LHV Bank Develops Wallet App Built on Bitcoin's Blockchain
Estonia's LHV Bank has backed a project to create a financial services platform and money-transfer app that will utilize bitcoin to facilitate transactions. The Cuber Wallet app, which is available on both Android and Apple devices, enables users to send and receive euros instantly and free of charge. The experimental system uses the bitcoin blockchain by way of colored coins, according to the bank. LHV Bank has also announced the creation of an experimental type of digital security. The development of the bitcoin-based certificate of deposit mirrors work conducted in other parts of the....
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