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Empowering Your MiCA Journey: Gofaizen and Sherle’s Tailored Consultancy Solutions
In an ever-evolving digital financial landscape, the introduction of regulations in the Crypto-Assets markets known as MiCA represents a pivotal shift for the crypto, fintech, and financial sectors across the European Union. With its aim to enhance transparency, increase security, and foster a safer trading environment for investors, MiCA sets forth a comprehensive framework that […]
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Bit.Store Unveils Comprehensive B2B Offerings, Empowering Crypto Projects with Custom Solutions
PRESS RELEASE. [VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 19, 2024] BitStore is making significant strides in the cryptocurrency card sector, offering a suite of services that blend traditional financial ease with the cutting-edge world of digital currencies tailor made for projects or brands. Our card services support multiple card BINs from different countries, including the US and Hong Kong, catering to a global audience. What sets us apart is our commitment to user convenience, underscored by flexible registration processes for our virtual Visa and MasterCard offerings. This approach ensures a swift, minimal-information-required setup, ideal for users who value speed and privacy.
In line with our vision to continually enhance user experience, we’re excited to announce the imminent launch of the $STORE back program. This initiative is designed to reward our users for their loyalty and ongoing support.
Cobranding, Custom Card Design and Personalized URL Services
Bit.Store recognizes the unique needs of crypto projects and has developed a range of services to meet these demands. Central to its B2B offerings is the ability for crypto projects to list their tokens on the Bit.Store platform.
A highlight of Bit.Store’s B2B services is the cobranding, custom card design and personalized URL offerings. Projects can now collaborate with Bit.Store to create co-branded cards that resonate with their brand identity and user base. These cards aren’t just a payment tool; they’re a symbol of the project’s brand, extending its presence into the everyday lives of its users.
Furthermore, Bit.Store is introducing personalized URL services. For instance, projects like ORDI, RATS, and SATS will have dedicated URLs like www.bitstore.com/rats. This personalized approach makes it effortless for users to sign up, create an account, and obtain a uniquely designed card associated with their preferred project.
Enhancing Project Reach and User Experience
The introduction of these B2B services by Bit.Store is more than just a functional enhancement. It’s a strategic move to deepen the connection between crypto projects and their communities. By offering a tangible and personalized element through co-branded cards or white label solutions, projects can elevate their user experience and foster stronger brand loyalty.
Future Prospects and Growth
As Bit.Store continues to expand its offerings, the focus remains on innovation and user-centric solutions. The company is committed to working closely with crypto projects, understanding their unique visions, and translating them into practical and engaging user experiences.
Crypto projects looking to leverage these opportunities are encouraged to explore Bit.Store’s B2B services. With its robust platform, creative solutions, and commitment to collaboration, Bit.Store is poised to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of crypto project engagement and outreach.
Discover more about Bit.Store’s B2B offerings and how they can transform your project’s reach and user engagement at www.bitstore.com.
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Neo APAC Hackathon Kicks Off at Tokyo GAS Station: Uncovering Local Web3 Talents and Empowering Regional Development
PRESS RELEASE. Neo, the open-source, community-driven blockchain platform where developers are building the future Smart Economy, today announces the launch of its new APAC Hackathon in partnership with OKX. The event includes a total prize pool of 0,000 for event winners and a post-hackathon grant fund of million, provided by Neo Foundation and dedicated to fostering Web3 growth in line with recent positive regulatory developments in the APAC region.
The Hackathon will take place from July to October and features in-person events across five cities in Asia — Tokyo (Japan), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Bangalore (India), Seoul (South Korea), and Singapore, each with a two-day hacking weekend to allow elite Web3 developers to showcase skills and forge valuable connections. There will also be a series of virtual sessions featuring workshops and mentoring from the Neo team, alongside panel discussions and ongoing support, for those who may not be able to attend the in-person events, ensuring that all those interested can get involved.
On July 22nd and 23rd, Neo is going to kick-start the Neo APAC Hackathon offline event series in Tokyo, hosting Tokyo GAS Station. Participants of the Tokyo GAS Station on-site will get the chance to win the following prizes and opportunities.
- Excellence Prizes: ,000 X 2 teams.
- Travel grants to the Hong Kong Finale in October: ,000 X 2 teams.
- Chance to share the million post-hackathon grant fund.
- Media coverage, industry connection and investment opportunities.
For those who are unable to attend the Tokyo GAS Station offline event, they can still participate by registering and submitting their projects online for the Neo APAC Hackathon on its website.
Building on the astounding successes of previous hackathons, Neo will announce the overall winning team at a prestigious celebration in Hong Kong this October. All 20 finalist and shortlisted teams, from the in-person events and projects submitted online, will showcase their projects and deliver engaging demos at the celebration.
