- Block’s Self-Custody Wallet: Block has updated the Bitcoin community on the development of its self-custody Bitcoin wallet, with a goal to make self-custody more accessible than ever before.
- Partnerships: Block will be working with global and local partners such as exchanges and on/off ramp firms to provide users with an easy and transparent buy/sell experience.
- Payment Partnerships: The post also discussed partnerships with companies who have established distribution networks and help customers pay for the wallet using local payment methods.
Block’s Self-Custody Wallet
Jack Dorsey’s Block has updated the Bitcoin community on the development of its self-custody Bitcoin wallet.The goal, according to a blog post, is to build “a self-custody bitcoin wallet designed to empower the next 100 million people to truly own and manage their money with bitcoin.” First introduced in 2022, the product principles indicate Block’s desire to create a wallet that allows users to truly own and manage bitcoin “in a way that makes self-custody more accessible than ever before.”
Partnerships
Partners will seemingly be a major part of building the self-custody wallet. “Through global and local partnerships with exchanges and on/off ramp partners, we provide customers with ways to access a smooth, transparent buy and sell experience,” the blog post reads, “ultimately helping them navigate between fiat and bitcoin financial systems, wherever they are in the world.”The post described the criteria for Block to partner with on and offramp firms highlighting global and regional reach and depth, product experience, price transparency, customer onboarding and trust and transparency. Customer experience is also reiterated. Per an image shared in the blog post, users will seemingly be able to choose between different partners with transparent pricing, be prompted to sign in or continue as a guest, and then seamlessly receive their bitcoin into the self-custody wallet. Beyond these details, the blog post elucidates on retail and distribution partners and payment partnerships.
Payment Partnerships
In order to reach customers globally,”This could look like point of sale partnerships with seller and merchant services,” said Block in regards to effectively increasing bitcoin’s usage as a payment method”, payroll partnerships”and many other types of partnerships.”The blog post concludes by asking for feedback from readers about if there are any criteria that should be adjusted or specific companies that Block should consider partnering with.
Customer Experience
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