Warsaw, Poland, August 20th, 2024, Chainwire

Flipster, one of the leading crypto derivatives trading platforms, is listing Tether Gold (XAU₮) issued by TG Commodities Limited to its platform, providing users with new opportunities to deposit, withdraw, and convert the gold-backed digital asset. 

Flipster CEO Yongjin Kim commented: “Tether continues to lead the stablecoin market, maintaining the highest market cap among its peers. As blockchain technology evolves, there is growing interest in real-world assets like gold being brought on-chain. Tether is well-positioned to capitalize on this trend, offering products like Tether Gold that provide users with a way to gain exposure to the value and stability of gold.”

To celebrate the introduction of Tether Gold on its platform, Flipster has launched two exciting campaigns designed to reward users for engaging with this new offering:

1. Tether Gold Launchpool

• Total prize pool: 60,000 USD₮
• Daily rewards: Win up to 12,000 USD₮ daily by staking XAU₮ and converting crypto to XAU₮.
• Campaign dates: 20 August 00:00 UTC to 25 August 00:00 UTC

2. Tether Conversion Campaign

• Earning up to 24% APR: Converting staked XAU₮ to USD₮ and earning up to 24% APR, in addition to other ongoing campaigns, on the user’s entire USD₮ wallet balance.
• Campaign dates: 25 August 00:00 UTC to 8 September 00:00 UTC

By adding Tether Gold to its platform, Flipster continues to build on its reputation as a forward-thinking platform that provides users with the tools they need to navigate the evolving digital asset landscape.

“At Flipster, we are thrilled to offer access to these innovative assets, empowering our users to explore real-world asset opportunities and enhancing our platform’s appeal as a comprehensive trading hub,” said Kim.

About Flipster

Flipster is among the fastest-growing crypto derivatives trading platforms, offering lightning-fast perpetual futures listings on the latest cryptocurrencies. The easy-to-use platform provides users with an all-in-one trading experience with leverage of up to 100x on over 250 tokens with high liquidity and zero trading fees. For media enquiries or interview requests with the team, please reach out to pr@flipster.io. 

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About Tether and USD₮

Tether is a pioneer in stablecoin technology, driven to revolutionize the global financial landscape, its mission is to provide accessible, secure, and efficient financial, communication, and energy infrastructure. Tether enables greater financial inclusion and communication resilience, fosters economic growth, and empowers individuals and businesses.

As the creator of the industry’s largest, most transparent, and liquid stablecoin, Tether is dedicated to building sustainable and resilient infrastructure to benefit underserved communities. By leveraging cutting-edge blockchain and peer-to-peer technology, it is committed to bridging the gap between traditional financial systems and the potential of decentralized finance.

About Tether Gold (USD₮)

Tether Gold (Gold) is a digital asset offered by TG Commodities Limited. One full USD₮ token represents one trou fine ounce of gold on a London Good Delivery bar. XAU₮ is available as an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain, The token can be traded or moved easily at any time, anywhere in the world, and can be transferred to any on-chain address from the purchaser’s Tether wallet where it is issued after purchase. The allocated gold is identifiable with a unique serial number, purity, and weight and is redeemable in the form of physical gold.

Important Note

This press announcement is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Tether Gold (XAU₮). TG Commodities Limited will only sell or redeem XAU₮ pursuant to its gold token terms of sale and service available (as of the date of this press release) at gold.tether.to/legal. 

Contact

Brand Marketing Manager
Shirlyn Tan
Flipster
pr@flipster.io

Delaware, United States, August 16th, 2024, Chainwire

Led by Finality Capital and Paper Ventures, with participation from Arrington Capital, Draper Dragon, Lightshift, and others.

Holonym Foundation, an organization building the next generation of digital identity security for the decentralized web, is announcing the completion of a successful $5.5 million seed funding round. The funding round was led by Finality Capital and Paper Ventures, with significant participation from Draper Dragon, Arrington Capital, Lightshift, Zero Knowledge Ventures, Zero DAO, and other prominent funds. 

Shady El Damaty, Co-Founder of Holonym, said: “We’re building core person-first principles into the technology we ship out to the world. Our goal is to build a global open-source layer that upgrades the abilities of each citizen with basic access to a digital identity using cryptography to prove their personhood.”

“We can’t have self-sovereign control of our monetary assets without self-sovereign identity. The Holonym foundation is building critical middleware and applications that will make Web3 users the envy of Web2 users by giving them the power to own, govern, and selectively share their data with strong privacy and security guarantees. Holonym will be part of the solution to usher in the next trillion dollars of assets into blockchain.’’, said Kamal Mokeddem, GP of Finality Capital.

Cryptographic keys, or private keys, run the web and secure every digital interaction on the internet. But what if private keys could be built differently and in a more sophisticated way? Human Keys completely change how private keys are derived. Instead of creating private keys from random phrases, Human Keys make humans into keys. This new framing shifts ownership of digital assets from the holder of a random seed, to the human that can uniquely prove their biometrics. Human Keys make the ownership layers of the internet built on top more consumer-friendly, decentralized, and secure. 

