Bitcoin is preparing to expand Israeli R&D scale: More than 40 employees will be recruited

Sina Technology News Beijing time on July 17 afternoon news, according to Israel's local financial media "Global" reported that the cryptocurrency 'mine machine' producer Bittland is preparing to expand the scale of the Israeli R & D center.

According to the report, Bitcoin currently has 15 employees in Israel. Gadi Glikberg, vice president of the Bitcoin Israel Operations Center, said in an interview that the company is preparing to recruit more than 40 employees, including blockchain. Researchers, senior software and security engineers, marketing experts, programmers familiar with Python and JavaScript, and QA staff, the R&D center is located in Ra'anana.

Gilliberg said that the growth of Bittland last year was mainly due to the growing popularity of blockchain technology and digital currency. Although the cryptocurrency industry was in a trough at the end of last year, the industry saw opportunities for growth and development.

Earlier, according to Lei Di.com, Bitcoin is carrying out a new round of financing of US$1 billion, which is expected to be completed by the end of the month, with a post-investment valuation of US$15 billion. People familiar with the matter also revealed that Bitcoin is expected to submit IPO materials in August this year and will be listed in Hong Kong at the end of the year. .

Sina Technology has verified this matter with BitZhang. The other party said that it will not comment. But Wu Jihan, the founder of Bitland, has hinted that the company may be listed in Hong Kong, and investors can cash out through early listing, and can also raise funds for future development. At the same time, a number of close traders broke the news that Bitcoin is financing pre-IPO and will be listed in Hong Kong in the future.

As early as 2016, Bittland set up an operation center in Israel, mainly responsible for part of the research and development work around the blockchain technology and the mining pool Connect BTC, and also involved in AI research and development. Bitcoin headquarters is located in Beijing, and in Chengdu, Qingdao, Shenzhen, There are R&D centers in Wuhan and other places, similar to the Israeli Ryananana R&D Center. In addition, Bitcoin has branches in Hong Kong, China, California, Tel Aviv, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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