{"id":1961,"date":"2018-01-10T08:03:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T08:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2018-01-10T08:03:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T08:03:46","slug":"consensys-is-helping-dubai-become-the-first-blockchain-powered-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/consensys-is-helping-dubai-become-the-first-blockchain-powered-city\/","title":{"rendered":"ConsenSys Is Helping Dubai Become The First Blockchain-Powered City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ConsenSys, the fastest growing blockchain venture studio focused on Ethereum, has announced the opening of its office in the Dubai Design District (d3). The office will be the company\u2019s second largest operation globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsenSys is the largest Ethereum company in the world and is committed to growing the ecosystem in the Middle East,\u201d said Joseph Lubin, founder of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum. \u201cUsing blockchain technologies to build next-generation nations has always been high on our agenda, and there is no better place to witness this strategic transformation than Dubai, which is forging ahead with its aim to be the world\u2019s first blockchain-powered city. As Dubai\u2019s Blockchain Advisor , we are excited about the future and proud to be an integral part of the city\u2019s vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lubin believes the city\u2019s blockchain initiative will draw talent from across the world. \u201cBy embracing this revolutionary technology, Dubai has taken the lead and will quickly reap the benefits of this ecosystem by attracting startups, developers, and entrepreneurs into its fold, no more evident than at our vibrant new home in the Dubai Design District.\u201d The ConsenSys Dubai office plans to house around 50 employees by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1962 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ConsenSys-Dubai-Office-Team.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5707\" height=\"3151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ConsenSys-Dubai-Office-Team.jpg 5707w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ConsenSys-Dubai-Office-Team-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ConsenSys-Dubai-Office-Team-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ConsenSys-Dubai-Office-Team-1024x565.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5707px) 100vw, 5707px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ConsenSys, the fastest growing blockchain venture studio focused on Ethereum, has announced the opening of its office in the Dubai Design District (d3). The office will be the company\u2019s second largest operation globally. \u201cConsenSys is the largest Ethereum company in the world and is committed to growing the ecosystem in the Middle East,\u201d said Joseph [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1963,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961\/revisions\/1963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}