#bitcoin processor

Bitcoin Processor GoCoin Adds Fiat Payout Options

29 January 2015 | Pete Rizzo | Coindesk.com

GoCoin has added three new fiat currencies as payout options for merchants – euros, pound sterling and Singapore dollars.

The announcements come amid a string of new details about the company’s business progress. Since raising $550,000 in November 2013, GoCoin has arguably become a big-three payment processor alongside BitPay and Coinbase due to its agnostic approach to digital currencies, accepting litecoin and dogecoin alongside bitcoin.

In statements, CEO Steve Beauregard asserted that the company has “greatly exceeded its growth projections in 2014″, and is well-positioned for success this year.

BitPay Unveils Bitcore, its New Open-Source Project for App Developers

By Pete Rizzo, Coindesk.com

Atlanta, Georgia-based bitcoin processor BitPay has announced the beta launch of Bitcore, a new open-source project that it says will allow app developers to more easily build projects on the bitcoin network.

Bitcore represents a break from BitPay’s processor plugins, as the JavaScript library is designed not for merchants, but to encourage “more developers to build software that interfaces directly with the real bitcoin network”.

BitPay broke the news via blog post, stating: