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Android is a mobile OS created by Google primarily for touchscreen devices like smartphones. There are also versions of Android for other devices, such as Android TV, Android Auto, Android for smartwatches — called Wear OS — and other implementations for various units. Android has been the highest-selling OS for smartphones since 2011 and has over 2 billion monthly active users. The digital distribution platform Google Play is the main application distributor for Android OS, with more than 3.5 million apps. Android is used for operating cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects. Various applications were made to support monitoring cryptocurrency prices, for trading tokens, for storing and using different cryptocurrencies and to operate blockchain-based networks and products. Android’s code is open-sourced, which helps developers build community-driven projects, including blockchain and cryptocurrency projects.

Game On! ‘Crypto Arcade Playground’ to Help Indie Developers Compete With Giant Studios

Game On! ‘Crypto Arcade Playground’ to Help Indie Developers Compete With Giant Studios

OCT 01, 2018 | by Connor Blenkinsop

A blockchain-based “crypto arcade playground” is vowing to help game developers make decent profits without having to rely on commission-heavy app stores.

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Opera Launches Special ‘Labs’ Version of Built-In Crypto Wallet for Desktop Browser

Opera Launches Special ‘Labs’ Version of Built-In Crypto Wallet for Desktop Browser

SEP 24, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Opera is launching a “Labs” beta edition of its desktop web browser today with built-in crypto wallet functionality.

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Report: Some Crypto Mining Apps Remain in Google Play Store Despite Recent Ban

Report: Some Crypto Mining Apps Remain in Google Play Store Despite Recent Ban

AUG 29, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

Google Play Store still hosts crypto mining apps, despite the ban introduced a month ago.

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Ethereum Scam App Appears on Google Play Store, Malware Researcher Reports

Ethereum Scam App Appears on Google Play Store, Malware Researcher Reports

AUG 22, 2018 | by Helen Partz

An Ethereum scam app priced at $388 reportedly appeared on the Google Play Store, featuring so-called “Google Commerce Ltd” as the developer.

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Blockchain Phones Calling the Future of Telecommunications

Blockchain Phones Calling the Future of Telecommunications

JUL 20, 2018 | by Darryn Pollock

Blockchain technology is breaking into new sectors as the telecommunications industry begins to feel out its potential for phones and communication.

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Nano Android Wallet Users Advised to Move Funds Due to Security Flaw

Nano Android Wallet Users Advised to Move Funds Due to Security Flaw

JUN 22, 2018 | by William Suberg

Developers at Nano have issued a sudden warning to users who generated wallet seeds using its new Android app.

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Blockchain Platform to Challenge App Stores With ‘Borderless Payments’

Blockchain Platform to Challenge App Stores With ‘Borderless Payments’

JUN 20, 2018 | by Connor Blenkinsop

A blockchain network plans to aggregate hundreds of payment methods, connecting businesses with unbanked consumers in emerging markets.

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HTC Reveals Plans To Launch Blockchain-Powered Smartphone

HTC Reveals Plans To Launch Blockchain-Powered Smartphone

MAY 16, 2018 | by Helen Partz

HTC reveals plans to release a multiple blockchain-powered smartphone to allow customers to “truly own their data.”

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Sees First Android Mobile App Hit Google Play

Bitcoin Lightning Network Sees First Android Mobile App Hit Google Play

APR 05, 2018 | by William Suberg

A further milestone for the Bitcoin Lightning Network sees the first Android wallet up go live.

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Huawei Reportedly Seeks SIRIN OS License To Introduce Blockchain-Based Smartphone

Huawei Reportedly Seeks SIRIN OS License To Introduce Blockchain-Based Smartphone

MAR 22, 2018 | by Helen Partz

Huawei is reportedly negotiating an agreement with SIRIN Labs to introduce a Blockchain-based smartphone running SIRIN OS.

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Startup Aims to Change the Way Freelance Market Works

Startup Aims to Change the Way Freelance Market Works

JAN 30, 2018 | by Vicky Lova

The team is developing a peer-to-peer freelance platform to connect employers and freelancers

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Can Blockchain-based Cryptobanks Overtake Centralized Competitors?

Can Blockchain-based Cryptobanks Overtake Centralized Competitors?

DEC 27, 2017 | by Guest Author

New all-in-one crypto 'banks' rival ordinary brick-and-mortar institutions, provide additional benefits.

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Company Behind $16K Smartphone Raises $110M In ICO

Company Behind $16K Smartphone Raises $110M In ICO

DEC 15, 2017 | by Jon Buck

SIRIN raises $110 mln in under 24 hrs during a period of decline for ICOs.

