Last month, CaptainAltcoin’s Dobrica Blagojevic searched the seas of crypto garbage for some promising altcoins that could prosper when the blockchain spring finally arrives. He listed three: BAT, ARK… and ICON.

He was particularly impressed with ICON’s ever-expanding list of partners, citing the then-recently announced partnership with leading Japanese blockchain consulting company LayerX. The two will team up to expand ICON’s ecosystem in Japan by cultivating the local developer community and by ensuring the integrity of the ICON Network through a code audit alliance. LayerX is also a partner in ICX_Station.

Then last week, ICON announced yet another partnership, this time with crypto management DApp VELIC. Under this strategic partnership, VELIC will use ICON’s proprietary blockchain technology to expand its financial services. ICON, meanwhile, will grow its ecosystem by providing support to VELIC, a global service that can introduce ICON to a broader, worldwide user base. Keep an eye out for our upcoming interview with VELIC.