The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) published the Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM) (https://gbaglobal.org/blockchain-maturity-model/). This model was developed over the past two years to give acquisition professionals the tools they need to evaluate blockchain solutions when making purchasing decisions. It also provides a standard to distinguish legitimate blockchain solutions from hype-filled promises. Without this knowledge or framework, acquisition professionals will always choose traditional government contracting partners. The lesser-known, innovative solutions rarely get selected, stifling competition and progress.
The model describes eleven characteristics that should be considered in evaluating any blockchain solution. They are: – Distribution – Governance – Identity Management – Interoperability – Performance – Privacy – Reliability – Resilience (Fault Tolerance) – Security – Infrastructure Sustainability – Synchronization
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The first qualified GBA assessor to lead a BMM team is Mr. Dino Cataldo DELL’ACCIO (www.unjspf.org/person/dino-cataldo-dellaccio/), Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). He has developed a blockchain solution for the United Nations and was one of the authors of the BMM. The BMM Team will begin formally training new BMM assessors at the GBA Blockchain & Sustainable Economic Growth Conference (https://gbaglobal.org/2022-bcseg-schedule/) on May 25-27 in Washington, DC. Other events are posted on the BMM Events Calendar (https://gbaglobal.org/events/category/bmm/).
“Many vendors need ways to demonstrate that their solutions are reliable and can be trusted. They operate in environments lacking integrity and plagued by broken promises, hype, and corruption. The BMM is a way that vendors can differentiate their reliable solutions from those of snake oil salesmen,” says Gerard Dache, CEO, GBA.
BMM Assessments Being Schedule Now
The first organization that has registered for a BMM assessment is Axes, a blockchain-based information management platform that licenses actionable intelligence and applications to the global gaming & amusement industry.
WIR Group (JK: WIRG), an Indonesia-based metaverse technology company, will reveal a prototype of Indonesian metaverse in November 2022, to coincide with the momentum of the 2022 G20 Indonesia Presidency. With a vision to create ‘a liveable world of metaverse for everyone’, WIR Group is committed to enriching life experiences for individuals, companies, and societies through digital reality solutions covering Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Indonesia becomes one of the fast country adopter for Metaverse
The metaverse platform being developed by WIR Group will bridge businesses and consumers. It will be the gateway that lead humans to various digital experiences, and at the same time become a platform that can provide new employment opportunities.
The company has signed a number of MoUs for cross-sector collaboration to join the metaverse, with partners that include Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Bank Negara Indonesia from the financial sector. Most recently, WIR Group signed partnership agreements with various entities including Jakarta Fashion Week (JFW), retail giant Alfamart, FMCG company Kalbe Nutritionals, Indonesian independent music label Sun Eater, property developers Vasanta and Triniti Land, and many others.
WIR Group (WIRG) has officially listed its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange on April 4, 2022. Through an IPO, WIR Group released 2.33 billion new shares or 20% of the issued and fully paid capital after the IPO, and an additional 233.7 million shares due to excess orders in the centralized allotment. “The high public enthusiasm for WIR Group, which is reflected in the large number of orders that we received, shows the market’s confidence in the company’s fundamentals and prospects. We will maintain this trust by continuing to develop innovations to provide technology solutions for businesses in various sectors to help them face the challenges of this borderless digital era,” said Michael Budi Wirjatmo, President Director of WIR Group.
Since 2009, WIR Group has completed thousands projects and served clients in over 20 countries including the US, Germany, Spain, Nigeria, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar. WIR Group has received multiple international acknowledgements and accolades, such as the Excellent Communications Design Apps in the 2020 German Design Award, AR Best Campaign at the Augmented World Expo’s 7th Annual Auggie Awards 2015 and 2016 at the Silicon Valley, Innovation 40 from The New Economy London on the London Stock Exchange, and Forbes’ Metaverse Tech Companies to Watch in 2022.
