Blockchain.com says ‘Goodbye Big Apple, Hello Miami!’
Miami Mayor says he wants “a Miami that lasts forever” as he announces Blockchain.com’s move to Miami. Major crypto solutions provider Blockchain.com is moving its U.S. headquarters from New York to Miami in an attempt to spur aggressive growth over the next few years.The $5 billion firm intends to hire 300 new full-time employees in the region over the next 18 months. The news broke a day before the city played host to the world’s largest Bitcoin conference, Bitcoin 2021.Miami Mayor Francis Suarez made the announcement at City Hall with Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith. He explained that....
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The Blockchain.info app on the iOS App Store has been removed by Apple today, in a shocking move the company says has been caused by "an unresolved issue". Blockchain.info's application was the last remaining bitcoin wallet on the app store, with others being taken down in a similar fashion by Apple. Even Coinbase's app found itself removed a mere three weeks after it was released. A lengthy response to Apple's moved was published on Blockchain.info's blog Wednesday evening. These actions by Apple once again demonstrate the anti-competitive and capricious nature of the App Store policies....
Last year, Apple hinted that it has been following the development of the cryptocurrency industry intently, leading some to speculate that the global electronics and payment giant was preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency or blockchain platform. Though this prospect was quickly dismissed by Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple has been shown to be researching […]
Remember how Apple pulled all the cryptocurrency apps back in January? With the news that Apple would once again be allowing digital currency wallets, Blockchain has been working on re-releasing their wallet app, and it's finally here. Those with jailbroken Iphones were able to bypass Apple's restrictive App Store and download the Blockchain app through Cydia, the App Store-equivalent for jailbroken phones. Those without jailbroken phones were left with a choice to either be left without any bitcoin wallet or jailbreak their phone. However jailbreaking your phone comes with the risk of....
Apple users and bitcoiners can now breathe a little easier. Six months after Apple removed the Blockchain wallet app from the App Store, Blockchain is back. The company made the announcement this morning, just days after the release of a completely revamped Blockchain Android app, which was initially unveiled at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Chicago. When the original iOS app was banned by Apple in January there were over 1,000 news stories that covered the development. Apple seems to have gotten the idea. Although Apple has not directly stated their support of Bitcoin and other....
On Wednesday February 5thApple inc. launched a fresh skirmish against Bitcoin. Blockchain's wallet was removed from the App store. This is the latest in an ongoing war waged by the Apple Corporation against Bitcoin users. Blockchain's wallet was, for quite some time, all that remained. Leading innovators Coinbase, Gliph, and CoinJar were booted some time ago. Apple Inc. benefited from an unprecedent corporate revival in the late nineties. The company found new direction, positioning themselves as the "crazy ones", the "misfits", "rebels" and "troublemakers". A new corporate culture....