South Korea’s Korbit Introduces ‘Aggregator for Cross-Border Payouts’

South Korea’s Korbit Introduces ‘Aggregator for Cross-Border Payouts’

SEOUL, Feb. 5, 2016 — The Bitcoin and blockchain service Korbit has unveiled a new service called Hyphen that the company calls an “aggregator for cross-border payouts settled via distributed ledgers.” The new platform allows users to make direct-to-bank payouts across 24 countries worldwide. Hyphen takes a 1% fee per transfer that they claim is resolved....


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