Neo will provide all 20 teams with grants towards their travel funds to attend the finale in Hong Kong. To register for the Hackathon, please see Neo’s dedicated website: https://hackathon.neo.org/.
Categories
Participants at this year’s Hackathon can develop across five categories: DeFi and Payment; NFT and Gaming; AI, Social and DAO; Infrastructure and Tooling; and General. Each category has a final prize of ,000, which will be announced at the finale in Hong Kong and will be awarded in NEO tokens.
Neo, the most developer-friendly blockchain platform, will enable participants to choose from among the most popular developing languages to build on. Reflecting its status as a driver of innovation and cooperation across the blockchain industry, Neo is for the first time this year opening its doors to EVM-based (Ethereum Virtual Machine) projects in parallel with Neo N3 projects.
Neo’s Collaboration with OKX
Neo’s partnership with OKX recognizes the combined synergy and impact that will be made possible by joining forces. As part of the partnership, OKX will be designing a series of unique NFTs for participants in the Hackathon, in addition to promoting opportunities for participants to collaborate and innovate further with OKX.
Launching the Hackathon, Da Hongfei, Founder with Neo said: “The whole team here at Neo is absolutely delighted to launch this year’s Hackathon for the APAC region, building on the resounding successes of our previous events and under the favorable regulatory environment of the APAC region. Through our Hackathon, we aim to attract and support the finest in blockchain and Web3 talent, alongside exciting startups working in the blockchain industry, and truly introduce people to the capabilities that developing on Neo provides. I encourage all developers interested in blockchain and Web3 to get involved in our Hackathon. We look forward to seeing an exceptional set of projects, celebrating the winner at our prestigious event in Hong Kong, and showcasing the finest talent in the APAC region.”
Jason Lau, Chief Innovation Officer at OKX, stated, “We have always been committed to the development of web 3 industry infrastructure. This collaboration with Neo for the APAC Hackathon is another great example. We eagerly support the growth of the web3 developer community in APAC and look forward to what these builders will accomplish.”
For more details about the Hackathon, please see Neo’s dedicated Hackathon website here. Neo’s Hackathon Handbook is available to view here.
About Neo
Founded in 2014, Neo is an open-source, community-driven blockchain platform designed to welcome developers into the Smart Economy. By enabling developers to digitize and automate the management of assets through smart contracts, Neo is built to realize the optimized digital world of the future. As the most developer-friendly blockchain, Neo meets developers where they are by integrating seamlessly with the world’s most widely used languages and tools, and providing the most feature-complete blockchain platform for building full-stack decentralized applications. With native support for powerful infrastructure including decentralized storage, oracles, and domain name service, Neo is the ideal foundation for developers to build the next generation Internet.
About OKX
OKX is the second-largest global crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 ecosystem. Trusted by more than 50 million global users, OKX is known for being the fastest and most reliable crypto trading app for traders everywhere.
As a top partner of English Premier League champions Manchester City FC, McLaren Formula 1, golfer Ian Poulter, Olympian Scotty James, and F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo, OKX aims to supercharge the fan experience with new engagement opportunities. OKX is also the top partner of the Tribeca Festival as part of an initiative to bring more creators into web3.
Beyond OKX’s exchange, the OKX Wallet is the platform’s latest offering for people looking to explore the world of NFTs and the metaverse while trading GameFi and DeFi tokens.
OKX is committed to transparency and security and publishes its Proof of Reserves on a monthly basis.
This announcement is made in collaboration with Bitcoin.com’s ecosystem token VERSE. Verse supports DeFi innovation across the Web3 ecosystem. Learn more about Verse here. If you would like to partner, please contact us here.
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Securing Web3 With Zero Trust: Empowering Data, Smart Contracts, and AI on the Blockchain With Mind Network
In the rapidly evolving world of Web3, where data security and privacy are paramount, innovative solutions are needed to protect sensitive information and establish trust within the decentralized ecosystem. This sponsored article delves into the concept of Zero Trust and explores how it serves as the foundation for a revolutionary platform called Mind Network. By combining the principles of Zero Trust with cutting-edge encryption techniques, Mind Network aims to empower users, developers, and businesses to secure their data, smart contracts, and AI models on the blockchain. Mind Network recently closed its seed round fundraising, led by Binance Labs and co-invested by SevenX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Arweave SCP Ventures, etc. Mind Network was incubated by Binance Incubation Camp Season 5 and selected into Chainlink BUILD Program.
The Rise of Zero Trust Security
Traditional security paradigms in Web2 environments relied on the assumption of trust within a centralized infrastructure. However, the increasing frequency of data breaches and cyberattacks has exposed the vulnerabilities inherent in this approach. Enter Zero Trust Security, a modern strategy built on the principle of “never trust, always verify.” Zero Trust assumes that breaches have either already occurred or are imminent, prompting the need for continuous verification of every request, irrespective of its origin.
