# Secure Blockchain Mobile Phones WISeKey's New WISePhone Offers Cryptocurrency Payment Methods By Amy Duong | Published 2018-11-08 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wisephone References: [wisekey](https://www.wisekey.com/press/wisecoin-ag-has-applied-for-regulatory-clearance-from-the-swiss-financial-market-regulator-finma-to-issue-a-security-token-offering-sto/) & [stockhouse](http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2018/11/08/wisekey-releases-wisephone-the-first-ever-secure-blockchain-phone-with) WISeKey is a company that focuses on digital information security, identity management, and authentication based in Geneva, and it recently introduced the 'WISePhone.' The WISePhone is the inaugural secure blockchain mobile phone that is completely safe to use due to OFCOM, the company's telecommunication service provider. OFCOM, also known as the [Swiss Federal Office of Communications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swiss-store), enables a voice-encryption protection. The new mobile phone boasts hardware and software developed completely by WISeKey. Notably, this is the first smartphone that is fueled by the label's cryptocurrency Blockchain system, WISeCoin. WISePhone's wallet is protected by a hardware security module and SuisseID digital identity that is certified by the [Swiss Government](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boutique-in-silicon-valley) and the [European General Data Protection Regulation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Danish-Technological). Additionally, it also offers a contactless payment method due to the firm's 'Blockchain-as-a-Service' technology. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 14% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Secure Blockchain Mobile Phones:** The trend of developing mobile phones with advanced blockchain technology for enhanced security and privacy. - **Voice-encryption Protection:** The trend of integrating voice-encryption protection into mobile phones for secure communication. - **Contactless Payment with Blockchain:** The trend of leveraging blockchain technology for contactless payment methods in mobile phones. ### Who This Affects Most - **Digital Information Security:** The industry that provides solutions and services for securing digital data and ensuring privacy in the digital space. - **Telecommunications:** The industry that deals with the transmission of information over long distances, including voice and data communication services. - **Cryptocurrency:** The industry that involves the development and use of digital currencies, such as WISeKey's WISeCoin, for secure and decentralized transactions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Luxury Web3 Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metavertu.md) - [Smartphone Crypto Access](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sorted-wallet.md) - [AI Web3 Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/up-mobile.md) - [Confidentiality-Centric Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/confidentiality-hightech-smartphone.md) - [Ultra-Secure Cryptocurrency Wallets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keystone-pro-hardware-wallet.md) - [Comprehensive Privacy Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmic-phone-lvl50.md) - [Encrypted Digital Currency Wallets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keypal-hardware-wallet.md) - [Affordable Blockchain-Enabled Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phnix-x-watch.md) - [Attack-Thwarting Crypto Wallets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/secux-neo-x.md)