Boson Protocol Awarded as Technology Pioneer by The World Economic Forum

Boson Protocol named among The World Economic Forum’s selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2022

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3 min readMay 10, 2022

Boson Protocol, the universal settlement layer for commerce, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”. Boson Protocol enables a decentralized commerce ecosystem where all participants share in the value they create.

The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.

With their selection as Technology Pioneer, Co Founder, Justin Banon will be invited to participate at World Economic Forum activities, events and discussions throughout the year. Boson Protocol will also contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years, working with global leaders to help address key industry and societal issues.

“It’s great to be acknowledged as a pioneer by the World Economic Forum”, said Boson Protocol’s Justin Banon. “We are building the universal settlement layer for commerce, enabling the tokenization, transfer and trade of any digital or physical thing as an NFT, facilitating a more open, equitable commerce ecosystem. Think TCP/IP protocol, but instead of data, Boson carries trust.”

“We’re excited to welcome Boson Protocol to our 2022 cohort of Technology Pioneers,” says Saemoon Yoon, Community Lead, Technology Pioneers, World Economic Forum. “Boson Protocol and its fellow pioneers are at the forefront of industries that are critical to solving some of our world’s most complex issues today. We look forward to their contribution to the World Economic Forum in its commitment to improving the state of the world.”

With the upcoming launch of V2 later in the year, Boson will solve one of the fundamental oracle problems of Web3: how to guarantee transactions when selling real-world assets with smart contracts — but without a centralized intermediary.

Technology Pioneers have been selected based on the community’s selection criteria, which includes innovation, impact and leadership as well as the company’s relevance with the World Economic Forum’s Platforms.

All info on this year’s Technology Pioneers can be found here. More information on past winners, information on the community and the application link can be found here.

About The World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. (www.weforum.org).

About the Technology Pioneers

The World Economic Forum believes that innovation is critical to the future well-being of society and to driving economic growth. Launched in 2000, the Technology Pioneer community is composed of early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the design, development and deployment of new technologies and innovations, and are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.

The World Economic Forum provides the Technology Pioneers community with a platform to engage with the public- and private-sector leaders and to contribute new solutions to overcome the current crisis and build future resiliency.

About Boson Protocol

Boson Protocol is solving one of the fundamental problems of Web3: how to mediate commerce transactions when selling real-world assets using smart contracts — but without a centralized intermediary. Boson’s Exchange mechanism allows for the trust-minimized execution of real-world commerce transactions by locking funds in the smart contract, and leveraging game theoretic mechanisms and independent dispute resolvers to handle disputes.

Boson tokenizes digital to physical redemptions, allowing sellers to issue redeemable NFTs, that buyers can hold in their wallets, trade or redeem for the real-world asset.

Keen to learn more?

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