Offchain Labs announces the appointment of Ira Auerbach as the head of its collaborative studio and venture capital division, Tandem. Auerbach previously served as the head of digital assets at Nasdaq and was the global head of business at Gemini Exchange. Tandem was established last August and is dedicated to supporting solutions to the technological challenges hindering the widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies, currently including both a collaborative studio and venture capital operations. Tandem has partnered with Espresso Systems and Ex Populus to develop decentralized sorting infrastructure and XAI blockchain, respectively. (TheBlock)