution, the number of start-ups, particularly cryptocurrency related ones is increasing from the past couple of years. The success of Bitcoin in Philippines can be attributed to the social and economic factors. The two main factors that has led to a bitcoin boom in Philippines: Philippines has a huge remittance market. Like China and India, there are many Filipino emigrant workers employed across the world. Like in any other developing countries, even the emigrant Filipinos....