Coins.ph - Revision history

Danny510 at 08:11, 20 August 2025

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	== Ownership & Leadership ==		== Ownership & Leadership ==
	In April 2022, Coins.ph was acquired by Joffre Capital.<ref>https://manilastandard.net/business/it-telecom/314221309/joffre-capital-finalizes-acquisition-of-coins-ph.html</ref> Since then, Ding’an Fei has served as Chairman of the platform.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2023/11/21/using-ai-investingcom-aims-to-be-the-bloomberg-of-retail-investing/</ref>		In April 2022, Coins.ph was acquired by Joffre Capital and Wei Zhou.<ref>https://manilastandard.net/business/it-telecom/314221309/joffre-capital-finalizes-acquisition-of-coins-ph.html</ref> Since then, Ding’an Fei has served as Chairman of the platform.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2023/11/21/using-ai-investingcom-aims-to-be-the-bloomberg-of-retail-investing/</ref>
	~~As of 2025,~~ Wei Zhou ~~serves~~ as CEO of Coins.ph.<ref>https://consensus-hongkong2025.coindesk.com/agenda/speaker/-wei-zhou</ref>		Wei Zhou has served as CEO of Coins.ph.<ref>https://consensus-hongkong2025.coindesk.com/agenda/speaker/-wei-zhou</ref>

	== Services ==		== Services ==

Danny510 at 11:13, 16 August 2025

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	\| location_city = Metro Manila		\| location_city = Metro Manila
	\| location_country = The Philippines		\| location_country = The Philippines
	\| key_people = ~~Ron Hose~~ <small>(CEO~~, Co-Founder~~)</small>, ~~Runar Petursson~~ <small>(~~CTO, Co-Founder~~)</small>		\| key_people = Wei Zhou <small>(CEO)</small><ref>https://consensus-hongkong2025.coindesk.com/agenda/speaker/-wei-zhou</ref>, Ding’an Fei <small>(Chairman)</small><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2023/11/21/using-ai-investingcom-aims-to-be-the-bloomberg-of-retail-investing/</ref>

	\| homepage = [https://coins.ph coins.ph]		\| homepage = [https://coins.ph coins.ph]
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	Low credit card penetration is cited as the number one obstacle to e-commerce growth is Asia. The majority of sales are completed COD (cash-on-delivery) or with OTC (over the counter) payments, both of which have high customer drop-off rates.		Low credit card penetration is cited as the number one obstacle to e-commerce growth is Asia. The majority of sales are completed COD (cash-on-delivery) or with OTC (over the counter) payments, both of which have high customer drop-off rates.

	==~~Founders~~==		== Ownership and leadership ==
			In 2022, Joffre Capital along with Wei Zhou completed its acquisition of Coins.ph, appointing Wei Zhou as Chief Executive Officer and Ding’an Fei as Chairman.<ref>https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/blog/coinsph-acquisition-joffre-capital</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2023/11/21/using-ai-investingcom-aims-to-be-the-bloomberg-of-retail-investing/</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Coins.ph Integrates Polkadot for Faster Stablecoins Transfers \|url=https://fintechnews.ph/67929/crypto/coins-ph-integrates-polkadot-for-faster-stablecoins-transfers/ \|work=Fintech News Philippines \|date=15 August 2025 \|access-date=15 August 2025}}</ref>
	~~=== Ron Hose ===~~

	~~Prior to~~ coins.ph~~, Ron was a founding partner at Innovation Endeavors, an early stage venture~~ capital ~~fund backed by Eric Schmidt~~. ~~Ron was also~~ the co-~~founder~~ of ~~TokBox (acquired by Telefonica), a consumer video conferencing company. TokBox was backed by Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, Stanford University and some of Silicon Valleys best~~-~~known angel investors~~. ~~Ron holds a Bachelors and Masters degree from Cornell University, where he graduated at the top of his class. Ron is also an active investor and adviser to several Silicon Valley startups~~.

