21 Inc. Details Payment Capabilities for its Hardware
In an announcement posted to the company’s blog on Medium, 21 Inc. revealed details about the 21 Bitcoin Computer’s unique ability to facilitate micropayments between users. Updates to the group’s main consumer facing product, released in November 2015 and available for $400, now open unchartered possibilities for integration and usage of micropayments for Bitcoin fanatics, entrepreneurs and developers alike. 21 Inc. and Micropayments. The post reads: “Today we’re announcing the release of software and libraries to allow high frequency Bitcoin-based microtransactions between any pair of 21....
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