Luis Buenaventura

Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Philippines

About

Luis started working in the Bitcoin space in 2014 and, with his startup Bloom, focuses on creating practical blockchain solutions for the developing world. In 2017, he authored the book "Reinventing Remittances with Bitcoin," which collects strategies and stories about the fast-growing Bitcoin remittance industry.

He's presented at venues that include the United Nations in New York, and is a regular speaker at the International Money Transfer Conference series. In 2018, he was selected as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Payments Professionals at the World Payments Congress in Mumbai.

Luis has been building tech startups in the Philippines for over a decade, and is the artist behind Cryptopop.net.