The startup will have a second close in the coming weeks for the round at a $ 1.4 billion valuation.
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Shift Crypto Announces Partnership With Pocket Bitcoin Allowing DCA Within BitBox02 Hardware Wallet
The partnership will provide a secure and easy way to purchase and store self-custodial bitcoin, through a widget in the BitBoxApp.
Swiss-based hardware wallet manufacturer Shift Crypto has announced a long-term partnership with Swiss bitcoin broker Pocket Bitcoin. The collaboration aims to provide an easy and secure way to purchase and store self-custodial bitcoin.
Pocket Bitcoin already offers a dollar-cost averaging (DCA) service, and the partnership with Shift Crypto will make it even simpler and more secure, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The BitBox02 hardware wallet allows users to safely store and transact bitcoin. Its code is open-source, including the companion BitBoxApp, which has now integrated the Pocket Bitcoin’s widget to allow investors to buy bitcoin directly to their hardware wallet.
Coinkite Launches Its New Flagship Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Coldcard Q1
The new COLDCARD improves upon the Mk4 by adding a QWERTY keyboard, a big LCD screen, and a QR code scanner.
Bitcoin hardware company Coinkite is launching a new higher-end COLDCARD, featuring a full QWERTY keyboard, a larger LCD screen and a QR code scanner. The COLDCARD Q1 will also be battery-powered, removing the need for connecting the device to a power outlet or a computer.
“We always wanted to make a QWERTY device for fast passphrase input with battery power,” Coinkite founder NVK told Bitcoin Magazine. “We’ve been toying with the QR idea for years, and we finally found a secure way of doing QR scanners. I’m very excited about this, we think this is the ultimate hardware wallet.”
Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Maker Foundation Devices Completes $7 Million Seed Round
Led by Polychain Capital, new investors into the Bitcoin hardware and software firm include Greenfield Capital and Lightning Ventures.
Foundation Devices has announced the end of a seed round raising $ 7 million, led by Polychain Capital. Other investors included new additions Greenfield Capital and Lightning Ventures, alongside previous investors Third Prime, Warburg Serres, Unpopular Ventures and Bolt.
Bolt, an early stage venture fund, previously led a seed round for Foundation which amounted to $ 2 million. That was just a month after Foundation’s launch of its original flagship product, the Passport.
Tapsigner Bitcoin Hardware Wallet: Security Meets Convenience?
Coinkite’s new credit card-like bitcoin hardware wallet aims to unite affordability with convenience to scale cold storage to a broader market worldwide.
Bitcoin company Coinkite has launched its newest hardware wallet, Tapsigner, in an attempt to facilitate cold-storage bitcoin self-custody.
The product, which resembles a credit card more than traditional hardware wallets, comes at $ 40 and aims to serve as a more intuitive Bitcoin-signing device to onboard a wider range of people around the world onto more secure bitcoin self-custody setups.
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Bitcoin self-custody isn’t easy. It has come a long way over the years but it’s arguably still far from being intuitive.
How to Buy a Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet With Bitcoin Cash
Storing digital funds in a secure hardware wallet (HW) is a vital part of safeguarding your cryptocurrency holdings against hackers and other cyber threats. Here’s how to buy one of these devices for yourself using bitcoin cash.
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Buy a Hardware Wallet on the Bitcoin.com Store
The Bitcoin.com Store’s hardware section offers a variety of deals on physical digital asset storage devices such as the popular Ledger Nano S and Keepkey. Right now you can get one Ledger Nano S or a Keepkey for just $ 57.50, a pair from the same manufacturer for just $ 108 and a pack of five Ledger Nano S or five Keepkey hardware wallets for just $ 255.
Australian Civil Servant Caught Mining Crypto With Government Hardware
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged a government employee alleged to have misused government IT infrastructure for personal cryptomining operations, per a press release.
In the release, the AFP states that the unnamed 33-year-old man is an IT contractor with the Australian government, who took advantage of his access to “manipulate programs to use the processing power of the agency’s computer network for cryptocurrency mining.”
For his effort, the report claims he earned AU$ 9,000 (around $ 6,200) from the mining operation.
Review: BC Vault Is an Unorthodox Hardware Wallet With a Random Key Generator
One of the biggest responsibilities of cryptocurrency owners is safely storing their digital assets. Over the last few years, hardware wallets have become an extremely convenient security solution that has helped in this regard. The BC Vault is a new hardware device with a number of distinctive features.
