Xapo: ‘Without Security, Nothing Else Matters’

Xapo: ‘Without Security, Nothing Else Matters’

CoinTelegraph has been at Money 20/20 speaking to a huge variety of major names in the cryptocurrency market and beyond. One name on the lips of many at present is Xapo, a secure Bitcoin storage and payment facilitator which has seen much publicity. From initial praise to recent backlash from community commentators, CSO Ted Rogers talks to CoinTelegraph about the challenges of being a standout in the early Bitcoin ecosystem. Rogers was directly involved in recent developments, but is upbeat about the future and is confident of Xapo’s ability to learn from past mistakes and continue....


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