HTC has announced that its blockchain-focused Exodus 1 phone "is now expanding its reach to non-crypto natives who want to explore the new internet and the security and possibilities it brings." Translation: you can buy it with regular money.

The Exodus 1 went up for pre-order in October, but back then, you had to pay in crypto: either 0.15 bitcoin or 4.78 Ether. At the time, that was nearly $1,000. But cryptocurrency being the volatile thing it is, those amounts are about $571 or $644, respectively at press time. Now you have the option skip all the hullabaloo and just pay HTC 699 actual US dollars. That's a better deal than the U12+, which is more or less the same device — HTC is still asking 0 for that puppy.

You can pay for the Exodus 1 phone in one of four non-fiat currencies, if you want: 0.18 bitcoin (roughly $685 at the moment), 15.65 Litecoin ($692), 74.16 Binance Coin ($708), or 5.16 ether ($707). Bitcoin will net you the best deal respective of actual money, but allowing people to buy the phone with everyday currency calls into question the demand HTC evidently saw for such a crypto-centric device in the first place.

Units ordered now are expected to ship sometime after March 31, according to the Exodus website.

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