Foxconn, Sirin Labs to make first blockchain smartphone

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Foxconn, Sirin Labs to make first blockchain smartphone

For initial price of US$999.

Swiss-Israeli technology firm Sirin Labs has signed a deal with Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile to manufacture the world's first blockchain-based smartphone. Dubbed Finney, the smartphone is designed to securely store and use digital currencies such as Bitcoin in fee-less transactions. The ...

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