bitSIM Turns Any Mobile Phone Into a Bitcoin Wallet

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Article by JP Buntinx
One of the main concerns people have regarding Bitcoin payments is the fact that you always need an Internet connection in order to broadcast transactions to the network. For most of us in the western world, this is not a problem. But in the areas where Bitcoin could do some good – like Africa, and South America – Internet connectivity is scarce, which creates an issue. bitSIM wants to make Bitcoin and blockchain transactions available to anyone anywhere at any time.
bitSIM: A Brief Introduction
As the name suggest, bitSIM is a way to put bitcoins on any SIM card, regardless of what mobile phone you are using. If successful, this will help in gaining critical mass for Bitcoin adoption around the world.

This post was published at Inside Bitcoins on May 3, 2015.