Human Keys encompass three protocols built by the Holonym Foundation, all having security and robust data privacy systems as core principles: 

• Mishti Network, a breakthrough threshold entropy network that computes an Oblivious Pseudorandom Function (OPRF) on biometric data. 
• This allows humans to derive random secure keys that are hard to steal, and it unlocks private homomorphic computation on encrypted data, allowing untrusted third-parties to authenticate users without ever seeing the underlying data. 
• This is an Actively Validated Service (AVS) on Eigenlayer with crypto economic mechanisms that leverage the economic security of the Ethereum network.
• Zeronym, a zero knowledge identity protocol, leverages Human Keys to allow anyone in the world to secretly prove facts about their identity. 
• Over 125,000 pseudonymous Zeronym users around the world have already unlocked these rights, proving their unique personhood, residency, and other attributes to curate a rich digital reputation that they alone own and control.
• Silk, a simple and elegant wallet user interface for interacting with crypto protocols. 
• Human Keys are made usable in the real world by the everyday internet user with Silk.
• Silk provides advanced security tools to protect users from hackers, scams, and malware on the decentralized web.

Nanak Nihal Singh Khalsa, Co-Founder of Holonym said: ’’Humanity is not just biometrics, e.g. your face. It is about what you have, what you know and what you are: your property, your memory, and your body. On the current centralized web, we are giving free ownership to our data. Web3 must be the space where we provide robust data ownership and secure sharing of personhood, so that nobody can own your data except you.’’ 

By granting every human in the world a secure key that only they can hold and control, the Holonym Foundation moves towards global digital inclusion, precisely at a time when advancements in artificial intelligence are poised to leave so many behind.

Shady El Damaty, co-founder of Holonym, says this is just the start for the Holonym Foundation. “Human Keys will redefine how citizens interact with the internet by limiting the overreach of power and hardening individual rights with resilient decentralized protocols built on Zeronym and Mishti Network.”

Holonym Foundation is focused on applied cryptography innovation that delivers solutions for real-world problems.

About Holonym Foundation

The Holonym Foundation’s mission is the proliferation of Human Keys to make security and privacy more usable in zero trust environments. Holonym Foundation has developed infrastructure to allow anyone, anywhere, to create Human Keys with Mishti Network, easily use them with Silk and privately prove facts about their identity with Zeronym. 

Holonym Foundation Products

Mishti Network. A threshold network for zero trust Human Key derivation. Create high entropy Human Keys from private biometrics, passwords, security questions, or other human-memorable data. Mishti also powers Zeronym’s programmable privacy for on-chain private banking, payments, and other real world regulated industries.

Silk. The human-friendly wallet for instant onboarding. Use Human Keys with zero trust protocols to save, send payments, access global internet finance protocols and manage your private data. Silk is a protected self-custody wallet that can be recovered without trusted guardians. 

Zeronym. Proof of personhood and private identity. Fast client-side privacy for identity verification, supporting digital credentials from 180 countries. Use Human Keys to prove any fact privately without revealing any information in zero knowledge. Business can utilize Zeronym for privacy-preserving KYC/AML with programmable privacy for on-going monitoring.

CONTACT & SOCIALS

For PR enquiries users can contact press@holonym.io

Users can stay connected with Holonym Foundation and it’s Products:

🌐 holonym.id, mishti.network, silk.sc

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📝 Holonym on Discord

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Press
Holonym
pr@holonym.io

hongkong, china, August 15th, 2024, Chainwire

In a groundbreaking move to address the challenges of equitable asset distribution and decentralization in the cryptocurrency space, Cellula has unveiled its innovative programmable incentive layer built on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ecosystem. At the core of Cellula’s innovation is its virtual Proof-of-Work (vPOW) consensus mechanism, which combines principles from Conway’s Game of Life, Variable Rate GDAs Algorithm, and Game Theory to revolutionize the way digital assets are distributed and liquidity is allocated.

The crypto industry has long grappled with the issue of “whales” – a small group of individuals or entities that accumulate a disproportionate share of assets, leading to market manipulation, reduced decentralization, and limited participation opportunities for smaller investors. Additionally, traditional asset distribution methods, such as pre-mining, have further concentrated ownership, undermining the fairness and accessibility of these ecosystems.

“We have grown weary of the war between the witches and the hunters,” said the Cellula team. “Cellula seeks to address these dual challenges by reintroducing the BTC Proof-of-Work mechanism to EVM-compatible networks, pioneering asset distribution and liquidity allocation guidance through virtual Proof of Work (vPOW).”

Cellula’s vPOW mechanism empowers “BitLife” entities with unique hashrates, enabling them to engage in a gamified mining process that generates dynamic incentives. This revolutionary approach is powered by Cellula’s trifecta of innovative algorithms: Conway’s Game of Life for mining, Variable Rate GDAs (VRGDA) for pricing, and the Analysoor protocol for fair distribution and liquidity guidance.

Mining Algorithm – Conway’s Game of Life – Genetic Code Of On-Chain Digital Life: Conway’s Game of Life underpins Cellula’s on-chain entities, “BitLife,” which evolve dynamically, reflecting natural life cycles and enabling complex AI development within the blockchain. This gamified mining process encourages participants to develop more optimal strategies to potentially earn additional block rewards, fostering a competitive environment that ensures only committed resources are rewarded.

