Elliptic to offer insurance payout in Bitcoins
Bitcoin storage provider Elliptic will offer customers the option to be compensated for loss of stored funds in Bitcoins from today.
The introduction of this service comes after a number of users of Elliptic's storage vault requested the feature.
Elliptic's insurance policy is denominated in pounds sterling, but the company will
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