Wednesday, June 6, 2018
WATERLOO — A San Francisco-based company that uses blockchain technology for processing international transactions is funding University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ researchers who are working in this evolving area of global commerce.
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is the only Canadian institution participating in Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative. , launched in 2012, uses blockchain to process international transactions quickly and inexpensively.
Anwar Hasan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UW, has been appointed the Ripple chair. His areas of expertise include cryptography.
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