Mobile phone manufacturer HTC introduced a new smartphone model that promises support for full Bitcoin nodes and the Lightning Network micropayment protocol. The presentation of Exodus 1s took place on Saturday at the Lightning Conference in Berlin.

If we're going to make the leap to Bitcoin from fiat money, we're going to need a device to do that.

Meet the EXODUS 1s, a cryptophone for all. pic.twitter.com/RsBs7eg2gm

– HTC EXODUS (@htcexodus) October 19, 2019

“Full nodes are the most important element of the stability of the Bitcoin network. We have lowered the entry barrier so that anyone can run a full node, ”said Phil Chen, director of decentralization for HTC.

When launching a full Bitcoin node, a Taiwanese company recommends connecting to a WiFi network and a power source. To store the Bitcoin transaction history, users are given the opportunity to expand the device’s memory with an SD card by 400 GB. Currently, the size of the Bitcoin blockchain is about 250 GB.

The company also promises to support the Lightning Network protocol, having launched the first smartphone sales during the conference using this protocol.

Lightning on the #EXODUS phone! https://t.co/HN7Jsscym1

– HTC EXODUS (@htcexodus) October 16, 2019

Exodus 1s is a budget version of the flagship blockchain product of Exodus 1. Its price is € 219 ($ 233), and it will be possible to purchase the device using cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin, Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Binance Coin (BNB) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).

Initially, sales of Exodus 1s will start in Europe, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Taiwan.

Recall, the first version of the Exodus blockchain smartphone HTC introduced exactly a year ago. Exodus 1 supports Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens, and more recently, BCH. The device sells for $ 699, you can pay for it with both cryptocurrencies and fiat money.

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