Highlights for October: Product Lead Maziar Sadri speaks at XBlockSummit; Founder Neyma Jahan’s new articles draw attention; Unification prepares for first airdrop; Unification team attends Malta Blockchain Summit

October brought ample engagement with the Unification community, with the team attending a number of events on multiple continents, as well as preparation for the launch of Unification’s first-ever airdrop.

Product Lead Maziar Sadri speaks on the intersection of blockchain & AI

Maziar Sadri, Unification’s CPO, speaking in Bali, Indonesia

Unification’s Product Lead, Maziar Sadri (formerly of Yahoo!), represented the Unification team on a panel at XBlockSummit in Bali. The panel centered on the topic of “Why AI and Blockchain Need Each Other”.

Held as part of the lead-up to the 2018 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, XBlockSummit explored the broader issues of international investment, economic development, and economic stability through the lens of developments in blockchain.

Maziar’s panel proved a success, with a number of panelists and audience members highly engaged in a rousing conversation about how artificial intelligence and blockchain will intersect over the coming decades.

To learn more about how Unification is utilizing AI and machine learning in products, read our article “How Unification Standardizes Data With Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning.”

Neyma Jahan speaks out on the state of ICOs & STOs

Unification’s founder and CEO, Neyma Jahan, has penned two articles on the state of ICOs and STOs in the coming year that have drawn attention for their response to the current state of the market.

In “How to “ICO” in 2019 (and why it’s not like 2018),” published in the Unification Foundation’s Medium publication, Neyma offered a searing critique of the optics-driven climate of the past year in ICOs. He posited that the ICOs that succeed in 2019 will be those that are focusing their efforts on building technology that people actually use.

In “The Jury is still out on the realities of STOs. Here is why,” published in Hacker Noon, Neyma argues that security tokens are far from the saving grace that many people in the blockchain industry presume them to be. Instead, he presents that opinion that security tokens automatically require a degree of centralization that puts them at odds with the ideals of blockchain.

Unification team heads to Malta Blockchain Summit

A look inside Malta Blockchain Summit

Hot on the heels of Malta’s recent positioning as “the blockchain island,” the Malta Blockchain Summit is bringing together 5,000 world blockchain leaders to discuss the future of the industry in one of the most forward-thinking nations in the world.

To schedule a meeting with the Unification team, email us here and we will discuss potential availability.