Australian bitcoin hardware manufacturer Diamond Circle has suspended operations citing a lack of capital.
The company, which launched Australiaâs first cashless ATM last year, is currently seeking a buyer for its wallet service, cloud hosted platform, NFC card technology, ATM network, hardware, bitcoin point-of-sale solution, data, trademarks and trade secrets, as well as the source code for all its platform components.
Speaking to CoinDesk, Stephen Rowlison, CEO at Diamond Circle, said that the decision had been taken based on a âlack of capital to continue system upkeepâ.
Rowlison added that it was a âtenuous situation for shareholders and creditorsâ, but explained that the technological methods used meant there would be no impact to customers, as the company does not retain private keys to wallets.
The CEO is expected to make an official announcement âwithin daysâ, alerting users that the wallet service has been permanently suspended, after âensuring that they have transferred their bitcoins to another walletâ.
The company is currently considering offers, the CEO said, but specifics could not be revealed at this time.