Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency alternate, said on Friday that it has made a four-year grant to the Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) on the Massachusetts Institute of Expertise (MIT) Media Lab.
The grant, of an unspecified quantity, goals to assist DCI’s analysis into the safety of bitcoin and open-source improvement of protocols that underlie the community.
“MIT’s Digital Forex Initiative is enjoying a crucial function in constructing a sustainable blockchain ecosystem, specifically by fortifying bitcoin’s underlying protocol,” stated Eric Anziani, Crypto.com’s COO.
Crypto.com additionally helps the Safe Blockchain Initiative at Carnegie Mellon College, advancing on-chain security.
The Block reported final month that Crypto.com shall be an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup, to be held this yr in Qatar.