Blockchain opens 3 Millionth Bitcoin Wallet

Blockchain, one of the largest wallet software provider, has opened its 3 millionth bitcoin wallet, as it's downloads doubled in less than a year.

The company has seen consistent demand since bitcoin's price hike in 2013, crossing the 1.5 million mark in April.

"We could not confirm how many of Blockchain's wallet accounts are active for privacy reasons. However, record-breaking transaction volume is a positive sign of bitcoin's user growth", Blockchain CEO Peter Smith said in a conversation with Coindesk. "You can look to the 140% (appx) year-over-year growth in the number of transactions powered by our software daily to get a sense for activity, which, as a company focused on making it easy to transact, is really encouraging".