Zero Trust Principles for Enhanced Security
Zero Trust Security operates on several core principles that ensure robust data protection and access control:
Verify Explicitly: Each request, regardless of its source, must be explicitly authenticated, authorized, and verified before granting access.
Use Least-Privilege Access: Access permissions are granted at the most minimal level necessary, reducing the risk of unauthorized access and potential data breaches.
Assume Breach: Zero Trust assumes that breaches are inevitable, which prompts continuous monitoring, verification, and mitigation measures throughout the system.
Challenges in Web3 Security and Why Zero Trust
The decentralized nature of Web3 introduces unique security challenges that demand innovative solutions. These challenges include:
Data Privacy and Ownership
Web3 emphasizes individuals’ control over their personal data, financial transactions, and user interactions. However, existing applications often lack proper encryption and access control support, risking user privacy.
On-Chain Data Protection
Exposing wallet addresses and smart contract interactions in public ledgers poses security threats and potential financial losses. Protecting this data is crucial to maintaining user trust in decentralized systems.
Decentralized Storage Risks
Decentralized storage systems rely on untrusted node operators to store and compute data, creating potential vulnerabilities and compromising data confidentiality.
Trust and Reliability
Ensuring trust and reliability in decentralized systems during computation and state updates is vital to prevent financial losses and maintain the integrity of the network.
Why does Web3 need Zero Trust?
Data Ownership and Privacy challenge needs to remove intermediary or superuser who is assumed to be trusted. It meets the second principles of Zeo Trust to use least-privilege access. Zero Trust assumes breaches are inevitable, which is the foundation to On-Chain Data Protection challenge. Zero Trust can promote verification explicitly to Decentralized Storage Risks challenge. Therefore, a Zero Trust implementation is demanded in Web3.
Introducing Mind Network: Empowering Web3 Data Security
Mind Network is a pioneering platform that brings Zero Trust principles to the Web3 landscape. Built on the foundation of a Zero Trust Data Lake, Mind Network focuses on securing data, smart contracts, and AI models in a decentralized manner. By utilizing Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) and the patented Adaptive Fully Homomorphic Encryption (AFHE) technique, Mind Network enables end-to-end encrypted computation and storage for on-chain private data.
Mind Network offers a comprehensive set of solutions designed to enhance security and privacy in Web3 applications:
Encrypted Read and Write Solution
Developers can securely connect their decentralized applications (dApps) to Mind Network, enabling encrypted read and write operations on sensitive data. Encrypted data remains inaccessible to Mind Network and its node providers, ensuring privacy and security.
Encrypted Content Sharing Solution
Mind Network enables the secure sharing of encrypted data between dApps using tokenized access control. This solution is invaluable in data marketplaces, private subscription services, and other scenarios requiring controlled data sharing or monetization.
Privacy-Preserving Computation Solution
Developers can perform privacy-preserving computations on encrypted data within Mind Network. This allows for various use cases, including executing order books, credit evaluations, medical research, and legal protection.
Secure Data Verification Solution
Mind Network provides a solution for verifying users’ encrypted data and computation results. This allows decentralized applications (dApps) to verify specific rules without accessing the content, ensuring the integrity of social connections, voting results, asset positions, risk scores, and more.
Secure Data-Driven Smart Contracts Solution
Mind Network collaborates with Chainlink to address data transfer limitations from off-chain to on-chain smart contracts. Encrypting data and performing computations on encrypted inputs ensures privacy and security for use cases such as trading signals, financial models, on-chain gaming, and more.
Securing AI Models with Mind Network’s Zero-Trust Solution
Mind Network’s Zero-Trust AI Solution offers robust protection for AI models, mitigating the risk of unauthorized manipulation and ensuring end-to-end security. Enabling encrypted input and output safeguards against unpredictable damage to financial markets and user interests.
Mind Network’s Zero-Trust AI Solution defends against unauthorized manipulation and addresses additional risks. It can potentially mitigate model collapse, preventing decreased accuracy and biased outputs over time. Furthermore, it tackles the challenge of ‘proof of human data,’ verifying the authenticity and integrity of training datasets. By adopting this secure framework, AI models can operate with transparency and trust, bolstering confidence in AI-driven systems across industries.
Mind Network’s Zero-Trust AI Solution provides a reliable foundation for deploying AI models in finance, healthcare, and other domains. It promotes responsible AI adoption, safeguarding against potential harm and ensuring the integrity of decision-making processes.
Use Cases for Mind Network
dWeb Use Case: Mind Network serves as a secure data lake for decentralized web applications, allowing them to persist front-end data using decentralized storage while accessing encrypted data from Mind Network. This use case applies to UGC platforms, social and gaming platforms, DeFi, and middleware protocols.