WIR Overview: WIR Group is one of the pioneers in the Southeast Asian Augmented Reality (AR) technology industry that has developed solutions for numerous foreign companies by combining immersive technology such as Virtual Reality (VR) & Artificial Intelligence (AI). In its biggest innovation called the Metaverse Indonesia, WIR Group presents the Metaverse world experience by putting forward elements of local wisdom in Indonesian culture. As the metaverse software technology company from Indonesia, WIR Group plans to introduce the Metaverse Indonesia prototype in November 2022.
WIR Group has the vision to create a liveable world of metaverse for everyone towards the Web 3.0 era.
Since 2009, WIR Group has completed thousands of projects and served clients in over 20 countries including the US, Germany, Spain, Nigeria, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar. WIR Group has received multiple international acknowledgements and accolades, such as the Excellent Communications Design Apps in the 2020 German Design Award, AR Best Campaign at the Augmented World Expo’s 7th Annual Auggie Awards 2015 and 2016 at the Silicon Valley, Innovation 40 from The New Economy London on the London Stock Exchange, and Metaverse Tech Companies to Watch in 2022 according to Forbes.
For further information: Kurniati – Marketing Communications Manager kurniati@wirglobal.com
EDX Events presents virtual DX Leaders Strategy Forum Malaysia on 18-19 May 2022, featuring Malaysia’s top digital leaders.
EDX Events is proud to bring DX Leaders Strategy Forum Malaysia for the second time. DX Leaders Strategy Forum Malaysia will encourage high-level conversations from the industry’s senior level executives about the most innovative solutions to help companies transform their end-to-end customer experience, workforce productivity, and operational value addition.
Attendees can expect to hear successful case studies and request demos from Boomi, Crowdstrike, ManageEngine, Freshworks, and Radiant/Genesys as they co-facilitate EDXchange sessions.
Invited to lead at the EDXchange sessions are Tze Phe Tee of Wasco Energy Group of Companies, Kashif Khan of Standard Chartered Bank, See Nee Lee of Flextronics, Yong Howe Chua of UEM Edgenta Berhad, Kong-wei Lye of Airasia, Byron Fernandex of TDCX, Tomasz Gersberg of Axiata, Raymond Devadass of Daythree, James Thang of UCSI Group, and Encik Shamsul Izhan Abdul Majid of Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
EDX Events would like to thank ASEAN CIO and ACN Newswire as their respective association and media partners.
Be a part of the strategy forum that will shape the hybrid era, invitations are requested at Request Invitation – DX – Malaysia 2022 (edxevents.com)
EDX Events also presents an online community for digital leaders to review emerging technologies, lead transformations, and connect ideas to achieve digital excellence and resiliency in Southeast Asia.
On May 26, 2022, Ambassador Milena Mayorga ofEl Salvador will address a gathering of 600 innovators, public-sector administrators, legislators, and executives in Washington, DC. She will be sharing the experiences of El Salvador regarding the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. Her country leads the world in the national adoption of cryptocurrency.
That evening Ambassador Mayorga will be meeting with government blockchain leaders from more than: – 23 Nations – 39 US Government Offices – 18 State & Local Government Offices
The event is hosted by the US House Congressional Blockchain Caucus and the Government Blockchain Association (GBA). For more information about the event visit www.bit.ly/bseg22-schedule or send an email to events@GBAglobal.org
American Premium Water Corporation (OTC:HIPH) (APW) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved the acquisition of 100% ownership of CloudXchange DataCentre Inc. (CloudX), an entity that engages in crypto-mining related business through its wholly owned subsidiary CloudXchange DataCentre Pte Ltd (CloudX SG), to diversify the Company’s earnings. The purchase price of the transaction will be at a consideration of US$45.6 million, which reflects a projected price-to-earnings ratio of 30. To fund the acquisition, the Company will issue restricted common shares of equivalent value to Mr Chan Heng Fai, Ambrose (Seller), the sole shareholder of CloudX.
