Company:Coins.ph

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Short description: Cryptocurrency company in the Philippines
Coins.ph
File:Coins.ph logo.svg
HeadquartersPasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area servedPhilippines
OwnerGojek
Founder(s)
  • Ron Hose
  • Runar Petursson
IndustryFinancial services
Websitecoins.ph
LaunchedOctober 13, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-10-13)[1]

Coins.ph is a financial services platform founded in 2014 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Ron Hose and Runar Petursson in Metro Manila, Philippines.[2]

In May 2017, Coins.ph raised $5 million in series A extension led by Naspers Ventures.[3]

The cryptocurrency company is among the few in the world to be duly authorized by a state monetary body in its location, in this case, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.[4]

Coins.ph has a Thai counterpart as well, coins.co.th, operating in the same manner, but for the Thai market.[5]

Wallets for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and the Philippine Peso are available, with the altcoins being a recent addition.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bischoff, Paul (14 Oct 2014). "Coins.ph launches Bitcoin wallet tailored for emerging markets". https://www.techinasia.com/coinsph-launches-bitcoin-wallet-tailored-emerging-markets. Retrieved 23 October 2018. 
  2. ↑ "Could the Philippines be Asia's next tech tiger?". bbc.com. 30 May 2014. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27379715. Retrieved 22 Oct 2018. 
  3. ↑ Russell, Jon (24 May 2017). "Naspers pours $5M into Coins, a fintech startup for Southeast Asia’s unbanked population". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/24/naspers-coins-ph-unbanked-bitcoin-fintech/. Retrieved 22 Oct 2018. 
  4. ↑ "Coins.ph gets central bank license". 16 Nov 2017. https://www.bworldonline.com/coins-ph-gets-central-bank-license/. Retrieved 23 Oct 2018. 
  5. ↑ "Coins.ph launches Thailand’s 2nd Bitcoin exchange, Coins.co.th". 26 Aug 2014. https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/exchange/coins-ph-launches-thailands-2nd-bitcoin-exchange-coins-co-th/. Retrieved 23 October 2018. 

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