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In this episode, our guest is Luis Buenaventura, a FinTech executive and devoted EV enthusiast based in the Philippines. Luis shares his firsthand journey into electric vehicles, offering practical insights on everything from vehicle comparisons to charging infrastructure, and debunks major EV myths around range anxiety, fire risk, and flood safety. He explains why Teslas are surprisingly affordable in the Philippines, what sets the local EV market apart, and how the nation's EV ecosystem is rapidly evolving. Luis paints a compelling picture of why now is the time to go electric, from efficiency and cost-savings to smart driving tech and even the emotional value of vehicle ownership. Please join to find more. Connect with Sohail Hasnie: Facebook @sohailhasnie X (Twitter) @shasnie LinkedIn @shasnie ADB Blog Sohail Hasnie YouTube @energypreneurs Instagram @energypreneurs Tiktok @energypreneurs Spotify Video @energypreneurs
In this episode, I speak with Luis Buenaventura, Philippines country manager for Yield Guild Games, or YGG, which is a play-to-earn gaming guild, giving metaverse players opportunities to earn in blockchain-based currency. Luis has also been a pioneer of web3 in the Philippines. He has founded several businesses, including syndeo media, Infinite.ly, Rebit.ph, and most recently, the BloomX cryptocurrency exchange. Luis is an NFT artist, founder of the Cryptopop Art Guild, which supports underprivileged Filipino artists, author of two books on cryptocurrencies, and has been a contributing writer to Rappler and Bitsonline. Lastly, I've been following Luis' weekly newsletter, Cryptotoday for quite a few months now and can say that I have personally learned so much from his thoughtful analysis and takes, and I'm sure you will too. YGG is a decentralized autonomous organization or DAO that helps scholars access play to earn games like Axie Infinity. YGG was founded in 2020. They raised 12.5M in a token sale in July of 2021 and raised another 4.6M from Andreesen Horowitz in August of 2021. You can learn more about them by visting yieldguild.io.
Trying to keep up with the updates on the cryptocurrency space? Metaverse? NFTs? In this episode, FirstMetroSec's Royce Aguilar sits down with Luis Buenaventura II, one of the world's first NFT artists. As more listed companies globally venture into cryptocurrency, metaverse, and NFTs, Luis helps us break down the nature and purpose of these rising technologies. He shares his journey of discovering the digital currency as early as 2014 and expounds on the latest technological developments, such as Web 3.0, blockchain, and the likes. Tune in to learn more about financial assets only here on Philippine Stock Market Weekly.
NFTs aren't just for being the proud owner of a JPEG image. The universe is expanding into the virtual space and Yield Guild Games country manager Luis Buenaventura talks about the infinite possibilities of earning online. From the "Squad Leader" podcast, presented by Smart and powered by PumaPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pi Network is a little weird, how does it work? We're joined again by BloomX founder and Chief Strategic Officer, Luis Buenaventura to talk about Pi Network. Paano magkakaroon ng value ito at paano ka kikita rito? Learn more in this episode of Chink Positive!Follow me: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @chinkeetan. Tiktok @iamchinkeetan Youtube: Chink Positive *** DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we're joined by Luis Buenaventura, Chief Strategic Officer and Founder of BloomX, to talk about cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and NFT gaming. Pinag-usapan kung paano nagsimula sa cryptocurrency si Luis at kung ano-ano nga ba ang pagkakaiba ng crypto, bitcoin, at NFT. All of that and more in this special episode of Chink Positive!---DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The curious mind that he is, Chino asks questions about cryptocurrency to Bloom X founder and NFT Artist, Luis Buenaventura. They talk about what cryptocurrency actually is, how it functions, and the benefits it has over traditional money. Luis also talks about being one of the first people to turn his artwork into an NFT, what an NFT actually is, and how it can benefit modern-day artists, especially in the time of the pandemic. Luis also talks about why cryptocurrency shouldn't be anything to be afraid of, why it's here to stay, the risks involved in investment, and how it can help the modern Filipino. **** Shop on Amazon and get the best deals from A to Z. Use my referral link and help the podcast out at no additional cost to you. Podlink.co/s6o Shop on Lazada for the lowest prices and use my referral link to help the podcast out at no additional cost to you. Podlink.co/shk Register your podcast on Podmetrics for the easiest way to monetize your podcast. Register on Podmetrics.com and use my code CLASSCLOWN
On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin!... Adam B. Levine and LTB Global Voices segment host Alex Gladstein are talking Bitcoin in the Philippines with Luis Buenaventura. Later, having now heard perspectives from bitcoin users in Iran, India, Shanghai, Nigeria, the Philippines and with Venezuela still to air Adam and Alex take a measured look back at the interview series so far. This episode is sponsored by Purse.io and BlockchainTraining.org Today's show featured content by Alex Gladstein, Luis Buenaventura, and Adam B. Levine. This episode was edited by Steven Aram and featured music by Jared Rubens and General Fuzz. Have any questions or comments? Email adam@letstalkbitcoin.com. Have a good week!
