Airbitz Launches Mobile Bitcoin Wallet Designed for Mainstream Consumers
San Diego Startup Brings User Experience and Security to New Levels

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 6, 2014 – Airbitz today announced the release of its integrated mobile bitcoin wallet and business directory, now with 3200+ listings and coverage in 14 countries, at Inside Bitcoins Las Vegas. Airbitz CEO Paul Puey will present a session on “Bitcoin Wallets: Balancing Security, Privacy, and Ease of Use” at the conference on October 7th at 2:00PM.

“In order to increase adoption of bitcoin and grow our ecosystem, we recognized the need to make transactions easier and more approachable,” said Airbitz CEO Paul Puey. “This was our impetus in creating a product with a carefully crafted UI and user experience, and we are extremely proud to bring our mobile wallet and directory to the masses.”

The Airbitz Wallet and Business Directory features simple account creation using just a username, password and 4 digit pin. The user has the option to input transaction data (Payee, Category, Notes) and search by these fields.

Features implemented for robust security include:

Automatic wallet encryption and cloud backup
Device-to-device account sync across phone, tablet, iOS, Android
Local, client-side encryption giving Airbitz zero-knowledge and zero-access to user data or funds
Device-to-device account sync across phone, tablet, iOS, Android
Great privacy through HD Wallets (changing addresses with each transaction)

Additional exclusive features:

Payments via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) without QR code (iPhone only)
Merchant Mode with the ability to submit partial payments

Airbitz is available for free on Android and iOS mobile devices at www.airbitz.co and in the Google Play and Apple App Stores. The Airbitz app code will be released as open source by end of 2014.

About Airbitz

Airbitz was founded in January 2014. We aim to bring bitcoin to the next billion users through amazingly simple yet feature rich applications focused on ease of use and ease of security. Our focus is to deliver software, services, and products with an amazing user experience, both visually and functionally, simplifying this advanced technology and delivering it to the masses while still retaining Bitcoin’s core principles of decentralization and privacy. For more information, visit www.airbitz.co and follow us at www.twitter.com/airbitz






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Articles:

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/17137/airbitz-launches-mobile-bitcoin-wallet-designed-mainstream-consumers-san-diego-startup-brings-bitcoin-user-experience-security-new-levels/
https://coinreport.net/airbitz-debuting-bitcoin-wallet-inside-bitcoins-conference/
http://www.examiner.com/article/airbitz-launches-bitcoin-wallet-app-and-directory-to-meet-consumer-needs-1

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