The authorities of the Chinese city of Shenzhen, following their colleagues from Hangzhou, supported the Fund for investments in blockchain startups.
This was announced on Sunday at an event organized by the China Electronic Commerce Association. The Fund intends to invest 500 million yuan ($80 million) in blockchain startups in Shenzhen.
It is noteworthy that through public-private partnership 40% of funds or 32 million dollars will come from the city Fund, which was launched at the end of March by the municipal government of Shenzhen. According to Sohu, the remainder will come from the private sector.
The total funds of the city Fund amount to 5 billion yuan ($800 million) – the authorities intend to use them to invest in urban startups. About 4% of the funds will be used to Finance local blockchain projects.
The report says that the daily work of the new Foundation will be controlled by the two state investment firms under the supervision of the Commission of the city government, which controls all state-owned assets. At the same time, Liu Zhongpu, a government official and Commissioner of the Shenzhen authorities Advisory Commission, will act as an Advisor to the Fund.
The news came two weeks after the Hangzhou city government supported the launch of The Xiong'an Global Blockchain Innovation Fund, a $ 1.6 billion Fund to invest in innovative startups. And 30% of these funds are provided by the city authorities.
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