Charlie Lee, the founder of Litecoin, said on Sunday that HTC's new blockchain-compatible smartphone will support Litecoin, and he will join the HTC Exodus development team as a consultant, and Exodus itself will support Litecoin on the Lightco network.
So what is Litecoin? Litecoin, a peer-to-peer electronic cryptocurrency, is an open source software project licensed under the MIT/X11 license. Litecoin was inspired by Bitcoin and technically used the same implementation principle.
HTC confirmed the news on Monday, saying the team is honored to invite Mr. Lee to join its advisory team. Exodus will act as a mobile connection point for blockchain networks and as a primary cryptocurrency storage device including Bitcoin and Ethereum. HTC chief crypto officer Phil Chen said he hopes to start selling the new phone before the end of this year, but declined to give a specific date. He said that individuals who are interested in buying Exodus in advance can participate in the pre-sale of Bitcoin or Ethereum.
Charlie Lee, the founder of Litecoin, said on Sunday that HTC's new blockchain-compatible smartphone will support Litecoin.
Lee announced the news on Sunday and said he will join the HTC Exodus development team as a consultant. Lee met with the Exodus development team last week. Lee further confirmed that Exodus itself will support Litecoin on the Lightco network.
He also issued a disclaimer stating that Exodus will still support Bitcoin currency.
HTC confirmed the news on Monday, saying the team is honored to invite Mr. Lee to join its advisory team.
The Taiwanese electronics manufacturer first announced Exodus products in May and said it is developing the world's first cryptocurrency smartphone. The device will act as a mobile connection point for the blockchain network and a primary cryptocurrency storage device including Bitcoin and Ethereum.
HTC chief crypto officer Phil Chen said he hopes to start selling the new phone before the end of this year, but declined to give a specific date. He said that individuals who are interested in buying Exodus in advance can participate in the pre-sale of Bitcoin or Ethereum.
So far, Litecoin price is at $58.03 on August 27, 2018, supposed the news didn’t do any good for the price.
