Breaking: Facebook Crypto Project Acquires Blockchain Startup Specializing in Smart Contracts

Facebook’s secretive crypto division has reportedly made its first acquisition, quietly onboarding most of the research team from a blockchain startup that specializes in smart contract development. Facebook Acqui-hires Chainspace Researchers Citing unnamed sources, financial news outlet Cheddar reports that Facebook acquired Chainspace, a blockchain firm founded by University College London researchers. The Chainspace website describes its project as “a planetary scale smart contracts platform” that uses a “distributed web of blockchains for scalability, speed and privacy.” A banner at the top of the website reads: “We’re excited to announce that the team is moving on to something new. Chainspace

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