Vietnamese business helps develop blockchain technology in Cambodia
Vietnam’s Unicorn Ultra (U2U) ecosystem, an All-in-One platform for potential builders, opened its representative office in Cambodia to introduce, build and develop products applying blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and Big Data.
Introducing Unicorn Ultra's studio to delegates (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Vietnam’s Unicorn Ultra (U2U) ecosystem, an All-in-Oneplatform for potential builders, opened its representative office in Cambodiato introduce, build and develop products applying blockchain, artificialintelligence (AI), and Big Data.
Tran Duc Vinh, co-founder of Unicorn Ultra,said this is a milestone marking U2U's presence and commitment to customers andpartners in Cambodia as well as the region, and emphasised that the opening of the office in Cambodia is prompted by not only its strong economic developmentpotential, but also the friendliness of the local community.
He shared that to date, 30 countries around the world have joined andaccompanied U2U.
Delegates cut ribbon to inaugurate U2U representative office in Cambodia (Photo: VNA)
Unicorn Ultra is a Layer-1 blockchainplatform designed based on the venture builder model that enables creators anddevelopers to build any potential projects to serve for a decentralised future.U2U is governed by a decentralised council that aims to take advantage ofcommunity power to create global blockchain unicorns./.
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Introducing Unicorn Ultra's studio to delegates (Photo: VNA) 
Delegates cut ribbon to inaugurate U2U representative office in Cambodia (Photo: VNA) 
