create a token economy<\/a> platform that rewards its users by using ICON\u2019s blockchain technology. As users are the producers and consumers of information, LINE Plus wants to reward the users. Furthermore, unchain will also build LINE\u2019s blockchain mainnet and DApps, as per the announced made in April at DEV WEEK 2018 in Seoul.<\/p>\nICON, which aims at interconnecting blockchains and make cutting-edge technology available to all enterprises, believes that joining hands with LINE will speed up the growth of services offered by LINE\u2019s own blockchain network and also the DApps in the ICON network.<\/p>\n
The blockchain technology market has already taken note of LINE, when it launched unblock last month, with an aim of designing a token economy, researching cryptocurrency markets, accelerating blockchain-related investment and growth, and more.<\/p>\n
Both LINE and ICON have unanimously named Hong-kyu Lee as the first CEO of unchain. Lee is credited for the successful launch of ICON. Hong-kyu Lee, CEO of unchain<\/strong> said<\/p>\n\u201cWe expect to promote an array of blockchain-based dApp services for daily use. The rise of these services is expected to catalyze the growth of LINE and the ICON blockchain ecosystem.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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