Pricing Algorithm – Variable Rate GDAs – A Dynamic Pricing for NFT Distributions: VRGDA adjusts asset prices based on demand, increasing when sales are high and decreasing when they lag, ensuring balanced distribution even in illiquid markets. This dynamic pricing model helps to prevent the concentration of assets in the hands of a few, promoting wider participation and a more equitable distribution.

Consensus Algorithm – Analysoor – Fair Asset Distribution And Liquidity Guidance: Analysoor is a Fair Launch protocol on Solana that uses block hashes for a random number generator to distribute NFTs and tokens fairly. Unlike traditional models, it avoids high GAS fees and bidding wars by offering fixed-cost “block lottery tickets” for participation. Each ticket’s block hash determines winners transparently, preventing bots and ensuring equal opportunities for all users, regardless of financial power. Transaction fees from the lottery are used to inject liquidity into new assets, promoting ecosystem growth. Integrating Analysoor with vPOW also provides fairer asset distribution and better liquidity allocation guidance.

“Cellula’s vPOW mechanism is truly a game-changer,” explained the Cellula team. “By seamlessly integrating these cutting-edge technologies, we have created a programmable incentive layer that is poised to reshape the future of decentralized finance and on-chain participation.”

One of the key features that sets Cellula apart is its permissionless nature. The vPOW mechanism allows any participant (miner) in the network to potentially earn rewards by minting and charging Bitlife, without the need for a central authority to allocate resources. This approach ensures a more open and transparent asset distribution process, fostering greater decentralization and accessibility.

Transparency is also a cornerstone of Cellula’s design. All algorithms and asset distribution processes are recorded on-chain, enabling anyone the ability to verify and review the process, thereby increasing the system’s transparency and credibility.

“Cellula is poised to usher in a new era of on-chain participation and value creation,” said the Cellula team. “By seamlessly integrating these innovative technologies, we are redefining the way assets are distributed and liquidity is allocated, paving the way for a more equitable and decentralized crypto ecosystem.”

With its comprehensive approach to addressing the challenges of asset distribution and decentralization, Cellula is set to revolutionize the way the crypto industry approaches these critical issues. As the project continues to evolve and expand its reach, it remains a beacon of hope for a future where fair and transparent asset distribution is the norm, not the exception.

About Cellula

Cellula is a pioneering programmable incentive layer that revolutionizes asset issuance on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Utilizing a novel virtual Proof-of-Work (vPOW) consensus mechanism, Cellula combines the principles of Conway’s Game of Life, Variable Rate GDAs Algorithm, and Game Theory to create evolutionary, intelligent, and programmable on-chain digital entities known as BitLifes.

For more information on Cellula and its groundbreaking programmable incentive layer, users can visit the project’s Gitbook at https://cellulalifegame.gitbook.io/cellula.

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evaao
Evaao0097@gmail.com

Los Angeles, CA, August 14th, 2024, Chainwire

iAgent protocol introduced an innovative AI-agent as digital asset class at Malaysia Blockchain Week in Kuala Lumpur and Asia Blockchain Summit in Taiwan this month, allowing gamers around the world to create, train, trade, and monetize personalized game AI-agents that take the NPCs of the past to a whole new level. iAgent protocol has developed the world’s first AI-agent trained from pro-players’ gameplay footage in Counter-Strike. This new AI asset class has the potential to spur a renaissance of innovation and growth within the gaming industry.

At both MBW and ABS, attendees received a first look at the revolutionary new class of digital gaming assets. iAgent Protocol presented new technology on August 1st and 6th, which uses AI Modules to train gaming characters based on gameplay footage. Their presentation featured an iAgent trained from the video footage of Flaxciz, a professional CS player from Team Secret. 

iAgents are here to not only rehaul the outdated NPCs of the gaming world, but also to empower all gamers within the ecosystem. Any user can train an AI-agent with the gameplay footage and then trade, rent, and monetize their personal game agents. Whether it’s a casual gamer playing with friends, or an entire studio wanting to add world-class human-trained AI characters to their game, iAgent offers new solutions and possibilities. 

In collaboration with Alliance, a global esports powerhouse competing at the forefront of the world’s most popular games, and Team Secret, a professional esports organization, iAgent was able to train a character based on the gameplay footage of Flaxciz.

Jamie Batzorig, CEO of iAgent and keynote speaker, unveiled the human-trained iAgent for the first time. The development team worked with AethirCloud, the project building scalable decentralized cloud infrastructure for Gaming and AI. Powered by DePIN, iAgent protocol leverages underutilized GPU resources from around the world and transforms them into a distributed GPU network dedicated to training AI-agents. 

iAgent is supported by GEDA, a web3 esports ecosystem that is onboarding esports enthusiasts, and Emerge group, gaming marketing agency who have worked with well-known names like Valorant, Mobile Legends, and Riot Games. 

The team at iAgent aims to democratize gaming by creating AI-agents as digital assets and providing all gamers with the tools and infrastructure to train their own Agents. These human trained AI-Agents represent players’ gaming strategies, styles, and creativity turning them into a digital representation of their gaming persona. 

