Bitfinex and BitGo Partner to Create World’s First Real-Time Proof of Reserve Bitcoin Exchange

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Bitfinex, the world’s leading Bitcoin exchange, unveiled a new Bitcoin settlement and security architecture that for the first time ever offers complete segregation of all customer bitcoins. Based on BitGo’s revolutionary multi-signature technology, the Bitfinex exchange now provides individual multi-signature wallets for each customer, allowing traders to verify funds on the blockchain for complete transparency

Vodacom and Tigo Agree On Mobile Money Interoperability

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Millions of M-Pesa and Tigo Pesa customers in Tanzania will soon be able to send and receive money directly into each other’s wallets. This follows the recent signing of a mobile money interoperability agreement between Tigo and Vodacom. The agreement announced, will for the first time see four million Tigo Pesa users exchanging money directly

Nigeria’s SimplePay Accepting Bitcoins

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Nigeria’s web and mobile-based wallet service SimplePay has announced it is now allowing its users to fund their wallets from their Bitcoin accounts. In an exclusive interview with HumanIPO, Rich Tanksley, Director of Operations, SimplePay Ltd said the startup will use a payment API from its Bitcoin wallet. He said: “People will enter their details