Bitcoin Wallet Electrum 2.0 to Release This Week

Bitcoin Wallet Electrum 2.0 to Release This Week

Lightweight Bitcoin Wallet Electrum has announced to release its updated version this week. Thanks to all our beta testers! Electrum 2.0 will be released this week! Expect us. - Electrum (@ElectrumWallet) February 23, 2015. A Special Focus on Bitcoin Wallet Security. The new Electrum 2.0 will be focusing specially on Bitcoin wallet security features. As publicized earlier, this update is hoping to add support for Trezor hardware wallets. It simply means that users will have the option to transfer their Bitcoins to a much secure and isolated environment. Server-based Blockchain Still....


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