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Bitcoin has been the new hotness in currency–the first form of decentralized cryptocurrency, independent of any central authority or ownership. It’s open source, so anyone can use it and take part in supporting it.<\/p>\n

Turns out that Ionic apps play well with Bitcoin, and devs are taking note. We tracked down two awesome companies who built Ionic apps that allow users to pay with bitcoin, in one case, and invest in bitcoin, in the other.
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Pay with Bitcoin<\/h3>\n

BitPay\u2019s<\/a> Bitcoin Checkout app, a fast, simple app that allows retail and mobile businesses to accept bitcoin payments, was built with Ionic. It’s available for both iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a>, and is used by hundreds of BitPay merchants to accept bitcoin directly from a device, without complicated point-of-sale integrations.<\/p>\n

The app supports 40 languages and includes multi-employee checkout, tipping, and tip reporting. Customers can use bitcoin wallet apps to make QR code payments or hold their device over the merchant\u2019s point-of-sale device and tap “send”. The payment will be transferred via NFC (near-field communication) technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cBitcoin Checkout makes use of many Ionic elements–most importantly, the high level services and event handling that Ionic standardizes so well,\u201d says Jason Dreyzehner<\/a>, who leads the design team at BitPay. \u201cWe\u2019ve been really impressed with Ionic overall, and we\u2019re really excited to be using Ionic in several other projects now, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dreyzehner\u2019s team is experimenting with using Ionic in Copay<\/a>, an open source<\/a> hybrid bitcoin wallet app based on BitPay\u2019s Bitcore<\/a> project.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Checkout has been featured in CoinDesk<\/a> and TechCrunch<\/a>. If you or your business accept bitcoin payments, definitely give this app a test drive!<\/p>\n

Invest in Bitcoin<\/h3>\n

Lawnmower<\/a>, another Ionic app available for iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a>, allows users to passively invest their spare change in bitcoin over time.<\/p>\n

\u201cConnect a credit card, debit card, checking, or savings account, and Lawnmower will automatically round each of your purchases up to the next dollar and set the differential aside to purchase bitcoin,\u201d says CFO Alex Sunnarborg<\/a>, who founded the company with CEO Pieter Gorsira and CTO Patrick Archambeau. \u201cWe\u2019re extremely friendly towards newcomers to Bitcoin, and we want to let people get started quickly, by putting its complexities in the background.\u201d<\/p>\n

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