Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream has expanded its strategic partnership with Japanese IT firm Digital Garage.
Aimed to foster blockchain development in Japan, the multi-year technology partnership comes following the pick-up in interest around bitcoin and blockchain technology in the country, said Kaoru Hayashi, group CEO of Digital Garage, in a press release.
According to Dr. Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream:
“The Japanese market is ready for new business models that blockchain technologies can enable.”
With the news, Blockstream has announced a new investment from the DG Lab Fund – a collaboration between Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group. The funding brings Blockstream’s total raised so far to over $80 million, the release states…
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