StrongCoin is creating a distributed exchange
Online wallet system StrongCoin is launching a new distributed exchange service to purchase bitcoins. StrongCoin founder Ian Purton already runs an OTC exchange called Bitcoinary. An OTC exchange is different from a traditional exchange such as Mt. Gox or BitStamp, because it doesn't require you to hold funds in an account, or process trades for you. Instead, it enables people to find each other directly, and arrange a trade themselves. Now, he's also creating what he calls a distributed exchange. Operated as part of his StrongCoin encrypted online wallet service, it will pair bitcoin....
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