OKEx backs DFINITY’s ‘Web Computer’ ecosystem with $10M and ICP list
OKEx, a well-liked cryptocurrency topic and derivatives change, has listed the utility token of DFINITY’s ‘Web Computer’ platform, ICP. Operated by a entirely open governance machine, the Web Computer — a blockchain network under constructing — held a launch occasion final week.
Additional, OKEx also announced that its now not too long ago-established Blockdream Ventures fund will be collaborating with the Web Computer ecosystem to create $10 million in special funding and property to enhance excessive-quality initiatives built one day of the network.
‘Web Computer’ Launch
DFINITY’s Web Computer mission has a unique goal; to create bigger the capabilities of the general public blockchain and the decentralized ecosystem the expend of developed computer science and cryptography.
The Web Computer is the constituted of a multi-365 days R&D effort. It’s all orchestrated by the DFINITY Foundation’s examine and constructing centers in Zurich, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Tokyo; along side additional faraway teams in places much like Germany and the UK.
OKEx CEO, Jay Hao mentioned:
“We are contented to enhance the launch of the Web Computer as a day 1 partner. We hope that this will seemingly be the first titanic step in allowing entrepreneurs, developers or enterprises to host salvage instrument systems built on high of computer science; and the truth is comely backing the long-length of time evolution of the on-line.”
With an preliminary capital of $100 million; OKEx Blockdream Ventures is a fund centered on supporting excessive-quality initiatives with big probably.
Founder & Chief Scientist of the DFINITY Foundation, Dominic Williams acknowledged:
“The Web Computer represents the third main innovation in blockchain after Bitcoin and Ethereum. It helps incandescent contract instrument that would possibly per chance perchance tear at web tempo and again web to users for the first-time and a network that would possibly per chance perchance scale its compute capability with user inquire of; very much rising the aptitude applications of public blockchain; and embellishing the attain of currently’s blockchain ecosystem.”
