Open Innovations: Skolkovo Fund, Bitfury Partner to Develop Blockchain Solutions

On October 17, Konstantin Parshin, Executive Director of the IT cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, and Dmitry Ufaev, Head of the Bitfury Representative Office in Russia, signed an agreement on strategic partnership in the Press Center of Open Innovations.

In the framework of cooperation, Skolkovo and Bitfury will develop blockchain technologies for business and the state. Dmitry Ufaev and Konstantin Parshin expressed the hope that the partnership will be successful and mutually beneficial.

“Bitfury is one of the world's leading manufacturers of mining technologies,” said Konstantin Parshin. - The Skolkovo Foundation performs an important role - reduces the startup system with economic leaders. The blockchain is not always perceived unambiguously, but it will become very common in the future. The blockchain raises the level of trust in all environments and communication chains, making life more calm and reliable. ”

Bitfury, the world leader in blockchain technology, will actively participate in the development of the Skolkovo ecosystem; support major events and promising developments; promote blockchain technologies, conduct master classes and hackathons for startups.

“We are creating a training center - a school of blockchain technologies. All startups will be able to contact us for expertise and use our technology. We have experience that is rare on a global scale, and we are ready to share knowledge and developments, ”said Dmitry Ufaev.