The Samsung Blockchain Keystore is intended to provide a blockchain framework for accessing decentralized apps (dApps), allowing bitcoin transactions to be managed, and serving as a single complete gateway to blockchain in a smartphone.

Security issues have always been a significant impediment to bridging the gap between blockchain support and mobile devices. Consequently, the Samsung Blockchain Keystore includes deep interaction with Samsung’s “KNOX” security system and Samsung’s “TEE” platform.

Sirin Labs is the business that is developing a commercially viable blockchain smartphone. The Finney phone is now available for $900 on Sirin Labs’ website, a little discount from the $1,000 MSRP. However, it looks that this lower pricing is only available for a limited period. A 14-day money-back guarantee is included. It’ll be offered through Amazon’s Launchpad program as well. 

The gadget is not offered by carriers but it will work on most GSM networks throughout the world, including those in the United States. Sirin Labs offers a 12-month international guarantee and a 24-month warranty in Europe, which covers any defects but not accidental damage. Because this is a return service, the phone will be returned to Sirin Labs for repair in less than 14 days.

Sirin Labs is not a new company, and the Finney follows in the footsteps of the “Solarin,” which was unveiled in 2016 and was the first and most secure blockchain phone. Finney is distinguished from its predecessor in two ways: it is significantly less expensive ($899 versus over $14,000), and it includes a cold storage cryptocurrency wallet that is activated and accessible via a secondary slide-out screen. 

With a price tag of $14,000, not many people were able to get their hands on a Solarin, but it did demonstrate that Sirin Labs could provide a blockchain phone, and the Finney now brings the blockchain phone to the public.

These days, smartphones are getting attractive. But this is not the case with Bittium Tough Mobile 2C. The first thing that you notice about the BIttium Tough Mobile 2C is that there is nothing distinctive about it. The phone doesn’t display any kind of prominent branding. Also, there is no specialty signature graphics either.

The design of the 2C appears to be carved out of a wooden block and put rounded edges around it. The device has a rubber bumper that you can personalize. Moreover, you can let it go if you are more willing to see the company logo now and then. Also, you can remove a sticker that allows you to see some of the inner components including the SIM card and other buttons.

Buttons on the Bittium Tough Mobile 2C: You get options such as power on and off, push-to-speak, volume up or down, emergency button, and privacy mode. Charging the phone is made easy with the USB-C port that you can find on the center bottom. Also, there’s an audio jack of 3.5mm placed on the phone’s top left corner.

As said, the Tough Mobile 2C is designed in terms of security, the company emphasized more on not including specific features that are common in today’s smartphones. Hence, some of the basic features such as wireless charging, powerful camera with multi-lens, and fingerprint sensor are absent in the 2C.

The one distinguishing feature in this phone that puts away other smartphones is the presence of multiple Android operating systems. So, in one mode you have a device that’s perfect to talk with your loved ones or play games. And, on another mode, you get a different platform specifically configured to make communications more secured.

And, this feat is achieved through several applications intended to increase the security of the phone. To interchange between these modes, all you have to do is reboot the device. Another security feature the Bittium provides is the Yubico NFC Key. Now, it needs a touch whenever the phone starts.

If you lose the key and enter the unlock code a few times, the phone locks itself. The designers of the 2C treated it like other Android-powered smartphones. However, it has certain apps that increase security. And, these apps are installed remotely and monitored through the company’s management software.

That way, people who don’t want to give away their current state or other secrets through an app, feel more confident about having control over their device. With such security features, it is hard to evaluate how far the Tough Mobile 2C can go when it comes to the government officials using them.

But when compared to most smartphone manufacturers, Bittium has made remarkable achievements and is considered even better than Apple. The phone’s content is designed to detect any kind of suspicious activity, making it a great and secure choice for storing and trading crypto. Moreover, the modified Android 9 version has mechanisms that ensure certain features can’t be subverted or disabled.