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Coinbase opens instant bitcoin transfers for verified customers

The bitcoin wallet platform, CoinBase, has now enabled instant bitcoin purchases. Users will have to undergo identity verification.

Business  ·  12 July 2013
Bitcoin

Kipochi launches M-Pesa integrated bitcoin wallet in Africa

Kipochi is now enabling people in Africa to convert bitcoins to and from the Kenyan currency M-Pesa.

Tech  ·  9 July 2013
Bitcoin

Firmcoin: The reprogrammable physical bitcoin token explained

We interview Sergio Lerner, the inventor of Firmcoin to find out more about the physical bitcoin token.

Tech  ·  8 July 2013
Exchanges

Review of Blockchain bitcoin wallet for Android

We review the Blockchain wallet for Android, which lets you transfer bitcoins directly from your mobile.

Tech  ·  26 June 2013
Bitcoin

CoinJar Q&A: “Bitcoin represents the power of choice”

Asher Tan tells us what makes CoinJar different to other bitcoin wallets and what he believes is the biggest challenge for the digital currency.

Tech  ·  24 June 2013
Bitcoin

Does Google Wallet’s slow adoption bode badly for bitcoin?

Google is having issues getting people to actually use Wallet. Will bitcoin face the same issues in becoming a conventional payment method?

Tech  ·  21 June 2013
Bitcoin

Trezor now taking pre-orders for its hardware Bitcoin wallet

Bitcoin users can now make pre-orders on Trezor's hardware bitcoin wallet.

Tech  ·  14 June 2013
Bitcoin

Bridgewalker: the fast Bitcoin wallet for Android

A brand new mobile Bitcoin wallet called Bridgewalker hit the market promising to better bridge the gap between dollars and Bitcoin.

Tech  ·  12 June 2013
Bitcoin

How to create a brain wallet

A brain wallet is a method to keep your bitcoin wallet stored only in your mind. CoinDesk explains how.

Tech  ·  10 June 2013
Exchanges

BitAngels interview with David Johnston — The next bitcoin startups

David Johnston, Executive Director of BitAngels, talks about the next big Bitcoin startups that are up for funding.

Tech  ·  4 June 2013
Exchanges

Coinbase adds paper wallets for bitcoins

Coinbase, a hosted wallet service for Bitcoin, is now letting advanced users create and print paper wallets directly from their accounts.

Tech  ·  29 May 2013
Bitcoin

Coinpunk offers DIY Bitcoin wallet

Coinpunk offers a roll-your-own Bitcoin wallet service that can be hosted on your own web server, or a hosting provider's one.

Tech  ·  23 May 2013
Bitcoin

Users plead Apple for Bitcoin wallets

An aggrieved user has started a petition to force Apple to approve bitcoin wallet applications for its shiny iPhones.

Tech  ·  10 May 2013
Bitcoin

CarbonWallet offers beefy security for storing bitcoins

A new bitcoin wallet service, CarbonWallet, uses passphrases to store bitcoins "deterministically."

Tech  ·  6 May 2013
Exchanges

Blockchain.info gets tough on phishing

Wallet and block exploring service Blockchain.info has upgraded its security, apparently in response to a phishing campaign.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 April 2013