Google Acknowledges Circle's Bitcoin Application at 2015 I/O Awards

Google Acknowledges Circle's Bitcoin Application at 2015 I/O Awards

Boston-based Bitcoin wallet and provider Circle received an honorable mention at Google I/O. The company's Android wallet application was, in fact, the only finance app to make the "best in class" showcase, and the first-ever Bitcoin-related application to receive such an accolade. For perspective, Circle's wallet was listed alongside such visible brands as Evernote, Tumblr, the New York Times, and BuzzFeed. In essence, Google has encouraged Android users to try out a Bitcoin wallet, and there is only one way for that to be useful to those who do - to buy some Bitcoin. Circle's Bitcoin....


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