Bitcoin Wallet App Developer Hive Purchases Android App Bridgewalker
Hive, a company that has developed a stylized bitcoin wallet for Mac OS X, has acquired the Android bitcoin app Bridgewalker. Bridgewalker is a Euro-based platform for bitcoin designed with speed in mind. Some of its framework and design cues will be integrated into Hive's product strategy. "Basically, Bridgewalker will become part of Hive's offering. In addition, I will be joining the Hive team and initially focus on developing an Android port of Hive," says Jan Vornberger, the developer behind Bridgewalker. The main attraction of Hive's wallet software on Apple's PC platform is its....
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Hive, which develops bitcoin wallet software, has come out of beta. The company recently released a stable version of its wallet, currently available for Mac OS X. Hive's strategy for bitcoin wallets is to build software that is well-designed and accessible. Making bitcoin simple. "Bitcoin is not always considered an easy concept for the masses to understand. Hive's goal is to change that," said Wendell Davis, the company's CEO. "We're trying to demystify the wallet. We're trying to provide a really good on-ramping service for new users of bitcoin." Other platforms for Hive, such as....
Hive, a geographically distributed startup that builds bitcoin wallets, launched a beta version of its Android wallet app today. Jan Vornberger, lead developer of the app, said that the company's product has key differences that will make it stand out in the crowded Android marketplace. One of those features is the ability to host third-party bitcoin applications within the wallet - effectively, a Hive app store. Vornberger told CoinDesk: "I would say it's our app platform, which makes Hive extensible, [is the big differentiator]." Simple interface. Hive focused on offering a very user....
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....
Hive, the creators of an open-source wallet for Mac OS X, are looking for developers to contribute to the company's expansion. Earlier this year, Hive announced that Hive for Android will be available in late spring, 2014. iOS support is out of the question due to their decision to remove Bitcoin wallets from the app store. With the release of their original OS X wallet, many have asked about a possible Windows or Linux wallet. Wendell Davis, the self-proclaimed "pseudo-CEO" of Hive, has stated that a Windows or Linux wallet will never come to existence "unless an exceptional developer....
A prototype cryptocurrency point-of-sales (POS) terminal called Bitcoin Box can process transactions without the need for an Internet connection. Instead it relies on Near Field Communications (NFC) and Bluetooth to enable payments. The device has been developed by Hive developer Jan Vornberger, who said the customer simply needs to touch their smartphone on the device and it completes the transaction via Bluetooth. Bitcoin Box relies on off-the-shelf components to create a payment flow and was inspired by Apple Pay, he added. Although Vornberger is relatively new to bitcoin hardware, he....