The startup aims to facilitate the adoption multiple interconnected distributed ledgers in the corporate world. Chinese company ConsenSys has acquired US asteroid mining firm Planetary Resources to add " deep mining capabilities " to its offering . As part of the deal , Planetary Resources ' president and CEO Chris Lewicki and general counsel Brian Israel have joined ConsenSys . Ethereum smart contracts are a " natural solution " for space commerce , said Israel . Planetary Resources was previously Arkyd Astronautics . In July , ConsenSys signed a letter of understanding with China 's Xiongan New Area government to develop blockchain and software solutions for the smart city market .
Chinese company ConsenSys has acquired US asteroid mining firm Planetary Resources to add " deep mining capabilities " to its offering . As part of the deal , Planetary Resources ' president and CEO Chris Lewicki and general counsel Brian Israel have joined ConsenSys . Ethereum smart contracts are a " natural solution " for space commerce , said Israel . Planetary Resources was previously Arkyd Astronautics . In July , ConsenSys signed a letter of understanding with China 's Xiongan New Area government to develop blockchain and software solutions for the smart city market .