Bridgewalker: the fast Bitcoin wallet for Android
Bridgewalker is an app that can "bridge" between dollars and Bitcoins. It is a Bitcoin wallet for Android. Jan Vornberger, who previously worked on Instawallet, developed Bridgewalker to make the Bitcoin payment process a fast mobile experience. Editor's note: At the time of writing, while you can install Bridgewalker on your Android device for free, it is only at a beta state and it is not possible to create an account. The beta version is restricted to a "guest mode", which assigns you a bitcoin wallet (accompanied by QR code) and allows you to scan QR codes to send payments. "Everything....
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