Hive Launches Android Bitcoin Wallet with Built-In App Store
Hive, a geographically distributed startup that builds bitcoin wallets, launched a beta version of its Android wallet app today. Jan Vornberger, lead developer of the app, said that the company's product has key differences that will make it stand out in the crowded Android marketplace. One of those features is the ability to host third-party bitcoin applications within the wallet - effectively, a Hive app store. Vornberger told CoinDesk: "I would say it's our app platform, which makes Hive extensible, [is the big differentiator]." Simple interface. Hive focused on offering a very user....
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Hive, the creators of an open-source wallet for Mac OS X, are looking for developers to contribute to the company's expansion. Earlier this year, Hive announced that Hive for Android will be available in late spring, 2014. iOS support is out of the question due to their decision to remove Bitcoin wallets from the app store. With the release of their original OS X wallet, many have asked about a possible Windows or Linux wallet. Wendell Davis, the self-proclaimed "pseudo-CEO" of Hive, has stated that a Windows or Linux wallet will never come to existence "unless an exceptional developer....
Hive, which develops bitcoin wallet software, has come out of beta. The company recently released a stable version of its wallet, currently available for Mac OS X. Hive's strategy for bitcoin wallets is to build software that is well-designed and accessible. Making bitcoin simple. "Bitcoin is not always considered an easy concept for the masses to understand. Hive's goal is to change that," said Wendell Davis, the company's CEO. "We're trying to demystify the wallet. We're trying to provide a really good on-ramping service for new users of bitcoin." Other platforms for Hive, such as....
Hive has launched a bitcoin and litecoin wallet app for iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Called Hive Wallet, the app is free, takes up just 2MB of users' precious memory and requires iOS 7.0 or later to run properly. The company says the app is optimised for the iPhone 5, which will also apply to the subsequent 5S and 5C models. The company announced its new product with a simple tweet: Hive, a #Bitcoin and #Litecoin wallet for iPhone and iPad now available! https://t.co/aY1btPr5FD. - Hive (@hivewallet) August 13, 2014. The Hive app for iOS was listed on iTunes on....
Hive Web is a cross-platform, multi-currency wallet. This isn't the first time CCN has talked about Hive. A few months ago, CCN covered Hive's gorgeous OS X app and interviewed one of the developers. The Hive team is known for prioritising usability and simplicity, which is highly important considering that most people still don't entirely understand Bitcoin. While Hive has native clients for OS X and Android, it seems the developers wanted to streamline the entire experience by creating a cross-platform, multi-currency web wallet. Here's my take on the team's latest offering - Hive Web.....