ELECTRIFY is driven by a fundamental desire to create bonds between communities and delivering value to the same. We started out as Singapore’s first retail electricity marketplace and are now Southeast Asia’s first such platform. We’re bringing electricity retail into the blockchain era through the use of smart contracts in electricity plans and peer-to-peer energy trading on a city-wide scale.

The benefits of transparency and traceability, along with the efficiencies of smart contract processing, will benefit communities far and wide as we look to grow our ELECTRIFY Tribe to bring about a more dynamic and robust energy future.

With the values deeply engrained in our DNA, we’re proud to have been invited to participate and contribute to two very prominent events in the blockchain space, announced this week.

First, the launch of NEUTRINO, a co-working space initiative that’s been developed jointly by OmiseGO and Global Brain Corporation. One is a brilliant example of a leading blockchain project that’s leading Plasma development for Ethereum, and the other is one of Japan’s leading venture capital funds.

NEUTRINO was born out of the experiences many blockchain companies suffer today: the lack of blockchain engineers around a nexus of information sharing. The blockchain industry is a rapidly expanding space but the availability of good developer talent is scarce. NEUTRINO will support and nurture this community by creating a blockchain-focused co-working space that’s Asia-centric. Their first space will be a 290sqm space in the heart of Shibuya, Tokyo.

ELECTRIFY is proud to be one of the founding sponsors for this exciting new initiative. Housing OmiseGO’s office, ELECTRIFY will also be making NEUTRINO its home away from home. This venue will form the basis for a global information exchange hub for blockchain development that will expand into Asia and beyond. This will also be ground zero for ELECTRIFY’s expansion plans in Japan’s electricity market! Hit up http://neutrino.tokyo for more information.

The second piece of news revolves around the launch of the new Ethereum Community Fund, which was announced on 7 March 2018. This $100M fund will provide much-needed funding and connectivity for projects that will pave the way to a better future for the Ethereum community. The ECF grants will be made available for projects developing solutions in sharding, scalabilty and security. But more than just a free handout, the ECF will also provide technical advisory, mentorship and a stronger access to a network which allows the best blockchain projects to showcase their innovations and collaborate in development.

ELECTRIFY is honoured to be one of the Founding Contributors to the Ethereum Community Fund, alongside other founders such as OmiseGo, Golem, Cosmos, Raiden Global Brain and Maker. Through this, we hope to be able to make a significant contribution to the future of Ethereum and blockchain development as a whole. The ECF will go a long way to encouraging and developing more needed services and solutions for the Ethereum community, taking yet another step towards making blockchain accessible to millions of people around the world.

Decentralisation and democratisation is core to the concept of a blockchain. And none of what we do can be possible without the support of our Ethereum communities; none of what ELECTRIFY is trying to do would be achievable without the support of our ELECTRIFY Tribe. Through these developments, we hope to be able to do our own small part to contribute and support the Ethereum community at large.