Bharti Airtel acquires strategic stake in blockchain startup Aqilliz

Bharti Airtel has acquired a strategic stake in Singapore-based blockchain technology startup Aqilliz. The startup has developed a patented hybrid blockchain platform, Atom, that integrates differential privacy and federated learning on a distributed digital ledger. Airtel aims to deploy Aqilliz's technologies at scale across its adtech, digital entertainment and digital marketplace offerings.