Nxt Foundation, one of the pioneers of the emerging blockchain industry, has formed an alliance with the internationally oriented Civic Tech, which specialises in technology business acceleration and international funding.Civic Tech has worked with such institutions as the World Bank, the European Union's Horizon program and the Amsterdam IoT Living Lab.The Nxt Foundation believes that together Civic Tech and Nxt can form a successful strategic partnership to expand the uses of the Nxt blockchain technology, as well as secure funding for further research and development into blockchain/cryptocurrency based systems.CivicTech has a strong background in urban development, and according to Katalin Gallyas, CivicTech founder: “Nxt offers a great mix of disruptive features that can be incorporated into the Smart City urban experience of the future: voting, funds control, value transfer. Blockchain can offer a lot to us and to our other projects across Europe.”