TradFi Use Case: Traditional financial institutions can leverage Mind Network to generate risk profiles for crypto investor customers while preserving their privacy. By encrypting customer wallet lists and combining them with on-chain data, risk assessments can be performed without compromising user confidentiality. This use case extends to areas like fraud detection, compliance, and anti-money laundering (AML).
AI Use Case: Mind Network addresses privacy protection challenges in social networks by combining encryption and social relationships. For instance, photos can be pre-processed, encrypted, and stored on Mind Network, giving users control over their data and access based on their social connections.
DeFi Use Case: Mind Network enhances transparency and control in trading platforms by encrypting trading positions and order books, enabling secure and private trading without exposing sensitive information. This use case applies to spot, derivative, dark pool, and cross-chain exchanges.
Team
The Mind Network team comes from a solid background, with special mentions for the CTO, George, who was a researcher at Cambridge University and has had his research in cryptography adopted by the United Kingdom government and high-street banks, and Dennis, the CSO, is the first white hat hacker to hack Tesla in 2014. The rest of the team is assembled with serial entrepreneurs, award-winning scientists, and Web3 marketing veterans.
Investors and Partners
Mind Network has closed its seed round fundraising. This round is led by Binance Labs and co-invested by Comma3 Ventures, SevenX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Arweave SCP Ventures, Meridian Capital, etc. Mind Network was incubated by Binance Incubation Camp Season 5 as the only data project and selected into Chainlink BUILD Program. Even early, Mind Network established strong partnerships with Binance, Chainlink, Consensys, and Arweave. It acquired early supporters, including well-known global banks, insurance companies, and various dApps and protocols.
Final Recap
Mind Network’s innovative Zero Trust Data Lake presents a groundbreaking solution for securing data, smart contracts, and AI in the Web3 ecosystem. By implementing Zero Trust principles and leveraging advanced encryption techniques, Mind Network empowers users, developers, and businesses to maintain privacy, protect sensitive information, and establish trust within the decentralized landscape. Mind Network paves the way for a more secure and privacy-focused Web3 future with its comprehensive suite of solutions.
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Plugin-Ambient Weather Partnership: Empowering Today’s Society with Smart and reliable Weather Systems
The global climate is changing rapidly as compared to the pace at which natural variations occurred in the past. And with the climatic changes, previously unseen occurrences that could hinder many day-to-day operations in society are becoming too common.
For instance, global temperatures rose by roughly 1.8 °F between 1901 and 2016. The high temperatures are worsening and making frequent different types of disasters—heat waves, storms, floods, droughts, etc. Warmer climates are also creating atmospheres that collect, retain, and dump more moisture, changing weather patterns in a way that wet areas become wetter and dry areas become drier. Increased drought, intense floods, and storms are causing numerous public health and safety concerns.
As well, the increased unpredictability of weather patterns is posing risks to numerous weather-dependent activities—including but not limited to agriculture, travel, education, sports, etc. Given that some of these activities touch on the social and economic wellbeing of our societies, increased unpredictability in weather poses significant challenges to populaces globally.
While unpredictable weather poses a threat to day-to-day activities, all is not doom and groom. Unique partnerships leveraging smart weather forecasting and decentralized data-transfer protocols are making it possible for the inception of technologies that can point out weather changes or any related events in real-time. The innovations are giving stakeholders the ability to verify weather patterns that may affect their activities, further improving how society interacts with the ever-changing climatic conditions.
To highlight the importance of unique partnerships in unlocking the potential of smart weather management systems, let’s look into the recently concluded Plugin-Ambient Weather partnership and why it matters.
Plugin-Ambient Weather Partnership: Why does it matter
With the rise in demand for accurate weather forecasts in day-to-day activities, the Plugin–Ambient weather partnership avails users with more options regarding smart weather stations for homes, businesses, farms, and more. As well, the partnership avails network members with an option to become data providers.
Given that ambient weather is available globally, the partnership allows users of ambient weather’s smart weather stations to participate in gathering weather-related data and claim the rewards therein.
Worth noting: The basic criteria a user needs to meet to participate in Plugin WFN’s use case as a data provider include; having uninterruptible power and Wi-Fi, and outdoor space to install an Ambient weather station. These preconditions ensure seamless data transfer via an approved Ambient sensor.
Plugin–Ambient Weather Partnership: How can users Participate
Individuals or organizations that are interested in smart weather systems and willing to be part of Plugin WFN project must first purchase Ambient Weather’s smart weather system. Upon acquiring and installation of the smart weather forecast station, the user should go ahead and connect their device to Plugin’s portal. The registration process involves generating an ‘applicationkey’ & ‘apikey’ to register the new device.