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App Stores of Future Will Be Based on Blockchain, Promote Transparency

App Stores of Future Will Be Based on Blockchain, Promote Transparency

DEC 13, 2017 | by Anupam Varshney

Blockchain is prepared to disrupt the mobile app economy by increasing transparency and eliminating middlemen.

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Major Risk For Mobile Android Wallet Users

Major Risk For Mobile Android Wallet Users

NOV 20, 2017 | by Jon Buck

Upgrade your Android device before your mobile wallet gets hacked.

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Company Behind $16K Smartphone Raises $110M In ICO

Company Behind $16K Smartphone Raises $110M In ICO

DEC 15, 2017 | by Jon Buck

SIRIN raises $110 mln in under 24 hrs during a period of decline for ICOs.

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Top 10 Bitcoin Apps for Android

Top 10 Bitcoin Apps for Android

JUN 20, 2015 | by Evander Smart

Did you just pick up a new Galaxy phone that uses Android? Well, it is time to load it up with killer Bitcoin apps.

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Sees First Android Mobile App Hit Google Play

Bitcoin Lightning Network Sees First Android Mobile App Hit Google Play

APR 05, 2018 | by William Suberg

A further milestone for the Bitcoin Lightning Network sees the first Android wallet up go live.

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Major Risk For Mobile Android Wallet Users

Major Risk For Mobile Android Wallet Users

NOV 20, 2017 | by Jon Buck

Upgrade your Android device before your mobile wallet gets hacked.

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Huawei Reportedly Seeks SIRIN OS License To Introduce Blockchain-Based Smartphone

Huawei Reportedly Seeks SIRIN OS License To Introduce Blockchain-Based Smartphone

MAR 22, 2018 | by Helen Partz

Huawei is reportedly negotiating an agreement with SIRIN Labs to introduce a Blockchain-based smartphone running SIRIN OS.

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Blockchain Phones Calling the Future of Telecommunications

Blockchain Phones Calling the Future of Telecommunications

JUL 20, 2018 | by Darryn Pollock

Blockchain technology is breaking into new sectors as the telecommunications industry begins to feel out its potential for phones and communication.

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Startup Aims to Change the Way Freelance Market Works

Startup Aims to Change the Way Freelance Market Works

JAN 30, 2018 | by Vicky Lova

The team is developing a peer-to-peer freelance platform to connect employers and freelancers

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Can Blockchain-based Cryptobanks Overtake Centralized Competitors?

Can Blockchain-based Cryptobanks Overtake Centralized Competitors?

DEC 27, 2017 | by Guest Author

New all-in-one crypto 'banks' rival ordinary brick-and-mortar institutions, provide additional benefits.

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Nano Android Wallet Users Advised to Move Funds Due to Security Flaw

Nano Android Wallet Users Advised to Move Funds Due to Security Flaw

JUN 22, 2018 | by William Suberg

Developers at Nano have issued a sudden warning to users who generated wallet seeds using its new Android app.

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App Stores of Future Will Be Based on Blockchain, Promote Transparency

App Stores of Future Will Be Based on Blockchain, Promote Transparency

DEC 13, 2017 | by Anupam Varshney

Blockchain is prepared to disrupt the mobile app economy by increasing transparency and eliminating middlemen.

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Blockfolio.com Releases Privacy And Data Statement Amid Growing Concerns

Blockfolio.com Releases Privacy And Data Statement Amid Growing Concerns

JUL 01, 2017 | by Jon Buck

New Guidance on Privacy from Blockfolio

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Android Users Spread App Which Empties Bank Accounts

Android Users Spread App Which Empties Bank Accounts

JUL 07, 2017 | by William Suberg

A new virus which installs an app for stealing money via SMS banking is afflicting Android u...

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HTC Reveals Plans To Launch Blockchain-Powered Smartphone

HTC Reveals Plans To Launch Blockchain-Powered Smartphone

MAY 16, 2018 | by Helen Partz

HTC reveals plans to release a multiple blockchain-powered smartphone to allow customers to “truly own their data.”

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Pirate Mining Moving onto Android Phones?

Pirate Mining Moving onto Android Phones?

NOV 13, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

Crypto Pirate miners are moving onto Google Play store games to harness their computing power.

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Blockchain Platform to Challenge App Stores With ‘Borderless Payments’

Blockchain Platform to Challenge App Stores With ‘Borderless Payments’

JUN 20, 2018 | by Connor Blenkinsop

A blockchain network plans to aggregate hundreds of payment methods, connecting businesses with unbanked consumers in emerging markets.

