In a tweet sent out early this morning by Jonas Schnelli who is a Bitcoin Core developer and also is the co-founder of Bitcoin hardware wallet Digital Bitbox, he said that the hardware wallet has officially gone on sale.

We just started to sell our #bitcoin hardware wallet https://t.co/ko4PrNGzSy. First HWW with libsecp256k1! Flexible API, full native app.

— Jonas Schnelli (@_jonasschnelli_) March 25, 2016

In the tweet Schnelli says that the hardware wallet is the first to support libsecp256k1, and that it has a flexible API and full native app.

The hardware device allows for offline transaction signing, offline and anytime backups to a micro SD card, AES-encrypted USB communication, and 2FA support. Users have full control over their private keys; and the wallet is multisig compatible.

The hardware wallet market has been growing steadily, with a considerable amount of hardware devices that have been released such as Trezor, Case, KeepKey, BitLox, and a few others.

David Shares

David is a writer, researcher, and developer who is passionate about bitcoin and blockchain. He writes for Bitcoin.com, Blockchain.com, and is the founder of Bitcoinx.io (which was acquired by Bitcoin.com). David previously used to write and curate for Myspace and has worked in the fintech and payments space for over 15 years.

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