FTX delegation, Georgian agency discuss achievements in innovation ecosystem development
The visiting FTX delegation - which involved CEO Ryan Salem and Michelle Bond, the CEO of Digital Asset Market Association - also met Georgian startups in the field of crypto and discussed possibilities of future partnership. Photo: Economy Ministry.
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Successful Georgian startups and achievements of Georgia in the development of the innovation ecosystem were in the focus of meetings between a delegation of FTX Crypto Derivatives Exchange and representatives of the Georgian Agency for Innovation and Technology (GITA) on Friday.
The delegation of FTX Crypto Derivatives Exchange, the world's largest company in the field of cryptocurrency, held meetings at the local Agency, where Avtandil Kasradze, the Chairman of the latter, stressed the significance of the success of the Georgian startups involving crypto and blockchain for the country's economy, and called their promotion a “priority” of the Georgian Government.
The visiting FTX delegation - which involved CEO Ryan Salem and Michelle Bond, the CEO of Digital Asset Market Association - also met Georgian startups in the field of crypto and discussed possibilities of future partnership.
Bond stressed young startups in Georgia had the ability to “quickly achieve” international recognition and gain access to global resources and funding.
Photo: Georgian Economy Ministry.
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Young startups in Georgia have the ability to quickly achieve international recognition and gain access to global resources and funding, Ryan Salem, the CEO of FTX Crypto Derivatives Exchange, said on Friday.
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