Tagged: research and development

Wealthtech Addepar Appoints Abhimanyu Prabhavalkar as Head of India Operations

Addepar opened a new office in Pune, India in March 2023 as they deepened their commitment to global expansion and R&D investment. Abhimanyu “Abhi” Prabhavalkar recently joined Addepar’s engineering leadership team during this exciting time of growth as their R&D regional lead in India, “bringing… Read More

Web3 Adoption: DFINITY Foundation Launches Internet Computer Protocol Asia Alliance with $20M Initiative

The DFINITY Foundation, a “not-for-profit” research and development organization and major contributor to the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) blockchain, announced the launch of the ICP Asia Alliance and a $20 million grant fund “to support the growth and development of Asia-based initiatives in the field… Read More

Web3 Adoption: Cronos Labs, Protocol Labs Support Accelerator Program to Enable Web 3.0 Apps

Cronos Labs, a blockchain startup accelerator focusing on the development of the Cronos ecosystem, announced a partnership with Protocol Labs, the open-source research and development laboratory that builds protocols, tools, and services to radically improve the internet. As part of the collaboration, Protocol Labs will… Read More

Quantum Brilliance Introduces Software Suite Enabling Exploration of Apps with Miniature Quantum Computers

Quantum Brilliance, the developer of room-temperature miniaturized quantum computing products and solutions, announced the launch of its Qristal software suite, “enabling R&D teams to explore integrating quantum systems in real-world applications in a critical step towards practical utility of the technology.” With Qristal, developers and… Read More

Mitacs and Mastercard to Support Innovation in Cybersecurity

Mitacs and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently announced a partnership that will see some of the “best” and “brightest” from Canada’s academic institutions collaborate on projects “aimed at accelerating R&D and innovation in the field of cybersecurity at Mastercard.” Mastercard is investing $500,000 towards the development… Read More

Tencent Finance Academy and Hong University of Science and Technology to Support Fintech Education Programs

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has reportedly committed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tencent Finance Academy (TFAHK) in order to support local Fintech talent. By leveraging HKUST’s solid academic foundation in Fintech and Tencent’s extensive industry experience, the MoU… Read More

Major Digital Asset and Blockchain Firm Huobi Launches its Own Decentralized Finance or DeFi Labs

Huobi Group, a major blockchain and digital assets service provider that operates cryptocurrency exchanges and related services, has revealed that it has launched Huobi DeFi Labs. According to a release, Huobi DeFi Labs will focus on research, investment, and incubation of decentralized finance projects. The… Read More

US Dept of Energy Awards $1 Million to InfoBeyond Technology to Work on Gridchain, an Auditable Blockchain for Smart Grid Data Integrity

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has reportedly awarded over $1 million to InfoBeyond Technology LLC, a software development company. The DOE funded initiative, called “Gridchain: An Auditable Blockchain for Smart Grid Data Integrity and Immutability,” was awarded the grant money during the recent selection… Read More

Cardano Blockchain Founder Charles Hoskinson Confirms that IOHK has Joined Hyperledger and W3C Initiatives

IOHK (Input/Output Hong Kong), a research and development (R&D) firm focused on bringing innovation via blockchain and cryptocurrencies, has confirmed that it will be joining the Hyperledger initiative and W3C. Hyperledger is an open-source project focused on blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) development. It… Read More

Binance Registers New Domain Name with Chinese Government, Three Other Seemingly Related Firms Also Registered, Public Records Show

Leading multinational digital asset exchange Binance has reportedly registered a new domain name with the government in China. Public records show that the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has approved Binance’s requested domain name (binance.cn). The approval was granted in April 2020. Records… Read More

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