Tag: bitcoin wallet

October 25, 2016 BY Mike Fox

BitPay introduces Copay bitcoin wallet integration based on Intel Technologies

Leading bitcoin payments company BitPay today announced the first bitcoin wallet with Intel hardware security integration. This new solution will allow Copay users to rest assured that their data is better protected even if their application code or associated computer is compromised. The Intel Software Guard Extensions integration offers hardware-level protection for the bitcoin wallet’s…

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May 03, 2016 BY Mike Fox

BitPay officially launches Bitcoin based Visa card

BitPay, a Bitcoin payments solutions company with offices in Atlanta, San Francisco and Amsterdam today launched the BitPay Visa Card, a debit card available to consumers across America in all 50 states. The BitPay Card can be loaded from any bitcoin wallet. There are zero fees on bitcoin top-ups, and you can load up to $10,000 per day in…

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April 28, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

BitPay teams up with Valve to bring bitcoin payments to Steam gamers

Bitcoin technology and payment processing company BitPay has announced a new partnership with a gaming giant. On Wednesday, the company announced a payment integration with software and gaming expert Valve which will bring bitcoin payments to Steam gamers. Founded in 1996, Valve's Steam platform is used by over 89 million gamers. Steam reaches 237 countries,…

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January 20, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Coinbase adds Bitcoin Price Alerts to mobile apps

Bitcoin exchange expert Coinbase is known for regularly bolstering the capabilities of its Bitcoin Wallet mobile applications. Following the recent addition of Bitcoin price charts, new languages and consolidated account balances, the company has made the next step towards improving users' experience. The latest update to the mobile applications for both iOS and Android devices…

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November 21, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

How to protect your Bitcoins from malicious hackers

The following guest post is courtesy of Alena Vranova, CEO of SatoshiLabs, whose projects include the TREZOR hardware Bitcoin wallet and myTREZOR Bitcoin web wallet. [divide] All stores of money are targets for thieves; they always have been. Digital cash like Bitcoin has been a particularly attractive target for would-be burgulars, especially since they are typically accessible…

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September 13, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

7 Sneaky Bank Fees to Watch For

Banks have had a monopoly on money and people have had to resort to saying “that’s just the way things are”. That is, until now. Banks now have some competition. It’s called Bitcoin.

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September 06, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin and Why It Must Remain Decentralized

The following guest post is courtesy of Paul Puey, CEO and Co-Founder at Bitcoin wallet company Airbitz. — It seems like 2015 should be the year for bitcoin to level up. Everywhere you look there are crises caused by centralized currencies. In Zimbabwe, hyperinflation finally caused the government to abandon their currency and switch to the US Dollar;…

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