Bitcoin Startup Bitreserve Launches Developer API for Payments Platform

Bitcoin Startup Bitreserve Launches Developer API for Payments Platform

Bitcoin startup Bitreserve is making aggressive strides in the digital currency space. Just days after hiring Nike CISO as the company's first Chief Information Security Officer and announcing zero cost on money conversion and transfer operations, the cloud-based Bitcoin company has launched an API, "Bitreserve Connect" for its currency conversions and payments platform. The Bitcoin company made the official announcement on its blog via a post titled "Announcing Bitreserve Connect: Where Innovation Meets Money." The post said, "With Bitreserve Connect, we're focused on empowering....


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