ZapRemit

The Bitcoin Remittance Company. Powering Global Transfers for top bitcoin companies. Instant settlement to Mexico & The Philippines via the Lightning Network.

[ZapRemit @ZapRemit]

@lorenzolfm @tando_me @brenorb @usebipa LUD-21 was @pouchceo 's proposal

[Tando @tando_me]

We’ve been on a side-quest, and we have good news from the other side! 40 million Kenyans now have a bitcoin Lightning Address! They didn’t need to sign up for one because they had it this entire time, attached to the phone number in their pocket!

Try it: send bitcoin to [email protected] (254 is optional). The BTC arrives as KES in their M-Pesa. ⚡ EVERY M-Pesa number works. All 40,000,000.

Wallets with LUD-09 support give you a nice clickable link to see your M-Pesa receipt. For example: https://t.co/OK0R62jNWt

[Strike @Strike]

A massive week of shipping at Strike.

Lower term lending rates. Lending proof of reserves. Bitcoin Line of Credit live in 15 new states. Send Globally Mexico is back. Faster business onboarding.

Here's everything that shipped 🧵

[Strike @Strike]

Send Globally Mexico is back.

Strike customers can once again send money to anyone in Mexico instantly.

Bitcoin is the best remittance rail ever built and we're making sure our customers can use it that way.

[ZapRemit @ZapRemit]

ZapRemit now supports sending Bitcoin / Lightning Network payments directly to bank accounts in the Philippines and Mexico. You can use our service through the Strike app. Which country or wallet should we integrate next?

[ZapRemit @ZapRemit]

ZapRemit's Mexico payouts are HERE! Instant payouts over bitcoin's Lightning Network directly to MXN bank accounts. Integrate PHP and MXN into your Lightning-enabled app: https://t.co/njeQbtvwAI. [MORE RAILS INCOMING!!]

[ZapRemit @ZapRemit]

I am sorry, I have some mental stretches for you today. This account is being repurposed from "btcretreat" (Philippines BTC Conference). If you are still interested in it, I suggest following @btcisleapp. I presume many of you will appreciate the upcoming ZapRemit announcement...

[Isle.ph @Pouch_PH]

The Pouch app's first main use case was processing payments on bitcoin island, Boracay. Then, it naturally became a tool for borderless payments and stacking sats. As previously announced via email, our app is rebranding to https://t.co/dzZR5p0y25, as a nod to where it all started with the bitcoin island project! This rebrand effort will take some time to fully transition over, but please note that our social media accounts will be updated soon to reflect the change.

[ZapRemit @ZapRemit]

@abeadato4 There are several businesses on Boracay still accepting bitcoin. The https://t.co/VGstOs7Ij8 app is now the https://t.co/qjdMfaHYkV app. Renaming was the quickest workaround to get back online.

[Bitcoin Toronto Collaborative @BTCToronto_]

Toronto native and Bitcoin community builder @ScartownSparks is helping build the Bitcoin Circular Economy on Boracay, a beautiful island in the Philippines.

[Isle.ph @Pouch_PH]

The Philippines VASP license moratorium was set to be lifted on Monday, but the BSP has extended it to 'indefinitely'.
https://t.co/Sxg5lMg70R

[ZapRemit @ZapRemit]

Slash the cost of remittances and stack sats at the same time. What's not to love.

[Isle.ph @Pouch_PH]

10% of the Philippines GDP comes from Remittances. Supposing the Strategic Reserve mandate passes, and the BSP (central bank) must acquire 10,000 bitcoin, theoretically they could provide a BTC=>PHP facility for OFW remitters at market rate. Both sides would get massive liquidity at 0% spreads/fees.

[Isle.ph @Pouch_PH]

Read the text of the BITCOIN RESERVE BILL of the Philippines 🇵🇭: https://t.co/37EFqcIvVX

[Isle.ph @Pouch_PH]

Quick temp check on our userbase -- who is using Nostr? Or anything with a "connect" button via nostr wallet connect? Is it something you're waiting for Pouch to support? https://t.co/r2TkpGYhsu

[ZapRemit @ZapRemit]

Several merchants may have churned because we don't get enough bitcoin spenders, but several businesses still accept #bitcoin. Glad to see someone posted their experience paying with lightning at 2 Brown Boys in Boracay, Philippines. Right near D'Mall in the center of the island.

[Isle.ph @Pouch_PH]

Great to be trending on r/bitcoin. Thanks to everyone who supports bitcoin-enabled merchants.

[ZapRemit @ZapRemit]

I just paid for orange juice with orange coin at a vending machine in the Philippines. Deposit Bitcoin to @Pouch_PH , convert to pesos, and scan to pay in a second. The vending machines aren't lightning-native yet but ..baby steps!

[Isle.ph @Pouch_PH]

Is this a real bill?! Imprisonment for not financially supporting your retired parents? Parents need a bitcoin savings strategy so they don't retire into becoming a burden to their children. https://t.co/rPblWUC3iW

[Ethan Rose @pouchceo]

You're a legend @ScartownSparks! Can't wait to get back to Boracay and spend some sats!

[Sparks @ScartownSparks]

The good folks at Alcobendas Garcia Dental Clinic here on @BtcRetreat understand that ₿itcoin is the future of money.

They are now accepting ₿itcoin payments via the Lightning Network, as an additional payment option.

This is the way 👍

cc: @BTCcoalition_ca @Pouch_PH