The competition between Coinbase and BitPay looks like it has spilled over to the API battlefield. Yesterday, Coinbase released Toshi, an open-source bitcoin node with a JSON API for developers. Today, BitPay responded with their own API update, packed with new features, updates, and fixes. Not to be outdone, the BitPay API is built on […]

In another sign that the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust is marching steadily towards Securities and Exchange Commission approval, the trust’s proprietary index, the WinkDex, officially opened its API to developers today. The WinkDex is a blended index created specifically for pricing the Winklevoss twins’ exchange traded fund for would-be investors. The API has been available to […]

Bitcoin processor BitPay announced the beta launch of a new project called Bitcore yesterday. According to the project homepage, “Bitcore is a complete, native interface to the Bitcoin network, and provides the core functionality needed to develop apps for bitcoin.” BitPay’s announcement provided a few key details about the fundamental concept behind Bitcore, explaining: At […]