Blockchain Seeks Community Assistance for Product Testing
Blockchain, the bitcoin company best known for its popular consumer wallet and block chain explorer, is on the hunt for a group of beta testers to help it develop new tools and features. The Blockchain Beta Group will include developers and customers of the site, according to an official blog post. The notice also reached out to members of the community who may want to participate. The need for the a beta group rose out of Blockchain's fast-paced development, CEO Nic Cary told CoinDesk. Cary said: "Blockchain has a very aggressive release schedule and we've decided to solicit the bitcoin....
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