By creating the world’s first AI-agent trained on a pro esports player footage, iAgent is aiming to alter the landscape and future of gaming. The tools used to create this groundbreaking digital asset and gaming character will soon be available to everyone in the gaming ecosystem. A player only needs gameplay footage to develop their own AI-agent. With the first-of-its-kind AI_NFT standard (OFT), the creators will have full ownership over their AI-agents running on multiple chains using innovative technology developed by LayerZero Labs. 

About iAgent

The iAgent protocol allows the world gamers to train their own AI agents to mimic the players behavior from gameplay footage, powered by DePIN, decentralized computing, thereby creating a new digital asset class on the blockchain.

Users can follow iAgent on X, notifications on.

Press contact: Sarah@tokenpr.com

Source: iAgent Protocol

Los Angeles, CA

Disclaimer:

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies (including product offerings, regulatory plans and business plans) and may change without notice. You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Contact

CEO
Jamie Balzorig
iAgent Protocol
jamie@iagentpro.com

Miami, Florida, August 13th, 2024, Chainwire

Floki is proud to announce that Valhalla, Floki’s groundbreaking PlayToEarn MMORPG, will be at the forefront of a high-profile advertising campaign throughout the 2024-25 season of the English Premier League (EPL). 

Leveraging LED perimeter boards during live games, this campaign will deliver massive global exposure and enhance the brand’s credibility.

The English Premier League is the most popular sporting league globally, attracting more viewers than both the UEFA Champions League and the Bundesliga combined. For the 2022-23 season, the EPL boasted a cumulative audience of 3.23 billion. 

Broadcasting to 712 million households across 190 countries, the league reaches 2.01 billion viewers of live match programming over the season and 1.22 billion viewers of highlight shows and other non-live content, according to data sourced from Nielsen.

Premier League clubs also have a staggering following on social media, with over half a billion total followers. Leading the way, Facebook has 240 million followers, Instagram has 157 million, TikTok has 56 million, X has 123 million, and YouTube has 28 million.

Valhalla’s LED perimeter board ads will be strategically placed to maximize visibility. The full TV-facing ad system ensures that the ads are prominently visible during broadcasts. Creative flexibility allows for dynamically tailored ad content. Branding will be visible inside the event itself, providing in-program exposure. 

The ads will ensure multichannel coverage, making them visible across various devices and platforms, including broadcast, social media, mobile, and online. There are no virtual overlays to interfere with the ads in the Premier League, ensuring uninterrupted visibility. Additionally, minimal ad avoidance makes the ads almost unavoidable for viewers. 

According to the team, each minute of LED ad delivery results in an astounding 156 minutes of global on-screen visibility.

The ad campaign will cover 100 minutes of ad time throughout the season and will be globally broadcast to ensure extensive reach. At least 40% of the advertising inventory will be shown during matches featuring the league’s top clubs.

The extensive campaign is projected to reach a massive global audience. In total, it is expected to reach over 200 million people, with about 1.2 billion impressions and a total on-screen duration of nearly 440 hours. In Europe, the campaign is projected to generate around 81 million impressions with an on-screen duration of approximately 181 hours. 

In Asia & Oceania, about 47 million impressions are expected with an on-screen duration of nearly 168 hours. In Africa, the campaign is projected to achieve around 48 million impressions and an on-screen duration of almost 34 hours.

This campaign will be featured on some of the biggest broadcasters in the world, including Sky Sports, TNT, Amazon Prime, BBC (highlights), NBC Sports (including Peacock), USA Network, Telemundo, FuboTV, Optus Sports, Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar, beIN Sports, Supersport, Sky Deutschland, Canal+, DAZN, Sky Italia, Astro, Now TV, and Truevisions.

About Valhalla

Valhalla is a spin on the classic Creature-Collection adventure set in a vibrant, lively, MMORPG open-world inspired by Norse mythology. Players interact with a diverse set of eccentric creatures called Veras, discovering, taming, training, and trading them. Alone or as a clan, players partake in a dynamic, player-driven economy to rise in community ranks and achieve tactical supremacy on the hexagonal-grid battlefield.

Website: Valhalla.game

About Floki

Floki is the people’s cryptocurrency and utility token of the Floki Ecosystem. Floki aims to become the world’s most known and used cryptocurrency, focusing on utility, philanthropy, community, and marketing. Floki currently has over 490,000 holders and a strong brand recognized globally thanks to strategic marketing partnerships.

For more information users can visit Floki’s:

Website | YouTube | Telegram | Instagram | TikTok | Discord | Facebook | Reddit | Twitch

Contact

Community Relations Officer
Pedro Vidal
Floki
Marketing@Floki.com

Prien am Chiemsee, Germany, August 13th, 2024, Chainwire

Bit-Chess, a newly launched crypto project, proudly announces the presale launch of the world’s first fully decentralized chess platform. This groundbreaking platform aims to bring millions of online chess players into the expanding cryptocurrency industry.

The Bit-Chess team shared this exciting news on their X account (formerly known as Twitter), highlighting their commitment to revolutionizing how chess enthusiasts engage with the game in the digital age.

Bit-Chess Launched Its Presale Phase

Bit-Chess, the first fully decentralized online chess platform, has announced on its X account the launch of its official presale phase. 

