The self-custody Bitcoin ( BTC ) wallet built by Jack Dorsey’s fintech firm is shipping new features soon.
Dorsey took to the social media platform X to tease upcoming features for Block’s Bitkey wallet, including “transaction verification, fingerprint reset, private wallet balances [and] private purchasing.”
Dorsey also linked to a new blog post from Max Guise, Bitkey’s lead developer.
Guise says a transaction-verification software feature will roll out by mid-year.
“We’re also evaluating ways to provide even stronger transaction verification with hardware, and an optional cold wallet configuration for customers who don’t mind putting in a little more effort for more security. These are complex projects, and our next step is to publish a technical proposal and solicit feedback – look out for this over the summer.”
The developer also notes they plan to ship a secure fingerprint reset mechanism in May.
Additionally, Guise says the wallet is working on rolling out new privacy features.
“These privacy upgrades are on the near-term horizon:
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