Blockchain.com Partners with Ledger To Launch Hardware Wallet

Crypto wallet startup Blockchain has partnered French hardware wallet maker Ledger to develop an exclusively compatible hardware wallet to integrate with its existing online wallet. The wallet provider currently supports Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The custom hardware device called the “Blockchain Lockbox” will allow Luxembourg-based Blockchain’s wallet users to store crypto assets offline through integration of cryptocurrency hardware and software. The Blockchain Lockbox started taking pre-orders from October 25, with deliveries expected in start in mid-November. Hardware wallets are said to be immune to computer viruses…

Wallet Provider Blockchain.com Makes LinkedIn’s 2018 Top 25 UK Startup List

LinkedIn has ranked cryptocurrency wallet provider and data firm Blockchain.com (formerly known as Blockchain.info) in its top ten most “sought-after” U.K. startup employers in new listings September 30. Part of a list featuring 25 UK-based startup companies, Blockchain.com made the grade at number 9, while financial disruptors took two of the three poll positions in the rankings. Among its attributes, LinkedIn notes Blockchain.com’s “benefits such as free food and flexible working,” unlimited holiday policy and a bonus scheme for employees paid in Bitcoin (BTC). On social media, executives noted the…