This initiative marks a noteworthy step in incorporating millions of online chess players into the revolutionizing crypto industry.

The presale is designed for chess lovers and investors who want to get in early on this exciting chess-focused project. Bit-Chess aims to bring the world of chess into the decentralized crypto space, offering a unique blend of strategic gaming and blockchain technology.

With a total supply of 210 billion tokens, $BCC is a Solana-based token that will serve as the governance token within the Bit-Chess ecosystem. This means that HODLers of $BCC will have a say in important decisions about the platform’s future. For the presale phase, Bit-Chess offers 23.625 billion $BCC tokens, 11.25% of the total supply.

Currently, 1 $BCC is priced at $0.000373, and interested buyers can purchase tokens at this early stage to secure them at a significant discount. 

The tokens can be bought on the project’s official website using various popular cryptocurrencies, including Solana (SOL), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT). This makes participation accessible to a wide range of investors.

The presale is an opportunity for those who see the potential of combining this timeless game with the latest blockchain technology. 

Notable Features of Bit-Chess

Bit-Chess is set to significantly impact the chess world by integrating traditional gameplay with modern blockchain technology through the Solana network. 

Here are some key features that distinguish Bit-Chess:

• Guideline with InGame Wallets – The platform will offer a detailed guideline for those new to crypto or chess, as its goal is to educate anyone interested and attract millions to crypto.
• $BCC – Bit Chess Coin – The $BCC smart contract will be developed in the short term on the Solana-Blockchain with a strong partner of Bit-Chess Solidproof to ensure 100% security and transparency made in Germany.
• Play-to-Earn (P2E) Mechanics – Bit-Chess introduces a play-to-earn model where players can earn rewards through their gameplay. These rewards will be airdropped automatically and can be converted into real-world value, adding a new layer of benefit to playing chess.
• Global Tournaments – The platform will host tournaments that allow players from all over the world to compete against one another. Winners will have the chance to earn cash prizes and exclusive NFTs, creating a competitive and rewarding environment.
• Player-Versus-Player Matches – Players can engage in one-on-one matches to test their skills against other chess enthusiasts. This feature offers a direct, competitive experience, allowing players to challenge and improve their strategic abilities.
• Exclusive NFTs – Bit-Chess will offer special NFTs that highlight stakers more rewards. There will be a total of 2,000 unique NFTs available, with an initial limited release of 500 during the pre-sale.
• Bit-Chess NFT-Marketplace – Bit-Chess uses digital chess pieces as NFTs, from pawns to kings. Each piece has unique characteristics and abilities determined by their digital genes. These pieces can be bought, bred, traded and borrowed.
• Merchandise Store of Bit-Chess – Bit Chess also implements a merchandise store who guarantee to use every single earning for BuyBacks of the $BCC.
• $BCC Burn – In the Bit Chess environment there will also be a burn mechanism integrated.

About Bit-Chess

Bit-Chess is introducing a new way to play and enjoy chess using blockchain technology. 

It is the first chess platform built on the Solana blockchain, which uses digital technology to create a more secure and open gaming environment.

Bit-Chess aims to blend the traditional game of chess with modern technology. Its goal is to offer a platform where players can not only play chess but also participate in a system that rewards their efforts. Using blockchain, it wants to make chess more interactive and beneficial for players worldwide.

Bit-Chess is focused on connecting traditional chess with the new possibilities of blockchain technology. The platform is designed to be accessible and user-friendly, helping players easily guide and take part in this new gaming experience. 

For the latest updates on Bit-Chess and its token presale, constantly visit their official website and join their vibrant community by following them on X (Twitter), Telegram, and Instagram.

Contact

Christian Andreas Heinrich
Bit Chess
chris@bit-chess.xyz

Palo Alto, CA, August 13th, 2024, Chainwire

ZAN, the web3 technology brand of Ant Digital Technologies, plans to run a Sui RPC node with Mysten Labs

Mysten Labs, a web3 infrastructure company and the original contributor to the Sui blockchain, today announced a partnership with ZAN, the technology brand of Ant Digital Technologies.

With the integration of Sui, ZAN aims to accelerate the development and adoption of its web3 applications. The collaboration will focus on Mysten Labs lending technological support in two key areas: KYC infrastructure and RPC node services. ZAN will provide KYC services for projects building on Sui, contributing essential compliance solutions for the blockchain. ZAN will also officially launch RPC node services for Sui, enhancing the blockchain’s scalability and accessibility for developers and users in the APAC region.

“We are excited to build a partnership with Mysten Labs. Sui is a star public chain dedicated to technology and value creation, with a rich ecosystem and diverse applications. Similarly, ZAN stems from a technology-driven team, and we are committed to building the next-generation technological infrastructure for the Web3 industry. We look forward to more technical exchanges between each other, jointly promoting innovation and development in the entire industry,” said Cobe Zhang, Chief Operating Officer of ZAN.

Together, Mysten Labs and ZAN will explore building opportunities in areas such as payments, data, digital identity, and more, with the goal of delivering innovative solutions that benefit consumers, businesses, and the local community, with an eye to discovering and supporting web3 super app opportunities. Both organizations are committed to fostering a collaborative environment and look forward to sharing updates on the partnership’s milestones as they are achieved.

