Company Developed Blockchain-based Protocol for Proof of Location
Tel Aviv, Israel – January 30, 2019 – Platin, the world’s leading decentralized Proof-of-Location (PoL) protocol, today announced that it has secured investment from EOS Global’s EOS ecosystem fund, a partnership fund of Block.one’s EOS VC investment unit.
Platin, which will now build on Block.one’s EOSIO blockchain software, secured the investment after it showcased the capabilities of its innovative PoL protocol during the San Francisco leg of Block.one’s EOS Global Hackathon series. The San Francisco event saw 475 participants from 26 countries competing to build value-driven applications utilizing the EOSIO platform in a 26-hour competition. It was part of a five-event series sponsored by Block.one, which awarded over US$1.5 million in prizes to events’ winners.
The investment is evidence that the Platin’s PoL protocol is gaining traction and has real-world utility and viability. The protocol has use cases in several fields such as humanitarian aid, commercial airdrops, and supply chain, among others.
Platin CTO, Dr. Lionel Wolberger commented, “The investment from EOS Global is an important step for Platin as we seek to integrate our Proof-of-Location technology as a key component of a sustainable and robust EOSIO ecosystem.”
“Proof-of-Location is an important technology and an integral component of the blockchain infrastructure of the future,” said Block.one CTO Dan Larimer. “We are thrilled that Platin and its one-of-a-kind protocol is joining the EOSIO ecosystem.”
The investment will allow Platin to access top ecosystem projects and resources available to EOSIO-related organizations.
“We consider EOSIO a new, powerful smart contract engine, with robust consensus and community governance models based on Dan Larimer’s long experience in the space,” said Platin’s CEO, Allon Mason, “Being part of the EOS VC portfolio of companies will accelerate Platin’s Proof-of-Location integrations with EOSIO-based DAPPs and will also assist our overall business strategy and execution.”
About Platin
Platin (Platin.io) combines location data with a lightweight and secure Proof of Location (PoL) protocol to enable geospatial capabilities in the decentralized world. With Platin anyone can geo-locate a digital asset (cryptocurrencies, documents, images, etc.), anywhere on the map, anywhere in the world, in real time. This is made possible through open, privacy-preserving zero-knowledge proofs developed as part of the Platin protocol.
With Platin, any digital asset can now have a fixed location in physical space. This incentivizes individuals, organizations and large groups of people to move and interact with digital assets – and each other – in brand new ways. Developed by a world-class team of professionals and academics experienced in blockchain, security, mobile and AR, Platin enables unique use cases not possible until today through its decentralized protocol based on incentivized location witnessing. Platin’s protocol is interoperable and extensible, with the potential to transform every industry, from retail to humanitarian aid, from automotive to supply chain, security, finance and more.
Website: https://platin.io
About Block.one
Block.one is a global leader in high-performance blockchain software. In June 2018, Block.one completed the world’s largest token sale to date, and released the EOSIO blockchain protocol software, a major piece of open-source software that allows companies and developers to build blockchain solutions that benefit from levels of scalability and efficiency that have not been previously possible in blockchain.
It is now widely accepted that the EOSIO software represents a major step forward for the blockchain industry: The underlying structure of the code allows for no-fee transactions, and EOSIO has extremely fast transactions per second speeds, supporting the complex needs of many different types of users, including enterprise solutions, without compromising operability.
Block.one also has committed over US$1 billion to create EOS VC, a venture capital unit that aims to help develop and support the EOSIO ecosystem through venture partnership funds and investments. EOS VC’s fund partners include Derek Rundell of Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures, Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, Finlab AG, Michael Cao’s EOS Global, and City of London-based SVK Crypto.
Since launch, Block.one has attracted some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies and entrepreneurs as investors, including Peter Thiel, Louis Bacon, Alan Howard and Landsdowne Investment. It has also built out an industry-leading executive team, with recent hires from Citibank, CBA, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, and Clifford Chance.
Block.one has offices in Hong Kong, California, and Virginia. For more information, visit block.one and eos.io.
