Want to sell your vegetables through Walmart’s formidably large network of stores? Better get on the blockchain. Blockchain, a technology for creating a single ledger of transactions shared among the many parties involved, is potentially a big deal. That’s certainly how Walmart sees it, requiring all suppliers of leafy green vegetables for Walmart’s 5,358 stores …
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Finally, all your pithy tweets and insightful Reddit posts could pay off. Brave, the ad-blocking browser startup trying to rewrite the rules of online advertising, sends payments today to website publishers, YouTube stars and Twitch videogame streamers. Now it plans to extend that system to people who post on Twitter and Reddit. Brave plans to add Reddit and Twitter support for …
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West Virginia will reportedly allow troops serving overseas to vote in November’s midterm elections using a mobile app. The mobile votes — an effort spearheaded on West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner — will act as alternatives to mailed paper ballots and the state’s counties can decide to adopt this approach on individual basis, according to CNN. The app …
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The whole point of cryptocurrency is that it’s virtual money stored in the ether. But you can still carry bitcoins in your pocket, as long as you have a Sirin Finney. The Sirin Finney joins a selection of new phones dedicated to accessing the blockchain while you’re away from your PC. And it does so in safety with a nifty little …
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The world has gotten a few more details on the recently unveiled HTC Exodus, the first “blockchain phone” announced by a major manufacturer. It will cost in the neighborhood of $1,000 (like its upcoming competitor, Sirin Labs’ Finney), with a real price announcement by the end of August, and will ship by the end of the year. That’s straight from …
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Phonemaker HTC intends to breed new attitudes about data privacy, with a little help from some feline friends. The company announced on Tuesday that a game called CryptoKitties will come to HTC devices starting with the HTC U12 Plus. The game, which lets you collect and even “sire” one-of-a-kind virtual cats, is based on blockchain technology. CryptoKitties is based on …
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Apple is cracking down on cryptocurrency activity on its devices. During Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference last week, the company released new App Store guidelines that ban cryptocurrency mining on both iOS devices and Mac. AppleInsider first spotted the changes to the policy on Monday. This is the first time Apple has offered a clear stance on its policy on cryptocurrency …
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Are you curious about the blockchain-based HTC phone reported this week? Well, this is not that phone. It’s another HTC phone expected on May 23: the flagship HTC U12+. Want to know more? Noted gadget blogger Evan Blass posted photos and even what seems to be an entire three-page spec sheet (and embargo details) of the U12+. HTC U12+ pic.twitter.com/HL48YuoRzr — …
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HTC’s newest phone, the HTC Exodus, is one you’ll probably never see vying for shelf space alongside the Galaxy S9, LG G7 or iPhone X. Unveiled on Tuesday, the HTC Exodus is instead the first phone by a major brand that’s dedicated to blockchain encryption, the security technology that forms the base of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. HTC …
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This story is part of “Follow the Money,” a look at how digital cash is changing the way we save, shop and work. John Kunze walked into a check-cashing store along Lexington Avenue in Manhattan a few months ago. It had red neon signs in the windows, cold fluorescent lights and a loop of muzak piping through the speakers. He …
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