“We are thrilled to be working alongside the ZAN team and the broader Ant Digital Technologies, to bring an e-KYC solution to the broader digital asset ecosystem to market,” said Adeniyi Abiodun, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Mysten Labs. “This collaboration marks a significant milestone for Sui and the broader web3 ecosystem in Hong Kong and the broader APAC region. By combining our strengths, we can accelerate the development of innovative applications that will benefit millions of users.”

About Sui

Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed from the bottom up to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible to everyone. Its object-centric model, based on the Move programming language, enables parallel execution, sub-second finality, and rich on-chain assets. With horizontally scalable processing and storage, Sui supports a wide range of applications with unrivaled speed at low cost. Sui is a step-function advancement in blockchain and a platform on which creators and developers can build amazing, user-friendly experiences.

Learn more: https://sui.io

About Mysten Labs

Mysten Labs is a team of leading distributed systems, programming languages, and cryptography experts whose founders were senior executives and lead architects of pioneering blockchain projects. The mission of Mysten Labs is to create foundational infrastructure for web3.

Learn more: https://mystenlabs.com

About ZAN

As a technology brand of Ant Digital Technologies for Web3 products and services, and powered by AntChain Open Labs’ TrustBase open-source technical stack, ZAN provides rich and reliable services for business innovations and a development platform for Web3 endeavors. The ZAN product family includes ZAN eKYC, ZAN KYT, ZAN Smart Contract Review, ZAN Node Service, with more products being on the way.

Learn more:https://zan.top/

About Ant Digital Technologies

Ant Digital Technologies is Ant Group’s digital technology subsidiary. Ant Digital Technologies continues to promote the development and application of digital technologies, introducing leading products like ZOLOZ, mPaaS and ZAN based on its expertise in AI, privacy computing, and security technology. Ant Digital Technologies is committed to working with partners across different industries to support small and medium-sized financial institutions in their digital transformation, enable SMEs in the service industry to operate digitally, and facilitate digital collaboration across industries. Revenue from Ant Digital Technologies’ international business operation increased by 300% in 2023.

Contact

Lexi Wangler
Mysten Labs
lexi.wangler@mystenlabs.com

Zug, Switzerland, August 12th, 2024, Chainwire

Aleph Zero launches its ultra-fast Ethereum-compatible layer-2, expanding its privacy tools and new apps compatible with the world’s biggest web3 ecosystem.

Aleph Zero — a blockchain ecosystem engineered for speed, data confidentiality, and ease of development — today announced the mainnet launch of its new EVM-compatible Layer-2 solution. This significant milestone marks Aleph Zero’s expansion into the Ethereum ecosystem, which will expedite the development and broaden the reach of its zkOS privacy-enhancing solutions.

The Aleph Zero EVM Layer-2 is built in partnership with Gelato, a leading Rollup-as-a-Service provider, and leverages Arbitrum Orbit technology. This combination results in an exceptionally fast and efficient blockchain, boasting a block time of up to 250 milliseconds with near-instant transaction finality. The network is capable of processing thousands of transactions per second, positioning it as one of the fastest EVM-compatible chains available.

“Aleph Zero EVM uses Arbitrum Orbits’ advanced web3 scaling stack–with the most performant developer tooling–to create the most advanced privacy-enhancing blockchain infrastructure on the market. Privacy will become a major narrative in 2024 and beyond, as more mainstream use cases emerge.” — Luis Schliesske, Founder of Gelato

The Layer-2 solution will utilize Aleph Zero’s existing Substrate-based WASM Layer-1 blockchain as its Data Availability layer. This architecture ensures a robust and decentralized foundation for the new EVM environment, benefiting from Aleph Zero’s established network of over 190 validator nodes.

AZERO, the ecosystem token, will be used on the Layer-2 to power all gas transactions similarly to how it’s being used now on the Layer-1.

zkOS Features Coming to Aleph Zero’s EVM-Layer in Q4

zkOS is Aleph Zero’s new comprehensive privacy framework designed to make integrating confidentiality features into blockchain applications more accessible and user-friendly. This aligns with Aleph Zero’s vision of making privacy-enhancing technologies easier to use, with the optimization benchmarks showing the system’s ability of proving ZK proofs in less than a second on consumer devices.

zkOS consolidates Aleph Zero’s privacy products into a single, developer-friendly toolkit that doesn’t require deep cryptographic knowledge to implement. zkOS aims to solve existing challenges in on-chain privacy, such as poor user experience, long proving times, and limited multisig capabilities. By optimizing zero-knowledge proof generation to under a second on consumer devices, zkOS strives to make privacy features more practical and economically beneficial for both new and existing applications across multiple blockchain ecosystems.

“EVM, with its user base and well-developed tooling, allows us to expedite the development of zkOS privacy framework and bring it to the second-largest market in crypto beyond Bitcoin. This is a perfect addition to our Layer-1 and adds optionality for developers and users alike.” – said Adam Gagol, Co-founder of Aleph Zero.

