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The Samsung Foldable Phone Might be Back – But with a Flip

The phone with a foldable screen might be just around the corner, with one designer publishing a 3D concept of the possible Samsung Galaxy X.

The phone will be more like a phablet, with a huge foldable screen, but thanks to its foldable design, the device will be almost as pocketable as a regular smartphone. This might mean the best of the both worlds – great screen for watching all your favorite media, but a small enough size to store while on the go.

The way the designer pictured it, the hinge makes the device look more like a wallet that you fold, rather than an object that can be folded completely flat. But nonetheless, this device looks like something many people would love having in their pockets and brag with.

Existing alternatives until the launch of the Galaxy X

During the past few years, producers have been struggling to offer more screen-to-body ratio and this might just be the solution. For instance, last year, Apple was one of the mobile phone producers who made the all-screen front, with only a small notch at the very top. Some producers copied the design, with Huawei being one of the leaders of the all-screen front mobile designs.

In 2018, however, makers like Vivo made the notch-less all-screen phone with a retractable camera that just pops out of the top of the device when you need it. But those moving parts, although innovative, will probably make the phone more prone to breaking down over time.

So this design, with a foldable screen, might just be the winner when it comes to having a phone that you can stuff in your pocket, but still have more than 6” of screen when you want to do some gaming or watch YouTube videos. Unfortunately, the concept would require bendable OLED screens, which are hard to come by, at least for now.

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Crypto News

Dash (DASH) Adopted By About 100 Merchants Across Venezuela, Stated Dash Core Group CEO

Venezuela has become the second largest market for Dash (DASH) as nearly a hundred retailers in the Latin American country adopted this cryptocurrency last week, according to the Dash Core CEO’s statement on Wednesday, August 22nd. Talking on this topic for the Business Insider, Ryan Taylor, the CEO of Dash Core Group, said that the interest of businesses and consumers in DASH is growing week by week.

“We record tens of thousands of wallet downloads from the country [Venezuela] every month,” stated Ryan Taylor. “Since the beginning of the year, Venezuela became our second largest market, even ahead of China and Russia, who are of course very interested in cryptocurrencies at the moment,” Dash Core Group CEO added.

Venezuela devalued its Bolivar fiat currency by about 96 percent on August 20th and tied the replacement to its controversial Petro cryptocurrency. That triggered the renewed desire to avoid financial instability using cryptos.

Dash (DASH) adopted by about 100 retailers from Venezuela last week

However, the Bitcoin (BTC) trading volume on the P2P stock exchange platform LocalBitcoins continues to set new records every week. Eduardo Gomez, head of support at Purse.io, described this as “pure hyperinflationary despair” on the day of the changeover to the new sovereign Bolivar.

Dash (DASH) aims to facilitate this continued evasion, as Taylor implied. He also explained that big names like Subway had also signed up to accept DASH.

“We added 94 new Venezuelan merchants to DiscoverDash.com last week. That is about double the normal rate of about 50 retailers per week in recent months,” Ryan Taylor added.

Dash (DASH) had already made the headlines when its value skyrocketed, and celebrities like Max Keiser began to promote its use in the US publicly. Since the DASH reached its maximum highs of about $1,500 in December 2017, however, it has lost most of its value and currently stands at around $150.

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Crypto News

BlockFuse Launches CoinMesh To Facilitate DApps Development On Bitcoin (BTC) And Litecoin (LTC) Blockchains

BlockFuse, a project dedicated to the development of decentralized applications based on the blockchain, has announced the launch of its new tool, CoinMesh, which specializes in the integrated development of applications in the Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC) networks. The instrument is an open source platform dedicated to the automation of the nodes of both blockchains, as well as providing layers of adaptation to interact with data from Bitcoin and Litecoin networks with greater ease.

CoinMesh is an integrated development environment (IDE) that provides different levels of infrastructure for the constitution of a DApp project in a straightforward manner. In this way, the company aims to facilitate the work of developers, since the constitution of decentralized applications in these networks is difficult and there is very little knowledge about it.

BlockFuse says it has developed a platform that will help the interaction of a product with the blockchain, providing automated data sources and adapters for the creation of a DApp.

