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As Founder Plagued by Lawsuits, “Blockchain Phone” Maker Sirin Labs Lays Off Staff

Sirin Labs, a “blockchain smartphone” company that raised $255 million in two ICOs, has confirmed it is laying off employees, Israeli news outlet Globes reports. Contrary to media reports of larger numbers let go, Sirin Labs says it is only laying off 15 of 60… Read More

Is this Initial Coin Offering that May Have Raised $158 Million Running Out of Money? [u]

An initial coin offering (ICO) that apparently raised $158 million is running out of money, according to a recent tweet. The statement was quickly denied by Sirin Labs CEO Moshe Hogeg who claimed they only raised 205,000 ETH – currently worth about USD $20 million…. Read More

Lawsuit Reveals Questionable Progeny of Major Israeli Crypto Figure and Associated Companies

  A lawsuit involving a prominent figure in the “thriving” Israeli crypto sector, Moshe Hogeg, has revealed that one of the country’s most famous crypto companies, Invest.com, was formed in part from from a failed Israeli binary options firm sanctioned internationally for fraud, Times of Israel reports. On… Read More

Swiss Firm Building Crypto-Specialized Cellphone Named After Famed Cryptographer, Hal Finney

Swiss firm Sirin Labs has plans to release a cell phone built especially for cryptocurrency users. “The Finney” Android phone will offer more secure storage of cryptocurrencies and the dApps (decentralized applications) they support. (dApps are computer apps built on decentralized cryptocurrency blockchains governed by… Read More

Foxconn Subsidiary Set to Build Sirin Labs’ Blockchain Smartphone

Smartphone manufacturer Foxconn has recently announced that one of its subsidiaries is now set to build what is believed to be the first blockchain smartphone for Sirin Labs. According to Sirin Labs, the Finney blockchain smartphone is designed to store and use digital currencies such… Read More

Sirin Labs Says $158 Million Raised in Initial Coin Offering in Record Crowdsale

Sirin Labs, based in  Switzerland, is reporting having successfully completed their initial coin offering (ICO) having raised $157,862,507 – one of the largest ICOs to date. Sirin is the creator of a Blockchain based smartphone that is said to incorporate heightened security. Unlike current models… Read More

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