The first use cases already building on Aleph Zero EVM include:

• pieces.market – a luxury Real-World Asset (RWA) marketplace.
• Syncra – a DAO-as-a-Service platform with private voting features.
• Upcade – an web3 gaming hub.
• Rarible – the NFT marketplace.
• DRKVRS – a web3 multiplayer RPG game.
• idOS – a privacy-enhanced decentralized identity operating system.
• Tubbly – a walk-to-earn game.

Introducing vib3s

vib3s, another use case on the Aleph Zero EVM, is set to enable the sports and entertainment industries to deepen their customer and fanbase relationships with the power of Web3.

This whitelabel service allows organizations to quickly introduce innovative apps that boost retention and loyalty within their user base, with an easy-to-deploy product that can be customized towards the needs of any organization.

Among the key features, users will find the newsfeed, an embedded crypto wallet, on-chain loyalty points system, thematic games for fan engagement, branded card payments, loyalty points cashback, among others. An important part of the app is its privacy-respecting nature that makes it compliant with the GDPR laws.

vib3s is powered by the Aleph Zero blockchain and the Upcade gaming hub, as well as solutions from Holyheld, Thirdweb, idOS, and others.

The project will launch its first implementation this month, targeting a large-scale entertainment use case in Europe.

For more information about Aleph Zero, users can visit https://alephzero.org. 

About Aleph Zero

Aleph Zero is an ecosystem of blockchain solutions that are engineered for speed, data confidentiality, and ease of development. It achieves efficiencies akin to conventional web2 systems, upholds rigorous standards for data protection via highly optimized Zero Knowledge Proofs, and offers a comprehensive toolset for development across web3 that range from WASM to EVM environments. Aleph Zero’s versatility is highlighted by over 40 use cases being actively developed, showcasing its adaptability across various sectors and applications. These use cases are part of an engaged community and growing ecosystem of web3 applications that are supported by Aleph Zero programs.

For any enquiries about this release, users can contact josh@serotonin.co or ana@serotonin.co

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Josh Adams
Aleph Zero
josh@serotonin.co

Vilnius, Lithuania, August 8th, 2024, Chainwire

WhiteBIT, one of Europe’s largest crypto exchanges, has announced the launch of a new product—the WhitePool mining pool. This innovative platform marks a significant step in the development of WhiteBIT ecosystem and opens up extensive opportunities for professional miners.

The global cryptocurrency mining market is set for growth, with its market size expected to reach approximately $2.45 billion in 2024 and a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.90% through 2032. As the cryptocurrency sector continues to evolve, Bitcoin miners are seeing daily returns currently at $30.72 million—a 6.27% increase compared to the previous year. This growth underscores the potential and expanding opportunities within the cryptocurrency mining industry.

To cater to professional miners seeking an efficient and streamlined cryptocurrency mining solution, WhiteBIT crypto exchange has introduced its own mining pool, WhitePool. Featuring a user-friendly interface and support for the SHA256 algorithm, it ensures optimal resource allocation and potential returns for miners. Participation requires users to register on WhiteBIT exchange and connect their mining equipment.

“WhitePool prioritizes miners’ interests by offering top-tier service for efficient collective mining. Our objective was to establish a mining pool that not only meets current demands but also sets a new benchmark for the industry, expanding opportunities for the mining community and evolving alongside them,” said Volodymyr Nosov, CEO of WhiteBIT.

Following its successful launch, WhitePool is currently featured in the top 15 mining pools ranking due to its high hashrate and benefits for users.

Functional and Clear Interface

An essential feature of WhitePool is its user-friendly interface and comprehensive functionality for monitoring equipment and tracking rewards. Users can easily monitor equipment status and set notifications for changes in worker states.

Accrual of Rewards Without Additional Fee

Typically, users must reach a minimum BTC amount, manually initiate fund transfers, wait for processing, and manage wallets to receive rewards. With WhitePool, rewards are automatically credited in Bitcoin (BTC) to the user’s main exchange balance without any additional steps. This eliminates the need for manual fund transfers, waiting for transaction processing, and paying network fees.

FPPS Reward Model

WhitePool operates on the FPPS (Full Pay Per Share) reward model. FPPS ensures miners receive rewards for each share contributed, regardless of whether the pool finds a block. This approach guarantees a predictable rewards stream, as payouts are made based on each share contributed, irrespective of the pool’s success in finding blocks.

VIP Program for High-Power Miners

The VIP program offers several benefits, including reduced commissions, stable rewards for miners using powerful equipment, and additional features to be announced soon.

All users who connect their equipment to WhitePool from August 1 to August 31 will receive VIP status for two months (from August 1 to September 30) and enjoy a 50% discount on the commission, paying only 1%. The standard fee is 2%.

Professional Multilingual Support Team Available 24/7

The expert support team is available 24/7 to assist miners in English, Spanish, Turkish, and other languages for seamless communication.

WhitePool is an integral part of the WhiteBIT crypto exchange infrastructure, recognized as one of the top 3 most secure exchanges through audit by Hacken.io.

About WhiteBIT

WhiteBIT is one of the largest European centralized crypto exchanges founded in 2018. The exchange offers 520+ trading pairs, 270+ digital assets, and 10 state currencies. The company is an official partner of the Ukrainian national football team, FC Barcelona, FC Trabzonspor, FACEIT. The goal of WhiteBIT is the mass implementation of blockchain technology worldwide.

