Coinbase Releases Redesigned App and Merchant App For Android
The folks over at Coinbase announced on Sunday that they've released a brand-spanking-new version of their application for Android, and also a new version of their merchant app on Google's mobile operating system. With regard to the standalone Coinbase app, the California-based company says it features a new user interface "with improved speed, reliability, and ease of use". The application supports a rather simple means of refreshing Coinbase's buy/sell price, and can also hide your balance, if that's something you're shy about. Coinbase says switching between accounts is now easier, and....
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Coinbase has launched its redesigned Android and iOS mobile apps, allowing users to instantly buy and sell bitcoin in 19 countries. The California-based bitcoin services provider indicates that both apps have been rebuilt "from the ground up" on the latest versions of both platforms. In addition to the updated buy and sell functionality, Coinbase users can request bitcoin from other users using a bitcoin address, email or QR code; shop with merchants who accept bitcoin; and access their full Coinbase account and transaction history. Further, Coinbase indicated that the apps come with....
A Canadian programmer has published what he claims is a vulnerability in Coinbase's Android apps, one that could allow an attacker to gain full access to a user's account. Software Engineer Bryan Stern went so far as to caution users not to use the Coinbase Bitcoin Wallet and Merchant apps for Android until the problem is fixed, and advised them to check their accounts for suspicious activity. However, the company has since responded to Stern in a reddit thread stating that the vulnerabilities were not as serious as Stern claims. Stern, who works on Android development at Hootsuite, said....
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The folks at Blockchain.info have released what they're calling the 'Blockchain Merchant App' for devices running the Android mobile operating system. It's exactly as it sounds, an application that serves as an easy means for businesses to accept bitcoin from their clients. Merchants interested in the application simply need to download from the Google Play Store, set up a 4-digit PIN, specify the receiving bitcoin address, the name of the business and currency preference, and wham-bam, an instant way to start accepting payments. The app is free, and there are no transaction fees....
San Francisco-based bitcoin broker and merchant services provider Coinbase announced on Thursday that they are now supporting the BIP:70 Bitcoin Payment Protocol. As provided by Coinbase, the following are features that make the Protocol useful: Human-readable, secure payment destinations- customers will be asked to authorize payment to a payment processor identified as "example.com" (or "Example, Inc." if an extended validation certificate is used) instead of an inscrutable, 34-character Bitcoin address. Secure proof of payment, which the customer can use in case of a dispute with the....