--TZ APAC is one of the leading adoption entities supporting the Tezos 
ecosystem in Asia 
--The Singapore-based Tezos hub will launch new strategic initiatives to drive 
enterprise and corporate adoption 
--TZ APAC, in collaboration with Tezos India will launch a new developer 
relations program to support developers exploring Tezos 


TZ APAC(https://www.tzapac.com/), one of the leading adoption entities 
supporting the Tezos(https://tezos.com/) ecosystem in Asia, today announced a 
strategic commitment to the Asia Pacific region. 

The strategic regional commitment from the leading Tezos adoption entity in 
Asia will build on prior successes including Tezos integration with BSN( 
https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-s-bsn-international-integrates-support-for-tezos-network), 
the China state blockchain network, Tezos integration into ride hailing app 
Tada( 
https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/blockchain-ride-hailing-app-tada-moves-to-greener-tezos-technology-838927572.html), 
and on-going collaborations with big tech companies such as 
IBM(https://www.ibm.com/) and Microsoft(https://www.microsoft.com/). TZ APAC 
will deploy new investments in the region across business development and 
marketing, and launch a new strategic partnership with Tezos 
India(https://tezosindia.org.in/) to drive developer education and recruitment. 

Now more than ever, enterprises, corporate brands, and governments want to know 
how to leverage the transformational power of blockchain. TZ APAC aims to 
empower enterprises and individuals to harness the power of the Tezos 
blockchain by providing capital deployment, resource development, strategic 
advisory, project management, as well as marketing and strategic communications 
services in the region. 

"Asian enterprises today are increasingly recognizing the revolutionary power 
of blockchain and are looking for new ways to disrupt industries. TZ APAC's 
mission is to enable their high-performance and growth in the region and 
beyond. Our community of innovators and conscious creators is growing rapidly, 
and we want to play a key role in promoting sustainable development in Asia." - 
Joe Hwang, Director of Business Development, North Asia at TZ APAC.

TZ APAC's commitment to the Asia Pacific region can be viewed through their 
recent monumental enterprise collaborations with leading players in the region. 
Most recently, TZ APAC led the integration of Tezos into BSN, China's state 
owned blockchain-based service network, where users will have access to Chinese 
enterprise chains, and into multi-chain lending platform ShuttleOne, a company 
developing a tokenization platform for real world assets. Additionally, TZ APAC 
has led projects with ride hailing app Tada, NFT platform AmplifyX, and helped 
incubate the fastest growing NFT artist community( 
https://www.cryptoartweekasia.com/hen-artists) in Asia. 

TZ APAC is proud to announce the Ecosystem Growth Grants (EGG)( 
https://www.notion.so/TZ-APAC-Tezos-India-Ecosystem-Growth-Grant-EGG-4d1d5b82a27e496a84f78d7c45e09660) 
program. The developer relations program aims to cultivate new ideas through 
small-level funding and will provide direct funding to creators and developers 
exploring the Tezos network. The program expands the reach of the Tezos 
community to new builders and creators to act as a springboard for early-stage 
concepts, from NFT platforms to developer tooling to DeFi building blocks. The 
program is managed in partnership with Tezos India.

"We are grateful for the strong support we have received in the APAC region, 
and are proud to be headquartered in Singapore, a global hub for fintech and 
innovation. We look forward to developing a burgeoning community and empowering 
everyone with equal opportunities to radically transform the blockchain 
landscape in the region." - Katherine Ng, Head of APAC Marketing at TZ APAC. 

Tezos celebrated its three year anniversary this year, making it one of the 
first and longest running Proof-of-Stake blockchains. Tezos consumes over two 
million times less energy than Proof-of-Work networks. Network activity on 
Tezos has grown 1,200 percent this year, with over 5 million contract calls in 
the last 8 weeks, due in part to its energy-efficient design and ease of use. 
With the region's robust push into sustainability, TZ APAC aims to unlock 
opportunities and embolden clean innovation while ensuring energy efficient 
consumption and a negligible carbon footprint.

Game developers( 
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/ubisoft-joins-tezos-blockchain-as-corporate-baker/), 
music labels( 
https://www.coindesk.com/oneof-raises-63m-for-music-nft-platform-with-green-credentials), 
sporting franchises( 
https://www.redbull.com/int-en/redbullracing/tezos-joins-as-official-blockchain-partner#:~:text=Red%20Bull%20Racing%20Honda%20today,first%20ever%20NFT%20fan%20experience.), 
central banks( 
https://decrypt.co/41859/tezos-becomes-a-favorite-to-power-the-digital-euro), 
and more are all building on Tezos. Globally, Formula One teams, Red Bull Honda 
Racing( 
https://www.redbull.com/int-en/redbullracing/tezos-joins-as-official-blockchain-partner#:~:text=Red%20Bull%20Racing%20Honda%20today,first%20ever%20NFT%20fan%20experience.) 
and McLaren Racing( https://www.mclaren.com/racing/partners/tezos/), have 
chosen Tezos for technical integrations to create unrivalled NFT fan 
experiences on the Tezos protocol. Tezos has over 400 validators around the 
world including internationally recognised enterprises as corporate bakers, 
such as Coinbase( 
https://blog.coinbase.com/migrating-our-tezos-bakery-across-the-atlantic-with-only-1-minute-of-downtime-2eb1aa6f1f2c), 
Ledger( https://www.ledger.com/staking-tezos), Ubisoft( 
https://twitter.com/ubisoft/status/1384451272992976898?lang=en), Exaion( 
https://exaion.edf.fr/en/exaion/our-news/exaion-edf-group-subsidiary-becomes-a-tezos-baker), 
and more. Tezos also has a growing DeFi ecosystem with ERC-20 bridges for 
low-gas cross-chain utility, yield farming protocols, and surging AMM 
platforms. 

"Building on the Tezos blockchain is the ideal long-term solution to reducing 
the environmental impact of digital technologies, through energy-efficient 
solutions. Through TZ APAC and its 360-degree support system, we want to create 
meaningful partnerships in the Asia Pacific region." - Julian Low, Director of 
Business Development, South East Asia at TZ APAC.

For the year ahead, TZ APAC is looking forward to engaging with the global 
community through the upcoming Singapore Fintech Festival, happening in 
November 2021, to showcase the strength and evolution of the Tezos blockchain.

About TZ APAC

TZ APAC Pte. Ltd. ("TZ APAC") is one of the leading adoption entities 
supporting the Tezos ecosystem in Asia. TZ APAC designs value-added blockchain 
transformation strategies for enterprises and creators with a bottom-up 
approach, working closely with blockchain experts and other stakeholders in the 
Tezos ecosystem. TZ APAC is supported by the Tezos Foundation and is 
headquartered in Singapore.

About Tezos

Tezos is smart money, redefining what it means to hold and exchange value in a 
digitally connected world. A self-upgradable and energy-efficient blockchain 
with a proven track record, Tezos seamlessly adopts tomorrow's innovations 
without network disruptions today. For more information, please visit tezos.com.

SOURCE  TZ APAC Pte Ltd