After launching a self-custody wallet at the end of last year, Uphold is now adding Bitcoin 
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support, the company said in a statement.
“Many of us are familiar with the challenges users face in managing their bitcoin keys and
wallets,” said Uphold CEO Simon McLoughlin in a press statement. “As bitcoin ownership expands, the need for enhanced security combined with trading convenience becomes ever-more apparent.”
When Uphold announced the new wallet, Vault, it initially supported the 
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token. At the time of the launch, the company said it was first offering the wallet in beta, with a full rollout slated for sometime during the early part of this year.
Launched in 2015, Uphold serves over 10 million customers in more than 140 countries, according to the company.
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