	~~=== Runar Petursson ===~~

	Runar has been building scalable production web applications for over 15 years. He has also built High Frequency Trading platforms, with extensive experience in high volume, low latency systems. He started trading Bitcoin in 2011 and looks forward to the day he can quit carrying cash around.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Mathieu59 at 09:50, 15 May 2014

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	A Bitcoin exchange platform in the Philippines that believes Bitcoin is for everyone. Founded in 2013, coins.ph accept Bitcoin payments online, from anyone, anywhere- including who don't have access to credit cards or bank accounts. Webiste enable all Filipinos (including 95 million unbanked individuals) to easily and safely buy and sell Bitcoin. It takes as a mission to improve lives of millions through Bitcoin technology.		{{Infobox company
			\| name = coins.ph
			\| logo = [[Image:Coinsph-logo.png\|250px\|Coins.ph Logo]]
			\| foundation = 2013
			\| using_countries = The Philippines
			\| location_city = Metro Manila
			\| location_country = The Philippines
			\| key_people = Ron Hose <small>(CEO, Co-Founder)</small>, Runar Petursson <small>(CTO, Co-Founder)</small>
			\| homepage = [https://coins.ph coins.ph]
			}}

			'''Coins.ph''' is a [[Bitcoin]]<ref>https://bitcoin.org/en/</ref> exchange platform in the Philippines that believes Bitcoin is for everyone. Founded in 2013, coins.ph accept Bitcoin payments online, from anyone, anywhere- including who don't have access to credit cards or bank accounts. Webiste enable all Filipinos (including 95 million unbanked individuals) to easily and safely buy and sell Bitcoin. It takes as a mission to improve lives of millions through Bitcoin technology.

			== Coins.ph in the news ==

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			! Date of publication !! News outlet !! Author !! Title/link !! Summary
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			\| <center>5 March 2014</center> \|\| <center>Tech in Asia</center> \|\| <center>Phoebe Magdirila</center> \|\| <center>[http://www.techinasia.com/ron-hose-bitcoin-great-unbanked-people-philippines/ Ron Hose: Bitcoin is great for all the 'unbanked' people in the Philippines]</center> \|\| <center>Ron Hose on Bitcoin as a solution to low banking and credit card penetration in the Philippines</center>
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			\| <center>19 March 2014</center> \|\| <center>e27 \|\| <center>Terence Ng \|\| <center>[http://e27.co/now-you-can-use-bitcoins-to-shop-at-metrodeal-and-cashcashpinoy/ Now you can use Bitcoins to shop at MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy] \|\| <center>MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy to accept Bitcoin through coins.ph payment gateway
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			\| <center>20 March 2014</center> \|\| <center>CoinDesk</center> \|\| <center>Pete Rizzo</center> \|\| <center>[http://www.coindesk.com/asia-bitcoin-payment-launch-major-filipino-merchants/ Bitcoin Payments Startup Coins.ph Launches with Two Major Filipino Merchants]</center> \|\| <center>MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy to accept Bitcoin through coins.ph payment gateway</center>
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			\| <center>20 March 2014</center> \|\| <center>Yahoo! Finance (Singapore)</center> \|\| <center>Phoebe Magdirila</center> \|\| <center>[https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/metrodeal-cashcashpinoy-accept-bitcoin-payments-113846274.html 2 Philippine daily deal sites to accept Bitcoin payments via Coins.ph]</center> \|\| <center>MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy announcement (via TechinAsia)</center>
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			\| <center>20 March 2014</center> \|\| <center>CryptoCoinsNews</center> \|\| <center>Drew Cordell</center> \|\| <center>[http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/coins-ph-partners-metrodeal-cashcashpinoy/2014/03/20 Coins.ph partners with MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy]</center> \|\| <center>MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy announcement</center>
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			\| <center>2 April 2014</center> \|\| <center>Money & Tech</center> \|\| <center>Perianne Boring</center> \|\| <center>[http://moneyandtech.com/ron-hose-coinsummit/?lang=fr Ron Hose of Coins.ph @ CoinSummit (Video)]</center> \|\| <center>Ron Hose interviewed at CoinSummit</center>
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			\| <center>N/A</center> \|\| <center>Smart DevNet Blog</center> \|\| <center>Paul Pajo</center> \|\| <center>[https://developer.smart.com.ph/blog/hackathon-report-first-bitcoin-hackathon-asia Hackathon Report: The first Bitcoin Hackathon in Asia]</center> \|\| <center>Recap of the hackathon</center>
			\|}

