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Swiss Lab Designs Blockchain-Enabled Phone to Help Users Manage Cryptocurrencies

Sat, 04/07/2018 - 12:08
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Beixi Xu
The new device has been designed by Switzerland-based Sirin Labs, aims to help owners securely store digital coins
Swiss Lab Designs Blockchain-Enabled Phone to Help Users Manage Cryptocurrencies
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Foxconn has signed up to manufacture the Blockchain-enabled phone “Finney” to simplify users experience for cryptocurrencies services.

The new device has been designed by Switzerland-based Sirin Labs, aims to help owners securely store digital coins. It can handle all coin-related services that activated with a physical switch, and users may verify their identities with an iris scan, a fingerprint and a simple password in the last step.

The phone is expected to ship in October, and the estimated price will be

$799. The company plans to sell the device through eight new stores, which located in the most active crypto countries, such as Vietnam and Turkey.

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Beixi Xu is a Washington-based business reporter with a strong interest in AI, Next Generation Technologies and space exploration. Besides English, she also speaks Mandarin and German. She is currently working as a business and market reporter for Medill News Service, covering retail and transportation.