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Nano Android Wallet Users Advised to Move Funds Due to Security Flaw

Nano Android Wallet Users Advised to Move Funds Due to Security Flaw

JUN 22, 2018 | by William Suberg

Developers at Nano have issued a sudden warning to users who generated wallet seeds using its new Android app.

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Huawei Reportedly Seeks SIRIN OS License To Introduce Blockchain-Based Smartphone

Huawei Reportedly Seeks SIRIN OS License To Introduce Blockchain-Based Smartphone

MAR 22, 2018 | by Helen Partz

Huawei is reportedly negotiating an agreement with SIRIN Labs to introduce a Blockchain-based smartphone running SIRIN OS.

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Ethereum Scam App Appears on Google Play Store, Malware Researcher Reports

Ethereum Scam App Appears on Google Play Store, Malware Researcher Reports

AUG 22, 2018 | by Helen Partz

An Ethereum scam app priced at $388 reportedly appeared on the Google Play Store, featuring so-called “Google Commerce Ltd” as the developer.

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Blockfolio.com Releases Privacy And Data Statement Amid Growing Concerns

Blockfolio.com Releases Privacy And Data Statement Amid Growing Concerns

JUL 01, 2017 | by Jon Buck

New Guidance on Privacy from Blockfolio

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Can Blockchain-based Cryptobanks Overtake Centralized Competitors?

Can Blockchain-based Cryptobanks Overtake Centralized Competitors?

DEC 27, 2017 | by Guest Author

New all-in-one crypto 'banks' rival ordinary brick-and-mortar institutions, provide additional benefits.

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Smart Wallet Unites and Secures Cryptocurrencies

Smart Wallet Unites and Secures Cryptocurrencies

OCT 04, 2017 | by Guest Author

Eidoo brings cryptocurrency worlds together in a seamlessly integrated wallet

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Watch Out! Certain Android Mobile Devices Can Steal Your Bitcoin

Watch Out! Certain Android Mobile Devices Can Steal Your Bitcoin

NOV 18, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Certain Android mobile devices have firmware that could steal Bitcoin private keys and, eventually, your Bitcoin.

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Major Risk For Mobile Android Wallet Users

Major Risk For Mobile Android Wallet Users

NOV 20, 2017 | by Jon Buck

Upgrade your Android device before your mobile wallet gets hacked.

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FREAK Attacks Can Hurt Android and Apple Users, Blockchain Networks May Be a Remedy

FREAK Attacks Can Hurt Android and Apple Users, Blockchain Networks May Be a Remedy

MAR 07, 2015 | by Alireza Beikverdi

A group of researchers in miTLS team have found a new vulnerability in the SSL/TLS protocol. This vulnerability is called FREAK, and it concerns Apple and Andro...

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Unleashing Blockchain: AirFox Set to Turn Data into Universal Currency

Unleashing Blockchain: AirFox Set to Turn Data into Universal Currency

SEP 02, 2017 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

With nearly half of the world untouched by the Internet, the potential to transform a crisis into an opportunity is what the AirFox ICO is all about.

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Top 10 Bitcoin Apps for Android

Top 10 Bitcoin Apps for Android

JUN 20, 2015 | by Evander Smart

Did you just pick up a new Galaxy phone that uses Android? Well, it is time to load it up with killer Bitcoin apps.

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Blockchain Platform to Challenge App Stores With ‘Borderless Payments’

Blockchain Platform to Challenge App Stores With ‘Borderless Payments’

JUN 20, 2018 | by Connor Blenkinsop

A blockchain network plans to aggregate hundreds of payment methods, connecting businesses with unbanked consumers in emerging markets.

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Android Users Spread App Which Empties Bank Accounts

Android Users Spread App Which Empties Bank Accounts

JUL 07, 2017 | by William Suberg

A new virus which installs an app for stealing money via SMS banking is afflicting Android u...

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Company Behind $16K Smartphone Raises $110M In ICO

Company Behind $16K Smartphone Raises $110M In ICO

DEC 15, 2017 | by Jon Buck

SIRIN raises $110 mln in under 24 hrs during a period of decline for ICOs.

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Report: Some Crypto Mining Apps Remain in Google Play Store Despite Recent Ban

Report: Some Crypto Mining Apps Remain in Google Play Store Despite Recent Ban

AUG 29, 2018 | by Ana Alexandre

Google Play Store still hosts crypto mining apps, despite the ban introduced a month ago.

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