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FinLab AG and Block.one Announce $100 million Joint Venture to Accelerate Development of EOSIO Projects in Europe
FRANKFURT, Germany and GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, March 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Block.one, the developer behind the leading blockchain software EOS.IO, and FinLab AG (WKN 121806 / ISIN DE0001218063 / ticker symbol: A7A.GR), one of the first and largest company builders and investors focused on the FinTech sector in Europe, today announced the signing of a letter of intent regarding the formation and capitalization of a new $100 million (€81 million) fund managed by FinLab, that will make strategic investments throughout Europe in projects that utilize the EOSIO open-sourced blockchain software. This is the third announcement for Block.one’s EOS VC initiative to stimulate EOSIO innovation.
“EOSIO’s Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS) approach has shown to vastly improve the speed and resiliency by which blockchain networks operate and scale,” says Stefan Schütze, of the FinLab management board. “FinLab is excited to partner with the company behind this fundamental innovation and looks forward to fostering development of projects enabled by EOSIO software.”
“We are excited to be working with FinLab AG, a leading European tech investor, to grow EOS VC’s global reach,” said Brendan Blumer, CEO of Block.one. “We believe the EOSIO open source software fundamentally enables new community driven business models, and we remain committed to investing in that future.”
The EOS VC program invests in developers and entrepreneurs leveraging the EOSIO software.
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