	==Buy Bitcoin==		==Buy Bitcoin==

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External Links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==

	* [http://coins.ph Coins.ph] ~~website~~		* [http://coins.ph Coins.ph website]
	* Coins.ph [https://www.facebook.com/coinsph Facebook Page]		* Coins.ph [https://www.facebook.com/coinsph Facebook Page]
	* Coins.ph [http://blog.coins.ph/ Blog]		* Coins.ph [http://blog.coins.ph/ Blog]

Mathieu59 at 05:31, 7 May 2014

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	The rates are based on the current BTC/USD market rate.		The rates are based on the current BTC/USD market rate.

			== SEA Market Snapshot ==

			* Population: 610 Million
			* GDP: 2.1 Trilion (equivalent to Russia)
			* Credit Card Penetration: under 5%
			Low credit card penetration is cited as the number one obstacle to e-commerce growth is Asia. The majority of sales are completed COD (cash-on-delivery) or with OTC (over the counter) payments, both of which have high customer drop-off rates.

	==Founders==		==Founders==
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	* [http://coins.ph Coins.ph] website		* [http://coins.ph Coins.ph] website
	* Coins.ph [https://www.facebook.com/coinsph Facebook Page]		* Coins.ph [https://www.facebook.com/coinsph Facebook Page]
			* Coins.ph [http://blog.coins.ph/ Blog]

	==References==		==References==

Mathieu59 at 05:18, 7 May 2014

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	The rates are based on the current BTC/USD market rate.		The rates are based on the current BTC/USD market rate.

			==Founders==

			=== Ron Hose ===

			Prior to coins.ph, Ron was a founding partner at Innovation Endeavors, an early stage venture capital fund backed by Eric Schmidt. Ron was also the co-founder of TokBox (acquired by Telefonica), a consumer video conferencing company. TokBox was backed by Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, Stanford University and some of Silicon Valleys best-known angel investors. Ron holds a Bachelors and Masters degree from Cornell University, where he graduated at the top of his class. Ron is also an active investor and adviser to several Silicon Valley startups.

			=== Runar Petursson ===

			Runar has been building scalable production web applications for over 15 years. He has also built High Frequency Trading platforms, with extensive experience in high volume, low latency systems. He started trading Bitcoin in 2011 and looks forward to the day he can quit carrying cash around.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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Fees

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	*Globe GCash (PHP 10)		*Globe GCash (PHP 10)

	==~~Fees~~==		==Rate and fees==

	The rates are based on the current BTC/USD market rate.		The rates are based on the current BTC/USD market rate.

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Fees

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	==See Also==		==See Also==

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Philippine Pesos (PHP)

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	=== Philippine Pesos (PHP)===		=== Philippine Pesos (PHP)===
	The website offers different ways to pay the money in exchange of your received Bitcoins:		The website offers different ways to pay the money in exchange of your received Bitcoins:

			====Cash deposit====

	* BPI - Cash deposit in any BPI office (Bank of the Philippines Islands)		* BPI - Cash deposit in any BPI office (Bank of the Philippines Islands)
	* BDO - Cash deposit in any BDO office (Banco De Oro)		* BDO - Cash deposit in any BDO office (Banco De Oro)
	* BPI Express Online - Transfer funds Online		* BPI Express Online - Transfer funds Online

			====Mobile money====

	* Gcash - Cash transfer using mobile phone with a Globe number		* Gcash - Cash transfer using mobile phone with a Globe number