'Sigsafe' Key Tag Brings Bitcoin Payments to NFC Devices
Designed to balance on-the-go payments with secure storage, Sigsafe is an electronic key that allows bitcoin transactions between near-field communication (NFC) devices. "Securely storing your bitcoins is too complicated right now!" Sigsafe's architect Peter R told CoinDesk. It was for this reason that he designed a tool to make securing bitcoins easier - one that would "just work" for the average user. NFC-enabled payments are often trumpeted as a revolutionary commercial tool. Users can store their digital money on a device - a smartphone for example - tap a point-of-sale (POS) terminal....
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