Swiss-Israeli tech firm raises $118m in ICO to develop blockchain phone

Swiss-Israeli tech firm raises $118m in ICO to develop blockchain phone

Cryptocurrency mining machines sit in operating racks at the home of Dmitry Gutov, a Russian cryptocurrency 'miner,' in Krasnogorsk, Russia, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

Swiss-Israeli technology firm Sirin Labs said on Thursday it had raised $118 million in an initial coin offering (ICO) to support the development of an open source blockchain smartphone.

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