Gem API Launched Officially: To Offer Free Service to Small Bitcoin Developers
Months after staying in a private beta stage, Bitcoin startup Gem recently matured itself into a fully functional API, available to be exercised by developers around the world to simplify and secure Bitcoin app development. A voluminously reported platform thanks to its "further voluminous" seed funding results, Gem was undoubtedly gaining recognition for its profoundly handsome objectives. Back during the infant days, the startup claimed that their API could be used to create digital currency apps within the matter of minutes, with minimal line of codes. The spotlight later helped Gem....
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