Upon creating the appropriate API keys for their device, users will have to check if their sensors transmit data to the ambientweather.net portal. Thereafter, users will be required to submit their device’s applicationkey, apikey, latitude, longitude, country, state, city, zip code, and wallet address to Plugin’s portal. If the data is satisfactory, team Plugin will approve the user’s node.
Once approved, a user will be required to stake 1000 PLI & 5000 XDC to register as a data provider for Plugin WFN. After staking is done successfully, a user will receive an approved WFN device ID for their node, allowing the user’s sensor to gather weather-related data for Plugin WFN’s project. Thereafter, a user can claim their reward for providing weather-related data.
Interested users can view the detailed step-by-step process here.
What are the likely benefits of Plugin–Ambient Weather Partnership
Increasing Utility for Weather Forecast Data
Previously, weather intelligence systems relied upon distributed radar and satellite systems to gather data. While the data has been useful, it has been general in nature, thus limiting its scope. Particularly, such data has lacked accurate and real-time aspects that help businesses make more informed choices.
On the other hand, generic weather forecasts from distributed radar systems produce raw data that’s relatively expensive, confusing, and inaccessible to many end-users. The raw data is often nested within weather stations in airports, government agencies, and academic institutions. As well, the data is released to the public via endpoints controlled by centralized organizations like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the World Meteorological Organization, etc. Many a time, released data sets aren’t in real-time and may be complicated, necessitating expert assistance to digest the data for ordinary end-users.
However, the Plugin–Ambient weather partnership solves these problems. With decentralized weather forecast sensors (made possible via Ambient weather’s smart solutions), Plugin collects highly granular data that’s cryptographically signed before being uploaded onto PLI’s blockchain. Thanks to the partnership, data users can verify the provenance of the data by checking the coordinates tagged with the data.
What’s more, the decentralized, yet highly trustworthy, nature of collected weather forecast data increases the accuracy, accessibility, and user-friendliness of climate data. It also lowers the costs of climate data. The resulting ease-of-use and ease-of-access to highly accurate and verifiable climate data give autonomy to end users that could not previously acquire the data and make appropriate decisions. The increased access to data opens-up opportunities for numerous use-cases that leverage the diverse nature of climate data. Some unique examples include crop insurance and logistics.
Reducing Climate-Related effects globally
The Plugin–Ambient weather partnership also unlocks benefits and synergies that have significant potential to reduce climate-related effects. With highly granular data and improved provenance, the partnership holds the key to unlocking efficiencies in agriculture, disease control, conservation, humanitarian and military operations, and mitigating climate-related challenges.
In agriculture, for instance, highly granular data that’s made possible by the partnership will help alleviate challenges straining the agriculture production system. Worth noting, projections show that the agriculture sector will have to feed roughly 9.8 billion people by 2050. Accompanying the rising population is a multiplicity of adverse environmental effects that put significant strain on the productivity of previously valued arable regions. These strains are projected to increase given the predicted extreme weather conditions and increasing effects of global warming.
Nonetheless, food production systems can benefit from highly accurate and granular data—availed by the partnership between Plugin and Ambient weather.
For instance, farmers and food providers can benefit from accurate and real-time climatic data in many ways. In particular, having highly granular data on weather patterns helps food producers make accurate decisions before, during, and after their production cycles. With climate change requiring farmers and breeders to respond to changes faster and in smarter ways, data-driven decentralization of weather forecasting (as seen in the Plugin – Ambient weather partnership) can improve predictions and improve breed selection in dynamic production environs. Improvements in breed selection will result in increased productivity.
On the other hand, decentralized data collected via Ambient’s weather sensors has the potential to improve humanitarian and national security issues relating to climate change. With natural disasters becoming more catastrophic and displacing large populations, national security agencies in different countries have to rely on smart and highly accurate data to optimize their response to adverse climatic events.
In the recent apocalyptic floods in Southern Asia, for instance, the highly granular data collected by Plugin can help key stakeholders improve the preparation and response to such disasters. Specifically, the highly accurate data availed in real-time can allow security agencies to allocate resources (food supplies, manpower, and equipment) where most needed before, during, and after a natural disaster. Improved planning can help save lives and prevent misuse of vital resources during such events.
Nurturing Sensing-as-a-Service (SEaaS) model
Sizeable networks of sensors are in use today. And there’s numerous potential in data collected by these nodes, globally. Be it weather stations tracking atmospheric changes or shipping trackers, the SEaas model has the potential to create passive revenue streams as well as provide resources for important enterprises.
In this context, Plugin–Ambient Weather partnership pioneers the SEaaS space by leveraging blockchain and remote sensors availed by ambient weather’s smart weather solutions. Through the partnership, users in ambient weather’s network can leverage the partnership to earn some benefits. On the other hand, the incentives offered, and the automatic manner in which data is collected and transmitted guarantees the accuracy and verifiability of data gathered through the Plugin and Ambient weather set-up.