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Willemstad, Curacao, August 9th, 2024, Chainwire

Online poker site CoinPoker has released a proof of reserves (PoR) report showing that user deposits are covered 1:1 in cold wallets, visible on the blockchain, alongside additional reserves in hot wallets to process instant withdrawals.

Praising the move by the crypto-based poker site to increase transparency, former Austrian footballer and poker professional Mario Mosböck has partnered with the site as a new official ambassador, alongside British pro Patrick Leonard.

In an X post, Mario Mosböck stated the pair’s ‘mission is to guide the new leadership group to build the world’s best online poker site.’

Users can read CoinPoker’s proof of reserves report here.

Building A Top Online Poker Site With Cryptocurrency

Founded in 2017, CoinPoker is a relatively new crypto poker room and casino, but increasingly ranked among the top online poker sites by the likes of Card Player Magazine, PokerScout and Techopedia.

Unlike conventional internet poker sites that use fiat currency, on CoinPoker players bet with Tether (USDT) and the site is able to take advantage of the blockchain to show user funds are safe and segregated. 

Online poker was rocked by the Full Tilt Poker scandal in 2011, in which user funds were co-mingled with operating funds, and the company went insolvent in the industry’s ‘Black Friday’.

Many top poker sites increasingly accept cryptocurrencies as a deposit method, but CoinPoker is among a small and growing contingent to go ‘all in’ and embrace it for all actions at the poker table. Players can deposit USDT, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Binance Coin or its own native token CHP which unlocks 33% rakeback for holders.

For added security, CoinPoker also makes use of Fireblocks vaults and a decentralized RNG (random number generator) software that players can verify the randomness of after every hand, utilizing Ethereum’s Keccak-256 algorithm.  

CoinPoker Sign Mario Mosböck, Patrick ‘Pads’ Leonard

28 year old Mario Mosböck, who played as a forward for Austrian Football club Wiener Neustädter SC, recently made a name for himself on the live and online poker scene.

He now has over $11.7 million in recorded live tournament earnings, including a first place finish at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju for $1.1 million, and a runner-up finish at the 2023 WPT Big One for One Drop for $4.6 million.

Source – triton-series.com

Mario players under the screenname ‘livinmydream’ on CoinPoker, often seen in high stakes battles in $25/$50 PLO cash games and higher.

Patrick Leonard is a former PartyPoker ambassador and currently ranked 38th on the England all time money list by the Hendon Mob poker database. His total live earnings exceed $3.1 million – including a WSOP bracelet win – and his online earnings of over $19.2 million have seen the 35 year old often rated among the best online MTT players in the world.

https://x.com/padspoker/status/1821575144504172892

Also a highly regarded poker coach, Patrick mentors mid stakes players to improve their games, with some of the grinders under his wing going on to win EPT, WCOOP and SCOOP events.

He describes his goal at CoinPoker to help ‘create the safest and best online poker room in the world’ and worked alongside the site to produce its proof of reserves report.

Proof of Reserves on the Blockchain

On its PoR report, CoinPoker writes:

‘CoinPoker prioritizes customer security and peace of mind. Our operations are safeguarded by a Curaçao eGaming License, ensuring compliance with strict regulatory standards. We demonstrate our financial integrity through Proof of Reserves, holding sufficient funds to cover all user assets. Proof of Reserves refers to the assets we hold in custody for users when they deposit funds into their accounts. 

Here we provide proof that CoinPoker has funds held in reserve to cover all of our users’ assets 1:1, as well as some additional reserves. It’s important to note that this sum of funds refers only to users’ funds. CoinPoker’s corporate holdings, which are stored in wallets completely separately, are not factored into the proof of reserves calculations.’

At this time, CoinPoker customer deposits total approximately $16 million, and the total assets held in reserve to cover those is just under $16.75 million, equal to 105% of deposits.

The exact amount of player deposits is updated dynamically every few minutes on the coinpoker.com website.

Links are provided to view those funds on the blockchain via etherscan.io, blockchain.com, bscscan.com, and other crypto tracking sites depending on the token.

The majority of funds are held in cold storage for security, with some in hot wallets to process instant withdrawals – players can deposit and withdraw funds within minutes via a MetaMask wallet or a crypto exchange account.

To celebrate releasing the report, CoinPoker also announced an exclusive promotion for players to gain free entry into the upcoming $40k GTD Sunday Special tournament, on the company’s Instagram and other socials.

About CoinPoker

Licensed in Curaçao, CoinPoker is available for free download on Windows and Android devices, hosting No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha and other game types across real money cash game and tournament formats. 

New players earn a 150% up to 2000 USDT matching bonus on their first deposit, and holders of the site’s native cryptocurrency CHP earn 33% rakeback on their play.

Users can open a Coinpoker account here.

Links

• Website – https://coinpoker.com/ 
• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/coinpoker/ 
• Twitter – https://x.com/CoinPoker_OFF 
• Telegram – https://t.me/OfficialCoinPokerAnnouncements 
• YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@CoinPoker_TV 
• Reddit – https://www.reddit.com/r/coinpoker/ 
• 2+2 – https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/292/online-poker-sites/coinpoker-ex-official-bringing-game-back-players-1716591/ 

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