Multisig

How Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Will Improve Technology Across Bitcoin’s Software Stack

Scaling, privacy and custody software will all benefit from Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade in years.

Tech  ·  3 February 2021

Multisignature Wallets Can Keep Your Coins Safer (If You Use Them Right)

Multisignature wallets are cryptocurrency wallets that require two or more private keys to sign and send a transaction.

Tech  ·  10 November 2020
BitGo

The $1 Trillion Wallet: BitGo’s Big Plan to Secure the Biggest Bitcoin Fortunes

Blockchain security startup BitGo is gearing up to safeguard once-unthinkable sums of digital assets as it looks towards a tokenized future.

Business  ·  28 September 2018
Ethereum

How Ethereum’s Wallets Are Evolving

Ethereum was built using different consensus rules than bitcoin, so wallets also need to function in an alternative way. But what are the options?

Tech  ·  17 September 2016
Exchanges

What the Bitfinex Hack Means for Bitcoin Multi-Sig Security

CoinDesk explores the impact of the Bitfinex hack on perception of multi-sig wallet technology, a security feature used by the exchange.

Tech  ·  5 August 2016
Bitcoin

BitGo Engineers Launch Ethereum Wallet Side Project

A group of software engineers at bitcoin security specialist BitGo have created an Ethereum wallet offering amid escalating interest in the platform.

Tech  ·  23 March 2016
Exchanges

BitPay’s Multisig Wallet ‘Copay’ to Leave Beta Today

Bitcoin payments processor BitPay has announced that Copay, its multisig bitcoin wallet, is set to leave beta today. Copay, originally known as Cosign, aims to combat bitcoin wallet thefts by offering customisable security for businesses and individuals. Like other multisig products, a predetermined number of parties must ‘sign off’ each Copay transaction before it is broadcast to […]

Business  ·  3 June 2015
Elliptic

Elliptic Strikes Multisig Key Custodian Deal With Gem

UK-based digital assets service provider Elliptic has partnered with Gem to offer a custodian service for the private keys of multisig wallets.

Business  ·  21 May 2015
Exchanges

South Korea’s First Multisig Bitcoin Wallet Launches

Coinone has become the first bitcoin exchange in South Korea to launch a multi-signature wallet, using BitGo’s API. In a statement, Coinone CEO Myunghun Cha said it was time for exchanges to provide the “equal level of safety and control” as multi-sig wallet providers. He continued: “We decided that multi-sig technology from BitGo was the […]

Markets  ·  14 April 2015
BitGo

Cyberinsurance Veteran Teams With BitGo on ‘Watershed’ Insurance Policy

BitGo has announced a new partnership with Innovation Insurance Group and XL Group that will enable it to offer $250,000 in insurance to customers.

Markets  ·  25 February 2015
Security

Xapo Looks to Outer Space in Latest Bitcoin Security Push

Xapo aims to bolster its security offerings by locating elements of its security architecture within a low Earth orbit satellite.

Business  ·  15 January 2015
Exchanges

BitPay Releases Multisig Wallet App for Windows Phone

BitPay has made its open-source multi-signature bitcoin wallet Copay available for free on the Windows Phone app store.

Tech  ·  6 January 2015
Crime

How to Avoid Bitcoin Scams in 2015

2014 was a great year for bitcoin, but its success has drawn bad actors to the space. So how should you keep your funds safe in 2015?

Policy & regulation  ·  2 January 2015
BitGo

How 2014 Became the Year of Multisig

Will O'Brien, CEO and co-founder of BitGo, looks at the bitcoin security trends from the past year, and predicts what 2015 has in store.

Tech  ·  29 December 2014
Bitcoin

Coinkite Removes Limits on Multisig Bitcoin Wallets in Service Fee Shakeup

Coinkite is now offering consumers unlimited access to its multisig wallets, a move it said was inspired by the ecosystem's recent security issues.

Tech  ·  16 December 2014