BitPay Launches Windows Phone Bitcoin Wallet App
- BitPay has been dedicated to supporting the relatively small community of Windows Phone users for years.
Bitcoin payment processor BitPay Inc. has announced that it is making its Bitcoin wallet app available on Windows Phone.
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Windows Phone is Microsoft's operating system for mobile devices. According to the latest research by Gartner, it commands less than 1% of the smartphone market which is dominated by Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
BitPay has been dedicated to supporting the relatively small community of Windows Phone users since the launch of its Copay wallet in the Windows Store back in January of 2015.
The developers say that the new wallet application integrates the ease-of-use and security of the Copay wallet with BitPay's consumer Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term ecosystem, especially its prepaid Visa debit card for bitcoin users.
Background
Bringing the BitPay wallet to the Windows Phone is only a small part of the company’s work for Microsoft users in recent years.
In late 2015, Microsoft added its Bitcore Bitcoin development platform to its Azure cloud service platform. Back in 2014, Microsoft became the most prominent company to accept bitcoin payments, using BitPay for Xbox payments and other purchases its online Windows Store.
The BitPay team commented: “Microsoft's continued commitment to Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Read this Term technology and interest in smart contracts makes our bitcoin wallet platform – the foundation of many exciting smart contract projects – a powerful addition to the Windows Phone app ecosystem.”
Bitcoin payment processor BitPay Inc. has announced that it is making its Bitcoin wallet app available on Windows Phone.
The London Summit 2017 is coming, get involved!
Windows Phone is Microsoft's operating system for mobile devices. According to the latest research by Gartner, it commands less than 1% of the smartphone market which is dominated by Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
BitPay has been dedicated to supporting the relatively small community of Windows Phone users since the launch of its Copay wallet in the Windows Store back in January of 2015.
The developers say that the new wallet application integrates the ease-of-use and security of the Copay wallet with BitPay's consumer Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term ecosystem, especially its prepaid Visa debit card for bitcoin users.
Background
Bringing the BitPay wallet to the Windows Phone is only a small part of the company’s work for Microsoft users in recent years.
In late 2015, Microsoft added its Bitcore Bitcoin development platform to its Azure cloud service platform. Back in 2014, Microsoft became the most prominent company to accept bitcoin payments, using BitPay for Xbox payments and other purchases its online Windows Store.
The BitPay team commented: “Microsoft's continued commitment to Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Read this Term technology and interest in smart contracts makes our bitcoin wallet platform – the foundation of many exciting smart contract projects – a powerful addition to the Windows Phone app ecosystem.”