CloudX is engaged primarily in investment within the cryptocurrency space with a focus on crypto-mining and staking activities. Crypto-mining refers to the process that verifies and adds new transactions to the blockchain by solving complex mathematical equations for a cryptocurrency. The crypto miner that solves the complex mathematical equations first is rewarded with the respective cryptocurrency. Staking cryptocurrencies is a process that involves using crypto assets to support a blockchain network and verify transactions.
For risk management purposes, CloudX’s crypto-mining data centers will be strategically set up in locations such as Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Texas, United States with various service providers.
Ryan Fishoff, CEO of APW commented “The Company is very excited to enter into the crypto-mining space. This acquisition is designed to provide APW with a stable and growing revenue stream, and position the Company for long-term growth and profitability. The acquisition of CloudX will be transformative for the Company as APW embarks on a new business strategy that is designed to enhance shareholder’s value.”
As part of the terms of the acquisition agreement, the Seller has provided APW with a guarantee to generate a minimum of US$1.5 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for CloudX SG within the first 12 months from June 2022 or upon the full delivery of the mining rigs (miners). In the event that the EBITDA of CloudX SG falls short of US$1.5 million, a guaranteed top-up for any shortfall amount up to US$1.5 million will be borne by the Seller.
With the acquisition of CloudX, the Company will be focusing on the crypto-mining sector, and intends to change its name to “American Premium Mining Corporation”. The Company has previously been focused on building brands that utilize cutting edge bioscience and nanotechnology in the CBD and wellness space.
About CloudXchange DataCentre Inc.
CloudXchange DataCentre Inc. is a holding company for CloudXchange DataCentre Pte Ltd which is engaged primarily in investment within the cryptocurrency industry with a focus on crypto-mining and staking activities. CloudX endeavors to leverage the potential of the cryptocurrency space to generate predictable revenues and operating income.
About American Premium Water Corporation
APW is a diversified consumer products company focused on brands that utilize cutting edge bioscience technology. The Company is focused on harnessing the power of Nano technology that utilizes CBD and other compounds to help increase the quality of life for its consumers.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict, are beyond our control, and which may cause results to differ materially from expectations. For a discussion of the most significant risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business, please review our filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on our expectations as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact Information American Premium Water Corporation 12777 Jefferson Boulevard Building D Playa Vista, CA 90066 Email: info@americanpremiumwater.com
The crowdsourcing DAO Vetter.ai is proud to announce the release of its dApp with tools for informed investment decisions. In the blockchain industry where things change in a matter of minutes and research is time-consuming, getting the right information in the right time can result in a successful investment opportunity.
Vetter CrowdX Calendar – just one of the many dApps set to roll out this year – collates information, the main asset in the digitization era, and filters it using the Intuitive Oracle feature to customize preferences based on personal objectives. It serves as a research hub for cryptocurrency presales, fair launches, and initial offerings. Vetter is also integrating Ignition Launchpad for high-tiered projects to launch within their ecosystem with the intention to raise the bar of integrity in the DeFi sphere.
CrowdX Calendar consists of Scouts (who find projects and post them), Vetters (who provide additional research data), and Voters (who monitor if projects are successful across a set of time frames), all of which are rewarded for their contribution. Vetter users can take the above rewarded roles or choose from four investor tiers to get access to the desired research data. However, not just anyone can become a Vetter on the platform – the users must first become educated in the criteria, which establishes the foundation for CrowdX Calendar’s efficacy.
To prevent data manipulation and maintain a high standard of research results, VETTER token adopts a tax mechanism. Taxation of token purchases, sales, and transfers limits creation of multiple accounts and vote misrepresentation. It also aids the project development and contributor rewarding. This is a step up from reflections seen in BSC projects where holders are rewarded just for holding.
To contribute to the ecosystem fun, Vetter adopts gamified scoring, ranking, and voting. There are six color-coded Scout ranks from Beginner to Top, where the highest rank indicates a stellar track record in previous posting history. For example, results and auditing between January and February 2022 demonstrate that “90% of all projects posted by purple Scouts reached a 2x OR MORE return within 24 hours post-launch.”
