Crypto wants its own iPhone – TechCrunch

Apple’s relative hostility to the desires of crypto developers hasn’t gone unnoticed, and as the industry buckles down for a bear market, some of its proponents are pushing forward plans to rebuild the iPhone with their own industry’s best interests at heart.

Welcome back to the Chain Reaction Podcast where we explain and unpack the latest crypto news dramas and trends, breaking down each block for the crypto curious.

This week, my co-host Anita was off, so I was joined by TC+ Senior Crypto Reporter Jacquie Melinek, who discussed some of the wild happenings in crypto, including FTX’s flirtations with Robinhood and the latest drama at Celsius.

We also discussed the surprise announcement of this week: the Solana-backed Saga phone. The new device will have crypto capabilities built into its silicon and can also be used as an Android-based smartphone. The device doesn’t ship until next year, allegedly, and Jacquie and I had plenty of thoughts, so listen along above!

Our guest: Julian Holguin (Doodles CEO)

This week, Julian Holguin is the CEO for the NFT project. Doodles. Holguin recently received funding from Alexis Ohanian for his 10,000 NFT profile images collection. This will allow Holguin to push the startup even further.

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