CEO Paul Puey: 'Airbitz Wouldn't Break Down Under a True Crypto-Economy'
Airbitz impressed judges last week in the Inside Bitcoins startup competition, and the wallet walked away as the winner. You might remember Airbitz as the wallet that has a built-in Bitcoin directory, which points users to nearby merchants that accept Bitcoin. The company is also known for rolling out the first one-touch 2-factor authentication for a mobile wallet, which makes security a little easier for the average Bitcoin user. The mission is to stick to Bitcoin's decentralized roots while also to make Bitcoin easy to use, a balance that appears to be the unicorn of the Bitcoin space.....
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Extra, extra, hear all about it! AirBitz that is! Get ready for exclusively released breaking news in this interview, on the future of AirBitz. In this episode Doctor Petty hosts a solo interview with Paul Puey. It’s been about a year since having Paul on the show — he helps us catch up and recaps on the ins and outs of AirBitz to refresh our mental palates. Paul goes over his start in the space and the current goals set forth for the AirBitz of today. Going on to explain how he left his job in late 2013 to built a team by early 2014, that set forth [that built] the Airbitz of today. We....
LAS VEGAS, NV – October 7, 2014 – Airbitz today announced the release of its integrated mobile bitcoin wallet and business directory, now with 3,200+ listings and coverage in 14 countries, at Inside Bitcoins Las Vegas. Airbitz CEO Paul Puey will present a session on “Bitcoin Wallets: Balancing Security, Privacy, and Ease of Use” at the conference on October 7th at 2:00PM.“In order to increase adoption of bitcoin and grow our ecosystem, we recognized the need to make transactions easier and more approachable,” said Airbitz CEO Paul Puey. “This was our impetus in creating a product with a....
Don't you wish there was a resource that knew all the businesses that accept Bitcoins in your area? WelI I had a chance to talk to Paul Puey, the CEO/ Co-Founder of Airbitz, a Bitcoin wallet and business directory that does just that. Their web-based business directory went online on Mar 17. The iOS app came a week later, and the Android app was released April 7 at the Inside Bitcoin NYC conference. Paul studied Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at UC Berkeley, California. He was a 3D graphics software engineer at Nvidia for 7 years, although he had also done software projects in....
San Diego based cryptocurrency wallet provider AirBitz was featured on ABC’s 10 News as the local news network reported on companies in the city accepting and paying workers with bitcoin and how the workers “never see a paycheck.” AirBitz launched in 2014 with founder Paul Puey creating a secure and simple wallet service with an added business directory. Airbitz had started its directory with 3,200 listings and Puey’s team believes the currency is the future. All ten Airbitz employees are paid in bitcoin, and Puey says “no one receives a paycheck.” Puey tells the news team how the digital....
Airbitz, a popular bitcoin wallet provider, has announced the launch of a new crowdfunding campaign through Wefunder. Through Wefunder’s BitPay integration, Airbitz will become the first company to raise bitcoin investments in full compliance with Title III of the JOBS Act. Airbitz to Raise Funds in Compliance With SEC Rules. The JOBS Act — or the “Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act — was signed into law on April 5, 2012. The purpose of this law is to make it easier for startups to go public and raise capital privately. Title III of the Act applies specifically to crowdfunding, which....