GogoCoin Partners with Blockchain to Give Away BTC-Loaded Cards
Prepaid bitcoin card specialist GogoCoin has announced a key partnership with Blockchain that will see the two companies coming together to issue a 'white-label' card that can help users quickly set up a bitcoin wallet. The Blockchain cards are loaded with 2 mBTC, intended as giveaways to increase the user base of its wallet service. Tom Longson, CEO of GogoCoin, told CoinDesk that he believes the cards will help encourage greater bitcoin adoption: "It's very simple, and designed to go as easily as possible so there are no complicated steps. You don't have to understand bitcoin as much as....
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