5 Exciting Bitcoin Startups For This Year

1. Blade

Blade is a company that offers prepaid debit cards that users can put bitcoin on. This way they can use the card anywhere where it is accepted. This is a game changer in the retail industry. The founder of the company, Ed Boyle, used to work as a general manager for American Express in the prepaid card department.

2. Ledger Wallet

Ledger Wallet is an actual, physical bitcoin wallet. The purpose of creating a tool like this is to make it easier to use and understand bitcoin for those people who like to hold their cash in their hand. Ledger Wallet was created by Eric Larchevengue. The wallet looks like a USB stick and the company says that is malware proof.

3. Elliptic: Secure Storage

Elliptic is a company based in the UK, founded by James Smith. This startup offers one-of-a-kind bitcoin storage. Elliptic can be proud to say that they got the ISAE 3402 accreditation from KPMG. The great part is that the bitcoin you store here is insured.

4. World Passport

World passport is a startup founded by Chris Ellis. He is a crypto enthusiast that was really keen on improving the record keeping capacity. With World Passport, users can prove who they really are without relying on the country where they come from.

5. DarkWallet

The founders of DarkWallet got the inspiration for this startup because of bitcoin’s traceability. This means that you can trace bitcoin through the network despite the transactions being anonymous. DarkWallet mixes all the users’ coins making them untraceable. It is kind of a money-laundering method. Some say that this startup can be broadly used by criminals since it exemplifies ultra-libertarian views, but others think is a good way to improve the security of their bitcoins.