While the partnership unlocks synergies associated with weather forecast data, it also highlights the potential held by solutions employing blockchain-based smart contracts and decentralized data nodes. It also highlights the possibilities that blockchain and decentralized data providers can achieve by ensuring the verifiability of data without centralized organizations checking and rechecking the data for accuracy.
Ultimately, a vibrant SEaas space will help unlock new economies and improve benefits to organizations, governments, and the entire society.
Final Thoughts
With the increasingly changing and unpredictable climatic patterns, more industries are experiencing previously unseen challenges. Some of these industries play very crucial roles in our society, and mitigating the ensuing climate effects is paramount. Though numerous solutions to climatic change and its effects exist, decentralized tech holds a lead position in providing sustainable results.
In line with these views, the partnership between Plugin and ambient weather guarantees accurate, verifiable, and highly granular climatic data. The data, which is availed in real-time, provides some important insights to guide vital activities in agriculture, disease control, humanitarian initiatives, conservation, etc. The smart climatic weather data systems also unlock an array of opportunities in a variety of weather-dependent industries
That said, Plugin-Ambient weather’s partnership makes significant contributions toward empowering today’s society through accurate, and verifiable weather data.
For more information, kindly visit the following links:
A). Plugin
- Plugin Website
- Plugin WFN user interface
- Plugin WFN – Ambient weather unit onboarding instructions
B). Ambient Weather
Cherry Network – Empowering Creativity, Freedom, and Decentralization with Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts and User-Friendly Content Creation Tools
Only with the right tech, tools, and infrastructure can we usher in the Web3-based decentralized future the world needs. Cherry Network was built to do just that. Here’s how.
From Centralization to Decentralization via Blockchain
The concepts of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and transparent, auditable transactions secured in a blockchain have been revolutionary for multiple reasons. First, they raised the bar in terms of what was possible in the provision of massively scaled online apps and services. Why should end users be restricted by the rules and limits of centralized apps and platforms instead of everyone participating on equal terms? Blockchain-based decentralization offers a way around this, and helps give the power back to the user. Second, this “changing of the guard” and the removal of centralized gatekeepers has opened new frontiers of value for innovations and ideas targeted at the billions of global users who have grown weary of the restrictions, unfettered clout, and unilateral censorship power of centralized tech powerhouses.
Because of these developments, it is no wonder that blockchain-based apps and services have taken the world by storm. We now have successful crypto and blockchain projects operating in every field from healthcare, finance, and entertainment to governance, education, transportation, and more.
From Web2 to Web3
Blockchain’s early days took place in Web2, which was largely dominated by large, centralized apps and platforms. Think of Apple’s App Store, Google’s Play Store, YouTube, Facebook, and other centralized platforms that boast billions of users but are controlled by centralized entities. With the growth of the decentralized, user-focused Web3, however, things are changing rapidly. We now have decentralized apps and solutions that run on trustless, transparent, and censor-proof smart contracts connecting with decentralized file storage replacing centralized Web2 apps running on centralized servers.
This is a monumental paradigm shift that, although occurring slowly, is the inevitable endgame for Web2 apps and services. Once Web3 gains critical mass and all the world’s leading brands, apps, and services migrate to decentralized infrastructures, having the right network backbone and the right tools, incentives, and support services in place will be critical to value creation, profitability, and success Enter Cherry Network
Cherry Network is a layer-1 blockchain infrastructure that bridges smart contracts to decentralized file systems. Using the infallible if-else logic of smart contracts, integrating services built on that logic with decentralized data storage, and building an ecosystem of secure, transparent, low-cost, and high-performance products, services, and solutions, Cherry Network is revolutionizing the very concept of blockchain-based decentralized app development.
Some of the key features of the platform include complete user and developer privacy, decentralized storage of data, and seamless payments integrations, as well as on-chain staking, full EVM compatibility, and zero-knowledge rollups (off-chain processing of transactions that are “rolled up” and brought on-chain in a single transaction, reducing cost, congestion, and time). With on-chain throughput of around 20,000 TPS, multiple wallet integrations, high-level partnerships, and a bevy of development activity within the ecosystem, Cherry Network should quickly become a vital component in the landscape of Web3-native decentralized applications.
Development Team
Cherry boasts a core team with over a decade of experience in the cryptocurrency space. The team is led by Herman Jacobs, CEO of Cherry Labs, an incubator focused solely on the Cherry ecosystem, who is responsible for overseeing the technical and business side of the network.
Partners and Projects
Cherry Network has several partnerships in place with some of the most high-profile investment firms in the industry. These include Luben Capital and Shima Capital. There are also many exciting projects being built out on the platform, including Seedling.cm, which is a high-growth investment launchpad for retail investing at the VC level, Cherish.cx, a complete content platform for artists and creators that is fully decentralized and free of censorship, and Unigate.finance, which is a decentralized protocol for payments and crypto services.
