The Business Of Building A Better Blockchain

Department of Computer Science, Faculty, News Media

NUS Computing Assistant Professor Prateek Saxena shared how methods developed by his research group made for better blockchain protocols and how he has spinned off startups with a combined net worth of more than US$130 million.

Asian Scientist, 14 November 2018

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