South Korean Bitcoin Exchange Launches Multi-Signature Wallet

South Korean Bitcoin Exchange Launches Multi-Signature Wallet

Coinone, a bitcoin exchange in South Korea, recently announced a multi-signature wallet. According to its CEO Myunghun Cha, it was time for the bitcoin exchange to offer "equal level of safety and control" as other multi-signature wallet providers. The company makes use of a third-party API through BitGo, which they deemed as the answer to many security concerns facing exchanges and online wallets. "With its implementation, we hope to bring in more users from the national and international pool of bitcoin users," Cha added. Coinone Bitcoin Exchange Operations. Coinone was built by Devign....


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