Luis Buenaventura, founder of Bloom Solutions, and Leo Weese, president of Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, discuss the crypto scene in Asia — how it differs from that of the West, and how it differs within the region. We also cover the regulatory climate there, how Korean traders occasionally stuff their pockets with cash and hop flights to Hong Kong, and whether the Hong Kong protests have had any impact on interest in BItcoin. Leo and Luis also talk about Binance and what they think are the top crypto projects in the region. Plus, they reveal Asia's perception of Tron. LAST WEEK to take the Unchained Podcast survey! Help make Unchained better! Take our survey and enter the giveaway for a free Bitcoin lightning node and a yearlong Casa Gold membership, — including a multisig security app for iPhone and Android, a Trezor hardware wallet, a Casa faraday bag, and 24/7 support! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/unchainedsurvey2019 Thank you to our sponsors! Kraken: https://www.kraken.com CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained Episode links: Luis Buenaventura: https://twitter.com/helloluis Bloom: https://www.bloom.solutions/ Leo Weese: https://twitter.com/LeoAW The Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong: https://www.bitcoin.org.hk/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinorghk?lang=en Panel from the Oslo Freedom Forum, where I met Leo and Luis: https://unchainedpodcast.com/alex-gladstein-of-the-human-rights-foundation-on-the-3-reasons-bitcoin-matters/ Previous Asia scene episode: https://unchainedpodcast.com/asia-edition-mining-a-crypto-yuan-and-the-two-main-reasons-the-chinese-are-interested-in-crypto-ep-102/ Crypto Garage: https://cryptogarage.co.jp/en Bitspark: https://www.bitspark.io
Luis Buenaventura, founder of Bloom Solutions, and Leo Weese, president of Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, discuss the crypto scene in Asia — how it differs from that of the West, and how it differs within the region. We also cover the regulatory climate there, how Korean traders occasionally stuff their pockets with cash and hop flights to Hong Kong, and whether the Hong Kong protests have had any impact on interest in BItcoin. Leo and Luis also talk about Binance and what they think are the top crypto projects in the region. Plus, they reveal Asia's perception of Tron. LAST WEEK to take the Unchained Podcast survey! Help make Unchained better! Take our survey and enter the giveaway for a free Bitcoin lightning node and a yearlong Casa Gold membership, — including a multisig security app for iPhone and Android, a Trezor hardware wallet, a Casa faraday bag, and 24/7 support! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/unchainedsurvey2019 Thank you to our sponsors! Kraken: https://www.kraken.com CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained Episode links: Luis Buenaventura: https://twitter.com/helloluis Bloom: https://www.bloom.solutions/ Leo Weese: https://twitter.com/LeoAW The Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong: https://www.bitcoin.org.hk/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinorghk?lang=en Panel from the Oslo Freedom Forum, where I met Leo and Luis: https://unchainedpodcast.com/alex-gladstein-of-the-human-rights-foundation-on-the-3-reasons-bitcoin-matters/ Previous Asia scene episode: https://unchainedpodcast.com/asia-edition-mining-a-crypto-yuan-and-the-two-main-reasons-the-chinese-are-interested-in-crypto-ep-102/ Crypto Garage: https://cryptogarage.co.jp/en Bitspark: https://www.bitspark.io
Luis Buenaventura joins us for this episode of Blockchain and Financial Inclusion. Efi Pylarinou and Arun Krishnakumar join Luis, who is the Chief Strategy Officer at Bloom Solutions also an avid Crypto-Cartoonist.In this episode, they discuss the "reBittance" market in Asia - particularly Philippines. The term reBittance was coined by Luis years ago. Philippines is one of the biggest markets in the world for remittance with an annual volume of $2.5 Billion. Luis highlights the challenges that small ecommerce businesses face in the Philippines due to the lack of payment infrastructure at the end consumer. Through his personal experiences, Luis and Bloom identified a gap that Blockchain could resolve. Initially starting with Bitcoins, Bloom subsequently moved on to Stellar Blockchain.Bloom have now managed $100 Million in Remittances in the corridor, and have expansion plans across other remittance corridors. The discussion also covers why in its current state, the remittance market still requires some of the middle men, and how Bloom plan to fit into the ecosystem.We close the episode discussing the overarching challenge of Financial Inclusion, and Luis' passion for Crypto Cartoons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Luis Buenaventura joins us for this episode of Blockchain and Financial Inclusion. Efi Pylarinou and Arun Krishnakumar join Luis, who is the Chief Strategy Officer at Bloom Solutions also an avid Crypto-Cartoonist.In this episode, they discuss the "reBittance" market in Asia - particularly Philippines. The term reBittance was coined by Luis years ago. Philippines is one of the biggest markets in the world for remittance with an annual volume of $2.5 Billion. Luis highlights the challenges that small ecommerce businesses face in the Philippines due to the lack of payment infrastructure at the end consumer. Through his personal experiences, Luis and Bloom identified a gap that Blockchain could resolve. Initially starting with Bitcoins, Bloom subsequently moved on to Stellar Blockchain.Bloom have now managed $100 Million in Remittances in the corridor, and have expansion plans across other remittance corridors. The discussion also covers why in its current state, the remittance market still requires some of the middle men, and how Bloom plan to fit into the ecosystem.We close the episode discussing the overarching challenge of Financial Inclusion, and Luis' passion for Crypto Cartoons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week we explore bitcoin and blockchain solutions to sending money across borders. We talk to Luis Buenaventura, a Filipino entrepreneur, and Hugo Cuevas Mohr, a strategy consultant for the money transfer industry. 2 billion people in the world are un-banked - How can bitcoin help serve these people in ways that traditional financial institutions have failed them? To check out Luis’ illustrations, take a look at Coindesk’s 10 Most Influential in Blockchain in 2017 Host: Cady Voge Guests: Luis Buenaventura and Hugo Cuevas Mohr Producers: Matt Aaron and Cady Voge
n this episode, Faisal Khan interviews Luis Buenaventura, author of "Reinventing Remittances with Bitcoin". Luis is one of the early pioneers in the Bitcoin Remittance space. The concise book shares his accumulated knowledge of what he has learned about Remittances+Bitcoin. This book collects stories about the pioneering startups who have been focusing on this exciting new space since 2013. From Nairobi to San Francisco to Manila, each new company brings us a little closer to the perfect solution: an affordable, safe, and universally accessible money transfer network unlike anything the world has ever seen.
This week Alex is on vacation so we recorded a short interview with Luis Buenaventura of Rebit. Enjoy!