Bitcoin Mobile App ZeroBlock Acquired by Blockchain.info

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ZeroBlock Acquired After Leading the Field for Bitcoin Mobile Apps

Blockchain.info has acquired ZeroBlock, a leading Bitcoin mobile app for iPhone and Android devices.

Blockchain.info is one of the largest online Bitcoin wallets, and the company also hosts fresh Bitcoin charts, currency statistics, and an easy to navigate Bitcoin Blockchain explorer.

ZeroBlock is the first cross-platform real time Bitcoin market data and aggregated news feed.

Both companies have had tremendous growth this past year, and are combining forces to continue competing in the exciting Bitcoin industry. In November, Blockchain.info added nearly 300,000 users and ZeroBlock saw meteoric downloads with the release of its much anticipated Android version.

“When I’m asked what’s the killer app for Bitcoin right now I always recommend ZeroBlock,” said Nicolas Cary, CEO of Blockchain.info.

Pictured above: the ZeroBlock app (click to enlarge)

“What Dan Held and Kevin Johnson have accomplished is truly remarkable. ZeroBlock has created an enduring design aesthetic that elegantly filters the signal from the noise in the Bitcoin ecosystem. I’m completely obsessed with it” he added.

“Kevin and I felt there was a void in the app marketplace for a well-designed, informative Bitcoin app,” said Dan Held, co-founder of ZeroBlock. “So we built ZeroBlock to be simplistic but possess deep functionality, focusing on easily digestible and relevant information.”

On Bitcoin is one of the key news sources in ZeroBlock, turned on by default.

Held expressed his excitement for this acquisition, “We were excited to have the opportunity to grow ZeroBlock with the resources and user base of Blockchain.info. With their support, ZeroBlock will solidify its position as the leader in the mobile Bitcoin app marketplace.”

Along with other Bitcoin iPhone apps, Blockchain.info ran into trouble with Apple. The app previously allowed for sending and receiving Bitcoin, but Apple placed restrictions on the app that rendered the app much less useful. With the acquisition of ZeroBlock, Blockchain.info can make up for lost time in iOS.

Blockchain.info has some very ambitious future goals in the Bitcoin space – one of these is to build an informed global Bitcoin audience. ZeroBlock will play a pivotal role helping the global Bitcoin community follow market trends and open up new revenue sources, said the company.

Congratulations to the ZeroBlock team!

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