HYPR Corp./BitGo Partnership Marries Blockchain With Biometric Security

HYPR Corp./BitGo Partnership Marries Blockchain With Biometric Security

HYPR Corp., a New York, N.Y.-based firm which decentralizes the storage of biometric data to enable secure passwordless authentication across mobile, desktop and IoT systems, has partnered with Palo Alto, Calif.-based BitGo, Inc. to extend biometric authentication to the blockchain space to secure cryptocurrency, digital assets, private keys and identities. The alliance links biometric security with the blockchain. BitGo secures more than $1 billion per month in digital assets with over 10,000 transactions on any given day. The company recently announced a new feature – BitGo Instant,....


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