Author: Andrew Martin

As more and more decentralized applications (DApps), such as GameFi, DeFi, NFTs, and more, are being developed, heated discussions about the environmental impact of blockchain and cryptocurrency have reignited once more. Especially after China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency mining activities, public debates about blockchain and crypto-related energy consumption rates have reached a climax. Proof of Work’s environmental impact Since the birth of Bitcoin, the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism has always been fundamental to the security of blockchain networks. This consensus is reached through computing power, commonly referred to as hash rate. Over time as blockchain technology is being adopted by the world, the energy consumption rate of the entire blockchain network has s...

2021 has been dubbed the first year of the Metavers, which some have called the “Internet in 3D”, following the initial public offering of Roblox earlier this year.Recently, the concept of the meta-universe once again attracted the attention of the capital market, related concept stocks rose sharply, “metaiverse” has quietly become an investment tuyere, international capital giants have jumped into the track, are eager to become the leader. Facebook has shown a strong commitment to focus on building the Metaverse. However, Metaverse on a massive scale will not be built overnight by one company, and Facebook will work with policy makers, experts and partners across the spectrum to make this vision a reality.To implement the Metaverse vision, Facebook has created a new product team, led b...

PlatON, a next-generation Internet infrastructure protocol based on the fundamental properties of blockchain, recently combined blockchain, artificial intelligence and privacy computing technology to establish a decentralized collaborative privacy artificial intelligence network, which would take utilization of data to a new level. This network will serve as the infrastructure of autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents, who can facilitate advanced artificial intelligence and explore the road to Artificial General Intelligence. Based on blockchain network, PlatON developers designed a decentralized privacy computing network to connect data, algorithms and hashrate through privacy computing protocols. Autonomous AI agents can obtain the required resources at low cost, train artific...

The Iris hard fork will increase cross-chain compatibility to the ThunderCore blockchain, marking a new dawn for ecosystem expansion. What will it mean for developers? Introducing ThunderCore Iris, the next iteration of the ThunderCore blockchain! The Iris hard fork will go live on Mainnet at block height 82312803. The goal of this major network upgrade is to bring the latest EVM Istanbul features to ThunderCore and further lower the barrier of porting Solidity projects into the ThunderCore ecosystem. Iris complements the performance and security upgrade introduced in the Soter hard fork in December 2020. With the introduction of the Iris hard fork, ThunderCore will become one of the fastest, most secure, EVM-compatible, cross-chain ready,  and developer-friendly public blockchai...

On the evening of 26th September, the opening ceremony of the 2021 International Mountain Tourism and Outdoor Sports Conference and the 16th Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Conference themed on “Enhance Industry Integration and Upgradation of Tourism Sector” was grandly held in Tongren, Guizhou, China. The International Mountain Tourism and Outdoor Sports Conference has been successfully held for five years in Guizhou, which is the only national and international summit in China themed on mountain tourism. The Guizhou Tourism Industry Development Conference aims to promote the development of tourism in Guizhou. This is the first time that the two conferences have been held together, and they are also known as the two conferences of tourism. At the opening ceremony, Dominique De ...

  MyHash is registered in Singapore, which has been loved by many users and investment institutions during nearly 1 year of operation. MyHash provides users with a complete set of mining service solutions, packaging and managing complex processes such as mining machine purchase, logistics and transportation, power management, mining operation and maintenance, etc. Users can enjoy the services by placing orders with one click. Up to now, MyHash has served users to more than 20 countries the globe, cooperated with dozens of professional miners and strategically cooperated with 3 global leading mining pools, BTC.com, Antpool, and F2Pool. The daily settlement of mining income by the mining pool are directly allocated to the user’s address to ensure the safety and transparency of the user’s inc...

At a critical moment when environmental problems are increasingly affecting human survival, the world recognizes that achieving “carbon neutralization” is a necessary stage to slow down global warming. Statistics show that more than 120 countries and two-thirds of the economies have joined the great transformation of “carbon neutrality”.  At present, carbon emission trading is considered as an effective tool to deal with climate change with the market mechanism. Through the carbon dioxide emission quota of the main greenhouse gas, government departments can control the total amount of carbon emission quota, so that the emission control enterprises incorporated into the market are limited by the carbon emission quota, and then through the introduction of the trading mechanism, the optima...

With the rapid development of the globalization of the encryption industry, countries and regions have higher and higher requirements for practitioners. Technology drives industry innovation. International policies, and the introduction and supervision of national laws and regulations drive the birth of a new generation of products. TDEX is one of them. Because the TECO ecosystem is no longer affected by centralized institutions, the TECO ecological decentralized trading platform TDEX came into being. According to official news, TDEX will be launched in the near future. TDEX is initiated by the TECO overseas community. It is committed to serving the users of the TECO global ecological community and creating a new generation of decentralized exchanges that are truly built for the future ...

Ninacloack announces discounts for the new Autumn wardrobe. It gives a chance for customers to buy products they have never tried before. Ninacloak, a store to buy cheap womens clothing online, announces discounts for new Autumn wardrobes. This store expects that the product will help customers to find new outfits for Autumn. The discount allows them to buy more fashion items. The more items they can buy, the more outfit variations they can try. The sales manager explained, “Some people use a new season to buy new outfits, whether for their wardrobe or a gift. We try to support it by offering special deals on our new Autumn collections.” Customers will get from 40 up to 70 percent cut-off prices on some products, including tops, dresses, outerwear, bottoms, shoes, blouses, and access...

Following the launch of its mobile app in July  2021, BitDATA Exchange (BitEx) Singapore, a homegrown regulated digital assets exchange, continues to unfold milestones with the expansion of business operations in Singapore. Located at the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District, BitEx has set up its first Over The Counter (OTC) service desk at GB Building, along Cecil Street on 26 September 2021. The OTC desk welcomes all walk-in queries and offers fuss-free account creation on the spot. As an MAS regulated entity, Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) are mandatory protocols and all these can be completed over the counter where customers can start trading after authentication is done. “We are very excited about the launch of our OTC desk at such a promi...