Cherry and the Future
As the world converges on a decentralized Web3 future for the internet, we expect to see an influx of projects, talent, and capital entering this space. Cherry is positioned as an innovative and forward-thinking crypto project that espouses all of the key principles of blockchain and decentralization, like transparency, solving real-world problems, and creating value. In shunning meme-coin and moon-coin marketing, not focusing on price but on value, and building tools and solutions that work for everyone, Cherry will be at the forefront of the next tech revolution.
Over the next few days and weeks, Cherry will announce a new high-level partnership, and the network mainnet will be launched between June 12 and 14, 2022. Staking will go live one week later, and within the next few weeks dozens of projects will be using the Cherry Chain as a host of developer tools and resources are built out for the ecosystem..
Interested in learning more? Visit https://www.cherry.network/.
Cirus Foundation Launches Web Extension Empowering Users to Earn Crypto from Their Data
During these unprecedented times, data privacy rights and the monetary value of user data are highlighted in the mainstream popular culture over and over again as data oligopoly giants like Meta (formerly Facebook) race to become the first to provide the world with access to the metaverse. All while using all of the valuable information they have about you as leverage to move you deeper and deeper down their rabbit hole.
There is an alternative to that. No longer do Meta, Amazon, Google, and their counterparts have full control over your data and how it’s monetized.
Thanks to the Cirus Foundation and the launch of its Google Chrome extension, people all over the world can control and monetize their data for themselves. All while getting paid in crypto through the $CIRUS token.
The First Version of The Extension Is Only the Beginning
The first version of the Crius browser extension is available in the Chrome Web Store right now. It allows for basic data sharing and monetization capabilities. All users have to do is go into the settings of the extension and turn on the surf n’ earn feature while giving the extension access to location data. That’s pretty much it.
Why is launching the extension a smart idea and why is the big deal?
Cirus does plan to empower users with their data through the Cirus Device in the future, a router that allows you just to collect and monetize data from all internet-enabled devices in the household, including IoT devices. But given many supply chains are experiencing all kinds of shortages in these pandemic times, launching the browser extension gives the whole world access to Cirus without users having to worry about factors outside of everyone’s control. It gets users into the ecosystem now, allowing them to own and earn from their data sooner rather than later.
The next version of the web extension will activate something called the Data Vault, a feature that allows for more granular control of sharing data. It will also likely be available for Firefox and Microsoft Edge users, which expands the reach of the Cirus platform and pushes forward its overall mission to empower the individual user with data ownership.
Cirus Ignites the Ownership Economy and Allows Users to Earn Crypto
Concentrating too much wealth in the hands of the very few isn’t good for most people. As the saying goes, ‘he who has the gold makes the rules.’ Though the world may not have realized it when the Internet first hit the mainstream in the 1990s, data is the new gold, and that gold belongs in the hands of individual users. Cirus is going to give it to them through the project’s own cryptocurrency. The $CIRUS token.
Cirus Foundation Managing Director Michael Luckhoo says the Ownership Economy has arrived and it’s here to stay.
“People didn’t have a clear idea of what they were giving up when they first started surfing the web in the 90s, or when they started browsing social media sites and apps in the 2000s. Things are different now. Cirus is about to make users the owners of their data the way Bitcoin allowed them to be their own bank. User data no longer belongs to four or five tech giants. Instead, it now belongs to every individual surfing the web.”
Cirus Lowers the Data Ownership Barrier to Entry in More Ways Than One
Collecting and monetizing data with Cirus is as easy as it gets. Downloading the web extension takes one click. Once it’s enabled, it simply sits in the background and tabulates the user’s Cirus tokens. That’s it!
Whereas other platforms hope that you decide against blocking advertisements on your screen in favor of payment, Cirus empowers you with the opportunity to capture more of your monetary value for doing what you already do.
No need to have websites telling you that you can’t view content until you disable blocking or anything like that.
There is also no need to install hardware. Users can be a part of the Ownership Economy instantly, and as future versions of the extension evolve, so will the functionality and thus, the empowerment users experience when they interact with everything Cirus. It truly is a one-step onramp to Crypto and Web3.
The best part is, the $CIRUS token already lives on Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and the Ethereum blockchain, which means it’s accessible to a big chunk of the crypto market that conducts most of its transactions within those ecosystems. Given the size and scope of Cirus’ mission, other blockchains are most certainly going to host the token too.
Armed with 58,000 followers on Twitter, a clear vision, an experienced team, and an incredibly easy-to-use web extension, Cirus is serious about empowering Internet users everywhere in ways the data giants of our time will never entertain.
