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By Steven Anderson
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Guy-Louis Grau, that project lead of Status, when talking about the “Tap-to-Pay” crypto hardware wallet stated, “the exact same shape as a Visa card you have in your wallet today.”
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Status stated that the cryptocurrency hardware wallet of the Ethereum messaging app had been relaunched as Keycard.
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Guy-Louis Grau, further added that "[Keycard] is contactless. It is going to work with your mobile crypto wallet.
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Status Keycard is compatible with several cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, XRP, Litecoin and with all of the ERC20 tokens that are based Ethereum.
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Interested parties can get their Status Keycard by mail by early March 2019. However, Grau stated that it is not likely to be user-friendly in the very beginning.
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Grau stated that they are not announcing a full-end consumer product with Keycard. He further clarified stating that "We are releasing a tool actually.
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The integrated version of Keycard with Status software for end users is particularly expected to be released later this year.
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The Keycard API is integrated with the hardware using a code, therefore "codebase integrating.
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When reinstating about the security required for any kind of cryptocurrency hardware wallet, Grau stated, “is tightly linked with openness,”
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In a way, Grau clarified the importance of openness in security by stating in his own words thus: "Security should be able to be assessed by anyone.
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Orders are being made for early deliver next month. The Status Keycard is currently made available for developers to review it on Github.
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