PRISMicide Could Be the Secure Mobile Bitcoin Wallet of the Future
PRISMicide aims to provide the perfect combination of security and convenience for Bitcoin users. One of the key ingredients missing from Bitcoin right now is a way to store bitcoins that is both secure and convenient. Although there are offline methods of storage that can keep your bitcoins safe from hackers, these sorts of cold storage techniques usually make Bitcoin much harder to use. After all, it's supposed to be the most frictionless payment system in the world today. Many people view the TREZOR wallet as one way to bridge the gap between safety and ease-of-use, but that still....
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PRISIMicide is an open-source platform based on a smart card and a Bitcoin hardware wallet. Currently, the project can be funded through IndieGOGO. The total to be raised is $40,000 by August 31 which seems ambitious, but could be completely plausible considering what the project is supposed to do, as well as the pictures shown by the project. PRISMcide consists of open source smart cards and of a small portable player that can be used with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets via bluetooth and also, via USB with Windows, Mac OS and Linux computers. PRISIMicide is a non profit....
Although progress continues to be made in the area of mobile Bitcoin wallets that are both convenient and secure, the reality is that we're still missing that perfect solution for safely using Bitcoin with our mobile phones. Hardware wallets and multi-sig addresses have been moves in the right direction, but it turns out that the iWatch could be the missing ingredient that wallet developers have needed this entire time. The main problem with secure Bitcoin payments on the go has been the fact that people usually only have one device with them when they're away from their home computers.....
A security technology startup is aiming to grab a share of the growing mobile payments market through a blend of hardware-isolated security and bitcoin. Rivetz develops software that, when released later this year, intends to leverage secure hardware environments embedded in Android-enabled smartphones to manage private keys for mobile bitcoin wallets. The company has partnered with several companies including mobile security firm Trustonic, identity computing solutions provider Intercede and BitPay. The app will be available to users in the second quarter of this year, and according to....
One thing people tend to forget is how we secure Bitcoin wallets on our mobile devices. Many cryptocurrency users store funds on their smartphone or other mobile devices. Wth a vast plethora of Bitcoin wallets to choose from, that seems to be the most logical and secure solution. But John McAfee feels otherwise, as he feels smartphone usage will leave Bitcoin in “chaos.” In his opinion, developers need to pay far more attention to security. The statement made by John McAfee will upset quite a few people, even though there is some truth to his words. Security is a critical part of any....