It’s time for the billions of web surfers around the world to reclaim what was technology’s first-ever digital asset; data.
Empowering Blockchain Development, the New Crypto Mission of ViaBTC Capital
Recently, as the crypto market gradually rebounds, the expected latter half of the bull market has arrived. With a dazzling array of new projects, the rapid growth of the sector has attracted much attention. Many investors see great opportunities from the promising investment potential of the blockchain industry, with possible investment channels in DeFi, NFT, Metaverse, GameFi, etc. In the sunrise industry of blockchain, those who can make early plans will be able to seize the next opportunity and profit from its perks.
Although there are plenty of crypto projects, many of them are short-lived as a large number of projects will be eliminated from the game after one round of bull and bear. The rapid growth of the blockchain space will not be halted by the iteration of projects. Members of the crypto community have also noticed that it is particularly important to provide early-stage support for outstanding projects. Against such a backdrop, ViaBTC Capital was officially established.
Online brand conferences to reshape the image of investment
As an incubator committed to blockchain investment, ViaBTC Capital, a new subsidiary of the ViaBTC Group, focuses on the incubation and investment of blockchain projects in fields such as DeFi, NFT, Web3.0, Layer2, and DAO ecosystem. ViaBTC Group, established in 2015, dedicated itself to the mining pool sector in the early days of the group. In recent years, the group has built expertise in the mining pool sector and made investments in the crypto market, giving shape to a mining-pool-centered blockchain ecosystem that covers derivatives such as project investment, crypto wallet, public chain, etc.
The creation of ViaBTC Capital has major implications for the crypto sector. This institutional investor has announced that it will host a brand conference on October 23 through its official Twitter @ViaBTC Capital. Apart from the release of limited brand NFTs, the event has also invited big-name guests, including IOSG’s Ray, Shima’s Yid,Blofin’s Matt, WOO’s Ran, and ArkStream’s Warren Fang. It is noteworthy that the founder of ViaBTC Haipo Yang will also take part in the event. Together, the tycoons will engage in round-table discussions and explore the development prospect and the future opportunities of the blockchain industry.
Participants of the event will also focus on how the launch of ViaBTC Capital will contribute to the brand building of ViaBTC. Clearly, this new subsidiary also represents a great opportunity for ViaBTC to pursue its all-around strategy in the blockchain space.
Resources ViaBTC Capital offers
With regard to the early-stage investment of projects, the support of resources and funding is critical. Different from investment institutions that only offer funds, ViaBTC Capital also provides crypto projects with a wide range of resources.
1、Market promotion
In terms of market promotion, ViaBTC Capital promises promotions on many international media networks and supports 16 languages, covering most of the countries in the world. Relying on support from over 1,000 product ambassadors, 2,000communities and 200 KOLs across the globe, ViaBTC Capital is capable of localized promotions on a global scale.
2、Technology guide
With a team of veteran developers experienced in the development of the mining pool, wallet, and public chain, ViaBTC Capital provides projects with technical support in terms of mining, staking interface, DeFi ecosystem, and multi-chain wallet development, allowing the project team to focus on the intensive development of its core blockchain technology. With help from ViaBTC Capital, the project team can concentrate on achieving breakthroughs of the underlying core technologies, while the ViaBTC team helps it develop the associated ecosystem applications in a short period. This makes it faster for the project team to release applications that face investors and users and gain the upper hand as it tries to take up more market shares.
3、A global network of investment
Working with leading foundations and investment institutions, ViaBTC Capital can provide projects with high-quality resources after the investment, which guarantees that the projects will be successfully incubated and win market recognition.
4、User group advantage
We can tell that ViaBTC is blessed with a rational group of users. Likewise, ViaBTC Capital is also technology-oriented when making investments. For a crypto project, it is questionable as to whether technical capacity is more important than popularity, or vice versa. Despite this, a project featuring innovative technologies is more likely to succeed with first-class resource support and funding from investors like ViaBTC Capital. When investing in projects, quality trumps quantity. Therefore, ViaBTC Capital has a clear advantage in this regard.
Conclusion
Essentially, ViaBTC Capital is ViaBTC Group’s channel of external investment and incubation focused on blockchain projects. Moreover, this new subsidiary also provides all-around resources and funding as a gesture of support, which fuels the rapid development of crypto projects. With ViaBTC Capital, the Group will gain the upper hand in new blockchain fields such as Web3.0 and Metaverse and ensure its leadership in the crypto sector.
About ViaBTC Capital
An investment platform integrating capital, resources, and post-investment services. We focus on and invest in Web3.0 and Layer 2 projects as well as DeFi, NFT, and DAO applications and etc.
We believe that relying on the rich industry resources of ViaBTC group and aggregating technologies, talents, projects and capital in related industries around the world can accelerate the ecosystem development of the entire crypto industry.