BitPay adds Intel’s Security Extension to Secure its Copay Wallet
BitPay has announced the integration of Intel's hardware-based security service into its Copay wallet offering. BitPay, the leading Bitcoin merchant payment processor has announced the integration of additional security features to Copay Bitcoin wallet. The security feature comes in the form of a hardware integration offered by the semiconductor major, Intel. With the inclusion of Intel Software Guard Extensions, Copay now features the highest level of security offered by any true Bitcoin wallet service till date. Better known as Intel SGX (Software Guard Extensions), the architecture....
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