Coinkite Pulls Plug on Bitcoin Web Wallet Service

Coinkite Pulls Plug on Bitcoin Web Wallet Service

Bitcoin services startup Coinkite has announced that it will soon be dropping its popular and secure bitcoin web wallets, Tor access to users as well as their API in order to focus on hardware-based bitcoin products and services. The phase out from its current roster of services including its web wallet will play out over the next 30 days, Coinkite announced in a blog post today. The company insists that it is moving on to the “next phase” of Coinkite, one which does not involve the web wallet service offered to its customers who include individuals and businesses. In its blog post,....


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