Coinerz: Purchase Altcoins And Bitcoin With Ease
A new way to purchase Bitcoin and altcoins is coming to the UK market — and it’s called Coinerz. The platform allows anyone from the United Kingdom to use their credit card to buy various kinds of cryptocurrency. A list of digital currencies the creators say will keep growing. Bitcoinist got together with James Malach, CTO of the team, and chatted with him about the project. Malach has over 20 years of experience in the field of online technology as well as being part of management teams that have raised 20m in venture funding. The entrepreneur gives us a little preview of what’s to come....
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