Coinone has become the first bitcoin exchange in South Korea to launch a multi-signature wallet, using BitGo's API.
In a statement, Coinone CEO Myunghun Cha said it was time for exchanges to provide the "equal level of safety and control" as multi-sig wallet providers.
He continued:
, which also offers a wallet app and a payment gateway service, was built by Devign Lab following the closure of a $200,000 seed funding round provided by K Cube Ventures.
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