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Team Envy Partners With Acer to Use Predator Gaming Hardware
Dallas-based esports organization Team Envy announced Thursday that it has partnered with Acer to adopt Predator gaming hardware and to collaborate on fan engagement. Excited to announce our new partner @Predator_USA! Join us in welcoming them as we give away a Predator Helios 500 laptop and Envy gear. 💻 https://t.co/r4xvs4MrXC#EnvyXPredator pic.twitter.com/jD1QYjNrZV — Team Envy ➡️ […]
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In the Daily: Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidate, Kleros and Ethfinex Partner, Hardware Wallet Updates
In Friday’s roundup of news from across the cryptosphere, we look at the rise of U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang and his acceptance of cryptocurrency donations. We also detail a new partnership between Kleros and Ethfinex that will see the Ethereum-based exchange utilize crowdsourced jurors to govern token listings. Finally, we round up news from hardware wallet manufacturers Ledger and Trezor.
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New Crypto Hardware Wallet Fits Your Phone’s SIM Card Slot
U.S.-based startup VaultTel has launched a tiny cryptocurrency hardware wallet that sits in the SIM tray of mobile phones.
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BitTorrent (BTT) Teases Ledger Hardware Wallet Support
BitTorrent (BTT) took to Twitter on Saturday to tease “something exciting,” likely referring to Ledger wallet support based on the picture of the Ledger Nano S. Something exciting is coming.. 😇 pic.twitter.com/PEWNOU0MXq — BitTorrent Inc. (@BitTorrent) February 23, 2019 While no more details have been released on the matter, the language used in the tweet does […]
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An In-Depth Look at the Trezor Model T Hardware Wallet
Cryptocurrency hardware wallets have become a mainstay within the digital asset economy and over the years these devices have evolved. After designing the first bitcoin hardware wallet on the market, the Prague-based firm Satoshilabs has released a new Trezor product line called the Model T. The following hands-on review details how to get started with the Trezor T cryptocurrency wallet and outlines its primary features.
Also read: A Review of the Swiss-Made Digital Bitbox Hardware Wallet
Ledger Adds Tezos (XTZ) Support to the Nano S Hardware Wallet
Tezos (XTZ), a blockchain platform that features a self-evolving upgrade system, has been added to the Ledger platform and can now be stored on the Ledger Nano S. We are thrilled to welcome a new crypto asset to the Ledger platform with @tezos. The Tezos app is now available on Ledger Live for the Ledger Nano […]
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Waltonchain (WTC) Launches the Bamboo Hardware Wallet Presale
Waltonchain (WTC), a blockchain company developing an RFID platform for efficient retail supply chain tracking, announced Wednesday that it has launched the presale for its Bamboo Wallet, the only hardware wallet compatible with mainnet WTC. After the Bamboo Wallet presale started, we have collected the community feedback and created this FAQ to address your questions.#Waltonchain […]
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Trezor and Gray Release Corazon Series ‘Luxury’ Hardware Wallets
On Jan. 16, hardware wallet manufacturer Satoshilabs, the creator of the Trezor line of cryptocurrency devices, announced its latest partnership with the mechanical artistry and design company Gray. The luxury designer is well known for its mobile collections like Zyra and Alter Ego and the two companies have now released a “luxury” aerospace-grade titanium hardware wallet series called Corazon.
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Is Crypto Hardware Giant Bitmain Poised to Appoint a New CEO?
Rumors are rife that Bitmain Technologies is poised to make a major announcement in regards to the appointment of their new CEO. The crypto mining company’s current head honchos, Wu Jihan and Zhan Ketuan, are to be replaced in an exciting new move for the firm. Bitmain is the largest crypto mining rig manufacturer on
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HPB Delivers Pioneering Scalability with Blockchain Hardware
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Crypto Hardware Wallet Trezor Adds Native Ethereum Support
The Trezor Wallet development team has announced that the device’s beta firmware now offers native support for Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and ERC20 tokens. In an announcement on the Trezor blog, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer stated that existing third-party integrations such as MyEtherWallet, MyCrypto, and MetaMask, which currently enable Trezor to support these tokens, would
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Pockebit — Japanese Startup Presented a Prototype of a Contactless Hardware Wallet
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