About this episode

Wei Zhou discusses how Coins.ph is revolutionizing financial infrastructure in the Philippines through stablecoins.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Wei Zhou, CEO of Coins.ph, to dig into how they're building stablecoin infrastructure that's genuinely changing lives in the Philippines and beyond. Wei walked me through his journey from Goldman Sachs to Binance CFO to buying Coins.ph from Gojek in 2022 and rebuilding it from scratch. We talked about why the Philippines has become a global leader in stablecoin adoption, how they slashed payment fees from 4-8% down to near-zero for Filipino freelancers, and why Wei believes every country needs its own blockchain currency , not just a blockchain dollar. We also got into the Genius Act, the Clarity Act, the upcoming wave of tokenized assets, and what it will take for stablecoins to go truly global. This one is packed with real-world insight from someone actually in the trenches of building payments infrastructure at the intersection of crypto and emerging markets. DISCLAIMER Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. Be a guest on the podcast or contact us…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Kamani

Guest: Wei Zhou

Topics covered

• stablecoins
• financial infrastructure
• crypto adoption
• payment fees
• blockchain currency
• tokenized assets

Keywords

• stablecoin infrastructure
• payment fees
• crypto
• Philippines
• blockchain
• financial technology
• tokenization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coins.ph, Goldman Sachs, Binance, Gojek

Places: Philippines

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