Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), a Switzerland-based foundation that “funds innovative research”, has announced the launch of a new project called Unit-e, which is described as a “globally scalable decentralized payments system.” DTR is also funding research and development (R&D) to improve the “blockchain technology stack.” Similar to what most other blockchain-related R&D projects aim to achieve, DTR’s team of researchers want to develop a scalable cryptocurrency platform.