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Smartphone manufacturer HTC is taking a major leap into the cryptocurrency ecosystem and wider blockchain industry. The Taiwanese firm announced at the Consensus 2018 Blockchain Conference in New York of its plan to unveil “ HTC Exodus ,” which it describes as the “world’s first blockchain-powered Android phone, which was first reported by TheNextWeb . The Android-powered phone will be tailor-made to provide support for decentralized applications (DApps) like Crypto Kitties, and it will feature a secure hardware enclave to provide users with access to a universal cryptocurrency wallet that is native to the device. The phone will be compatible with multiple protocols and will also support interoperability. Image: Consensus 2018 (HTC Exodus) HTC Exodus will also support underlying protocols such as Bitcoin, Lightning Networks, Ethereum, Dfinity, and other major networks. Moreover, it is expected that some more partnerships will be established later in order to sup...

Facebook coin? This is not the first time the idea of a coin has been floated, but the plans take on some greater meaning in light of Facebook"s recently reshuffled executive structure and its recent plan of exploring the blockchain technology and now the company might be contemplating launching its own cryptocurrency. Facebook is said to use the cryptocurrency to facilitate transactions on its platform. The shift by the Tech giant would definitely be a monumental shift given Facebook’s huge user base and market influence. Facebook is "very serious" about launching its own cryptocurrency, according to a report from Cheddar . The report added that: “Facebook is specifically interested in creating its own digital token, which would allow its more than two billion users to facilitate transactions without government-backed currency. In a New Year Resolution post in January, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg mentioned that his company was open to research the blockchain tech. Las...

Porn hub accepts Verge. A year ago, Pornhub one the biggest porn sites, they implemented an HTTPS encryption, which makes it safer for users to click without being snooped on. Last fall, it introduced a suite of accessibility features for its blind and visually impaired users. And now, it began accepting Verge, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency. Adult entertainment streaming site Pornhub has announced its partnership with cryptocurrency Verge (XVG) and will now accept the coin as payment for Pornhub Premium and all Pornhub purchases, according to a press release published. Verge cryptocurrency is anonymity-focused, which is why Pornhub executives say they chose it over other potential partners. It should be noted that anyone can view Verge cryptocurrency transactions through its public ledger , but it uses the anonymity tool Tor and an anonymous network layer I2P to hide specific transactions’ IP addresses and locations. Since public ledgers often have their downfalls in protectin...

Following Facebook and Google’s footsteps, according Sky News . Twitter is  planning to ban advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Earlier this year in January, in an effort to combat deceptive marketers,  Facebook prohibited ads for currencies such as Bitcoin and other crypto currency while last week Google followed and announced its intention to ban all cryptocurrency ads on their site. Sky News reportedly (via Engadget ) , that the new Twitter advertising banning policies for ICOs to token sales and cryptocurrency wallets will commence worldwide. The report also added that the site might also ban ads for cryptocurrency exchanges, but with some possible exceptions. The ban could begin in as soon as two weeks. This isn’t the first set of steps that Twitter has taken to stop deceptive cryptocurrency scams: it says that it will start taking down accounts that ask for small amounts of a cryptocurrency while impersonating celebrities ...

Earlier this year, Facebook banned all cryptocurrency adverts with an excuse that a majority of them were not acting in good faith. Similarly, Google has taken a move to crackdown on all crypto-related advert on their platform. The company announced it in a post that the decision will take effect in June 2018: " We don"t have a crystal ball to know where the future is going with cryptocurrencies, but we"ve seen enough consumer harm or potential for consumer harm that it"s an area that we want to approach with extreme caution ." [caption id="attachment_10595" align="aligncenter" width="617"]                       Google to ban all cryptocurrency ads image source: Google Images [/caption] Over the past years, the popularity of bitcoin has grown beyond limit surpassing the value of all fiat currencies. It"s siblings, ether, dogecoin and litecoin have also soured in value, paving the way for other companies to try out a blockchai...