website launched august 30 2011 blockchain.info is a bitcoin wallet and block explorer service . 1 launched in august 2011 the service provides data on recent transactions mined blocks in the bitcoin blockchain charts on the bitcoin economy and statistics and resources for developers . information from and links to the website are common in media coverage and in bitcoin forums . 2 the blockchain.info mobile app for android allows users to securely send and receive bitcoins and browse blockchain information . 3 in december 2013 the company acquired zeroblock llc makers of the leading mobile bitcoin app . 4 blockchain.info was the world s most visited bitcoin website in 2013 with over 118 million page views and over 3 million unique visitors in november 2013 5 and in january 2014 blockchain.info reached one million user wallets . 2 in february 2014 apple inc. removed the blockchain app from the ios app store prompting a harsh response from blockchain and public outcry in the bitcoin community most notably within the reddit community . 6 7 8 in july 2014 apple reinstated the blockchain app back into the ios app store . 9 in october 2014 blockchain.info closed a 30.5 m fundraising round from lightspeed venture partners and mosaic ventures which was the biggest round of financing in the digital currency sector at that time . 10 in december 2014 blockchain.info became one of the first prominent bitcoin wallets to offer a dedicated hidden service on the tor network for users who desire to conduct bitcoin transactions with greater privacy and lesser third party surveillance as well as to provide end to end encryption for tor users who were previously vulnerable to malicious exit nodes sniffing their keys and stealing their bitcoins . 11 12 13 in early 2015 the company passed 3 million wallets created using their services . 14 in august 2015 blockchain.info s ceo peter smith was invited to accompany then uk prime minister david cameron on a tour throughout southeast asia to engage with local representatives about the uk s leading role as a global fintech hub . 15 also in august 2015 blockchain.info passed 4 million wallets created using their services . 16 in may 2016 blockchain.info announced thunder which claims to be an implementation of the lightning network . 17 see also edit bitcoin coinbase bitpay blockchain xapo uphold circle company list of bitcoin companies references edit shirley siluk 2013 05 03 . 10 brilliant bitcoin sites . coindesk . retrieved 2014 01 09 . a b nermin hajdarbegovic 2014 01 06 . 1 millionth bitcoin wallet created on blockchain.info . coindesk.com . retrieved 2014 01 09 . david gilson 2013 06 26 . review of blockchain.info bitcoin wallet for android mobiles . coindesk.com . retrieved 2014 01 09 . jon southurst 2013 12 24 . blockchain.info acquires bitcoin price app zeroblock . coindesk.com . retrieved 2014 01 09 . jon southurst 2013 12 20 . blockchain.info the world s most popular bitcoin website and wallet . coindesk.com . 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