OKWave and Breadwallet team up to leverage bitcoin use in Japan
OKWave is a popular Japanese question and answer social website, and no stranger to bitcoin, having integrated a bitcoin tipping feature to their Arigato platform last year. The company announced an alliance with San Francisco-based venture and bitcoin company Breadwallet LLC today, giving their website added functionality and a high-quality integrated solution for user bitcoin wallets.
Unocoin and MobiKwik partner to boost Bitcoin adoption across India with over 75,000 merchants
Indian Bitcoin heavyweight Unocoin, sometimes referred to as ‘the Coinbase of India’ due to offering similar services, announced an integration with leading mobile wallet in India, MobiKwik, on Thursday. The announcement followed news of their partnership with MobiKwik earlier this month to “let Unocoin users topup their MobiKwik wallets through bitcoin,” and is now live on the website.
The new Mycelium wallet is integrating fiat currencies, debit cards, personal finance, and more
Mycelium provides one of the oldest, most popular, and feature-rich bitcoin wallets on offer.The company's latest estimate is close to 200,000 active wallet users, with over 157,570 installs from Google Play, and about 150,000 more from alternative platforms in China. One thing that makes this dark-themed wallet stand out from the crowd is simplicity and security. Bitcoin private keys never leave the user's control, unlike popular competing apps from Coinbase and Circle.
Custos uses bitcoin to tackle piracy
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) recently released its latest Theatrical Market Statistics Report, revealing that global box office revenues reached US$38.3b in 2015, up 5% on 2014. The United States and Canada generated US$11.1b, while international box office revenues hit US$27.2b.
Opendime disposable hardware wallets sold out in two days
Opendime has created a small, disposable, USB device that must be physically broken in order to spend any funds kept on it, creating a whole new niche for bitcoin wallets. The inexpensive tool can store any amount of bitcoin, with the option to add more over time.
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HYPR brings biometrics to BitGo Bitcoin wallets
BitGo provides one of the most popular bitcoin wallets, having been integrated into exchanges and other bitcoin services including BitFinex, Bitstamp, Wirex (previously E-Coin), and Kraken.
Ledger’s TEE trustlet for smartphone bitcoin wallets released
Ledger recently announced that its Android application, called the Ledger trustlet, is available for download. Trustlet users can create and import HD wallets, as well as send and receive transactions, all using a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).
SatoshiPay launches, following VC investment and Incubator success
[SatoshiPay](https://satoshipay.io) is making a new widget for pay-as-you-go content payments, which allows website publishers to earn bitcoin by adding a lightweight paywall to content.
Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet, Samourai, integrates BIP 47, Reusable Payment Codes
Although the wallet is currently in alpha testing, Samourai already gives users fine grained control over privacy, with no address reuse, random change outputs, Tor and VPN support.
The best multisignature wallets for 2016
Standard Bitcoin transactions only require one signature, from the owner of the private key associated with the Bitcoin address. However, the Bitcoin network supports much more complicated transactions, which require multiple signatures to authorize.
A closer look at the Mike Tyson bitcoin wallet – It’s a contender
The first celebrity-associated bitcoin wallet is here and it's got heavyweight champion written all over it. Based on Copay's open source code, it's got Glidera's exchange service built into it and a sleek new style to match the Tyson ATM line.
Mobile Counterparty wallet delivers first personalized coin issuance to the masses
The promise of being able to easily issue your own cryptocurrency is finally here, with a free download from your smartphone's app store.
Current Bitcoin Malleability Attacks ‘A Nuisance’
What has been dubbed a ‘bitcoin malleability attack’ has been taking place over the last few days. The attack results in unconfirmed transactions, and should be of little consequence if users ignore them.
Bitcoin Hardware Wallet, KeepKey, Builds On Trezors Security
KeepKey is an upcoming hardware wallet that will use the same firmware as the Trezor wallet, but upgrades its' beauty, simplicity, and security.
Ledger HW1 – Low Cost for High Security
Ledger has released a ‘no-frills’ version of their Nano wallet, effectively lowering the entry bar and raising security for those new to bitcoin.