BitGo Launches Platform API Opening Its Bitcoin Security Infrastructure to the Masses
Earlier today, Palo Alto based Bitcoin security service provider BitGo announced the general availability of the BitGo Platform API, which will allow developers to fully leverage, for the first time ever, the enterprise grade security features of BitGo's multisig HD wallet in their own applications. The launch of this particular service stands to be a....
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BitGo has announced a new service that leverages the security firm's status as a consigner on its multisig accounts to allow customers the means to provide greater financial transparency. As part of the announcement, bitcoin firm ChangeTip will use the new Verified by BitGo service to demonstrate its account holdings. The tipping platform will display its bitcoin solvency on its website, listing assets and liabilities in real-time along with information specific to individual users. Links to the Verified by BitGo page will also be displayed within each user's ChangeTip account page and on....
Palo Alto-based Bitcoin security platform BitGo recently announced a partnership with HYPR, a New York-based biometrics security firm, to bring biometric authentication to the blockchain space. The BitGo-HYPR partnership will see integration of the HYPR-Secure biometric login with BitGo’s multi-signature platform, to provide users with a decentralized identity as well as an added layer of security for cryptocurrency, digital assets, private keys and identities through biometric authentication. “It’s astounding how often our enterprise clients request a solution for blockchain security upon....
Leading bitcoin security platform and multi-signature / P2SH (pay-to-script hash) bitcoin wallet provider BitGo has transacted more than $1 billion worth of bitcoin transactions in a single quarter. "BitGo was the first to pioneer the secure, multi-signature wallet platform for bitcoin," said BitGo CEO and co-founder Mike Belshe. "Security is never a finished feature, so we're continually raising the bar. As we reach this billion-dollar milestone, we're happy know so many customers are seeing the value of our solution." The BitGo wallet platform and API have not experienced a single breach....
Singaporean-based Bitcoin exchange, CoinHako, has integrated the BitGo digital currency security platform and insurance offering and will now be run with multi-signature wallets and a state-of-the-art platform, and their holdings will be insured against theft and hacks. The insurance offering is through an undisclosed A-rated insurer from XL Group, which covers up to $250,000 of losses for all BitGo customers. Clients can choose to increase the amount with a 1 percent flat fee. The security firm also provides transparency, improved management controls and internal checks for better....
Earlier this week BitGo and the Bitcoin Foundation issued a joint statement announcing the Foundation's selection of BitGo Enterprise platform for internal financial controls. BitGo, based in the US, is a leading Bitcoin security platform and a pioneer of multi-sig technology. The company's BitGo Enterprise™ offers the first multi-user, multi-sig secure Bitcoin wallet designed for corporations, financial institutions, and other large holders of Bitcoin. Enterprise Grade Bitcoin Wallet. BitGo Enterprise enables the Bitcoin Foundation to implement multi-signature wallets across all its....