BlockFuse’s CoinMesh platform for DApps development on Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC) blockchains is in its Alpha stage

The platform provides available client support, including Bitcoind, Litecoind and Lightning Labs, so that developers can connect directly to the blockchains’ databases without having to create a link from scratch.

“CoinMesh automates the Data Source and Adapter layers in minutes. In this way, developers can go directly to the creation, iteration, and validation of their projects instantly,” stated BlockFuse.

At the moment, CoinMesh is in the Alpha stage and only recognizes JavaScript language. However, the BlockFuse team hopes that new components will soon be added to the tool for large-scale operation. Currently, the applications and development tools specialized in Bitcoin (BTC) have experienced a wave of interest.

In this sense, BlockFuse considers that the recent popularity of decentralized applications (DApps) is because these tools constitute “the branches of cryptocurrency economy,” which is why their development is vital for the ecosystem.

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Crypto News

Stable Coin Backed By The Swiss Franc To Be Launched By Union Bank AG Of Liechtenstein

The Union Bank AG of Liechtenstein announced that it would issue its own security crypto token, with the authorization of the FMA (Financial Market Authority of Liechtenstein). According to the bank, this would be the first step towards the creation of a stable coin, backed by Swiss franc. The bank in the small and prosperous European country will become one of the first globally regulated financial institutions to venture into issuing its cryptocurrency.

A stable coin is linked or backed by fiat money or products, to avoid the impact of cryptocurrencies market fluctuations. We already have several examples, the well-known Tether (USDT) and TrueUSD (TSD), both backed by the US Dollar.

Union Bank AG to launch its stable coin backed by the Swiss franc

According to the announcement, the Union Bank AG of Liechtenstein aims to position itself as one of the first investment banks to offer all of its services based on cryptocurrency technology and eventually implement this technology in all its operations.

“As a licensed and regulated bank, we are in a privileged position to combine all the advantages of traditional banking with the possibilities inherent in blockchain technology. Therefore, our Union Bank fiat-backed stable coin has the potential to alter the focus of international trade and cross-border international transactions,” said MH Dastmaltchi, the Chairman of Union Bank AG.

 Liechtenstein is a crypto-friendly nation

That vision contrasts with the general opinion of banking sector representatives in several countries, which are opposing cryptocurrency, although they are in favor of they underlying blockchain technology. However, an incursion into cryptocurrencies market made by a bank established in a country belonging to the European Economic Area could open the door to crypto adoption to other financial institutions in the European Union, at least.

Liechtenstein, a Central European country, known as a tax haven, whose economy is based mainly on tourism and financial services, has shown a friendly policy towards cryptocurrency.

According to the Union Bank official press release, as it is a crypto-friendly environment, Liechtenstein currently supports ICOs and cryptocurrencies market enthusiasts.

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Games News

Minecraft: Education Edition For iOS To Come Out In September

If a few years ago we had been told that a game of building exaggerated polygons would serve to teach the younger ones in the classroom, we would not have believed it at all. That is what is happening with Minecraft, which, since Microsoft bought it, has not stopped growing in many aspects, including the education. And, by the way, Microsoft: Education Edition will be available for iOS in September.

Microsoft is convinced that Minecraft can significantly help students to become interested in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines, so in order to reach as many students as possible, they have had to directly address to the most successful device in the classroom, namely, the iPad.

Apple’s work in providing resources and tools to schools has been incredible, lately, so it’s no surprise that their iPad tablets are among the most popular products found in schools.

Minecraft: Education Edition – A game designed for education purposes

As the iPad is the most popular device in schools, it hasn’t been a questionable choice for Microsoft to come up with a new Minecraft: Education Edition for iOS version. Even more, this brand new version of Minecraft for Apple devices will come out in two variants, one for teachers and one for students, each with its features.

The teacher would not be in charge of creating content in the Minecraft’s universe of blocks, but they could propose tasks and exercises that the students will have to complete. In this way, the students have the opportunity to learn and review concepts as they play, either alone or as a team.

The new Minecraft: Education Edition will arrive on iOS in September, right at the end of the holiday period, and it will be available for download directly from the official Apple’s App Store on iPad or iPhone, as well.

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