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HTC Announces a "Blockchain-Powered" Smartphone

posted by takyon on Wednesday May 16 2018, @12:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the dropping-calls-and-wallets dept.

HTC is launching a blockchain-powered phone

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for SoyCow0245

HTC is developing a new android phone that will be powered by blockchain technology. The phone, named Exodus, will feature a universal wallet and a built-in secure hardware enclave to support cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications.

Source: https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/05/15/htc-blockchain-powered-phone/

Also at The Verge:

To start with, the Exodus phone will have support for bitcoin, ethereum, and other major networks, with more partnerships expected to come later on. HTC envisions a native blockchain network that uses Exodus phones as nodes that support cryptocurrency trading between users. HTC is also reportedly considering allowing people to purchase the Exodus phone with cryptocurrency. No price has been set yet for the phone.

[...] Chen said during the New York City blockchain conference, Consensus 2018, today: "We envision a phone where you hold your own keys, you own your own identity and data, and your phone is the hub."

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  • (Score: 2) by coolgopher on Wednesday May 16 2018, @01:48AM (4 children)

    by coolgopher (1157) on Wednesday May 16 2018, @01:48AM (#680259)

    So is this something they're doing in collaboration with the Exodus wallet [exodus.io] software, or are they blatantly ripping off their name & good will? The article made it sound like the latter.

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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday May 16 2018, @02:13AM (2 children)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Wednesday May 16 2018, @02:13AM (#680264) Journal

    Certainly not the Exodus Foundation [exodusfoundation.org.au]

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    • (Score: 2) by captain normal on Wednesday May 16 2018, @05:36AM (1 child)

      by captain normal (2205) on Wednesday May 16 2018, @05:36AM (#680294)

      Ah, you have hippies in Oz too?

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      • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday May 16 2018, @07:57AM

        by MostCynical (2589) on Wednesday May 16 2018, @07:57AM (#680315) Journal

        Mostly middle-aged cardigan-wearers, these days.

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  • (Score: 2) by jmorris on Wednesday May 16 2018, @02:44AM

    by jmorris (4844) on Wednesday May 16 2018, @02:44AM (#680269)

    Or Gab.ai's "Exodus Protocol" to somehow use the blockchain to make censorship impossible. Everybody is thinking the same "escape" thoughts and colliding in the fairly limited namespace that implies/