CEX.io Joins Bitcoin API Race With Launch of PlugChain
The team behind cryptocurrency exchange CEX.io and bitcoin mining pool GHash.io has launched a new venture - an open API for building bitcoin applications. With the announcement, CEX.io joins the fast-moving race to launch a comprehensive API for the bitcoin network, competing against notable startups including Gem, which recently launched in beta, and Chain, which raised $9.5m in venture funding this August. Called PlugChain, the CEX.io platform enables developers to create an array of cryptocurrency apps, such as merchant applications and wallets. Jeffrey Smith, chief information officer....
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