The color-code ranking system helps investors differentiate between high-quality projects versus potential scams. To articulate this, out of results taken within a 2-month time-frame, 10 purple Scouts reported their projects hit over 15x gains after their posted projects launched. This model is now used in the Vetter dApp and successfully passed a thorough 90-day audit in the open market.
One of the Intuitive Oracle features available in CrowdX Calendar is the ability to filter projects based on specific time frames. For example, some investors prefer to ape into projects that do 2x or more within 24 hours, while others want more time before needing to decide whether to exit an investment. This top-of-the-range Tier 4 feature allows for time frames of 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, or all time to give the user multiple options to decipher based on personalized investment goals.
In the coming months, Vetter prepares to launch over 10 dApps under two new product brands, Discover (already includes CrowdX Calendar), and Ignition (will start with Ignition Launchpad). Discover will offer finding, tracking, and organizing blockchain projects before launch. Ignition will be an incubator with two decentralized launchpads, one with guaranteed allocations and the other open to everyone. Vetter’s dApp suite targets cryptocurrency investors of all levels and sizes in an effort to support and democratize decentralized finance and make all investment decisions wise.
Vetter is a community-run and operated crowdsourced model that is set to raise the standards of integrity in the DeFi sphere. Robyn Linn will represent Vetter and promote the upcoming launch of Ignition at BlockDown Croatia 2022 (May 11 to 13), Blockchain Week Rome 2022 (May 24 to 28), and the Berlin Blockchain Oracle Summit (June 7 to 9) prior to the Vetter Ignition Launchpad token launch.
Disclaimer: Vetter is a research tool designed to leverage crowdsourcing to help people save time. Nothing found on Vetter should be considered trading advice or a recommendation to trade cryptocurrency. Trading always comes with risks. Always speak to a financial advisor when seeking advice.
Blockpass, a leading digital identity verification provider, today announced a strategic partnership with EMURGO, a founding entity of the Cardano blockchain and its official commercial arm. Through this collaboration, Blockpass will add Cardano crypto-addresses to the Blockpass App, and offer On-Chain KYC(TM) services for Cardano ecosystem projects, optimizing their KYC requirements. In addition, Blockpass and EMURGO will be holding a ‘Fireside Chat’ and other collaborative marketing initiatives to increase awareness of this partnership and foster the overall growth of the Cardano community.
Cardano is an environmentally-sustainable proof-of-stake blockchain platform using the Ouroboros protocol, founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines a number of pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies. Cardano focuses on open and inclusive technological solutions to create a more secure, transparent, and sustainable foundation for systems to govern, enterprises to grow, and individuals to transact and exchange.
EMURGO is the official commercial arm and a founding entity of the Cardano blockchain, providing socially impactful solutions to solve some of the most intricate problems of organizations and individuals. EMURGO drives the adoption of the Cardano ecosystem by developing Web3 solutions & services for Cardano’s global community including NFT marketplace Fibo and Yoroi Wallet, building tailored enterprise solutions leveraging Cardano, providing venture capital to Cardano startups and businesses via investment subsidiaries EMURGO Ventures and EMURGO Africa, and offering blockchain developer education courses through EMURGO Academy.
Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. Through Blockpass, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity that can be used for an entire ecosystem of services, token purchases and access to regulated industries. For businesses and merchants, Blockpass is a comprehensive KYC & AML SaaS that requires no integration and no setup cost. You can set up a service in minutes, test the service for free and start verifying and on-boarding users. Currently with more than 500,000 verified user identity profiles, Blockpass facilitates instant onboarding, and to date over 3000 services have taken advantage of this opportunity to get access to users with reusable digital identity profiles.
“We’re always happy to have the opportunity to bring our unique KYC and AML solutions to a new ecosystem, and we’re particularly delighted to partner with EMURGO and Cardano for these purposes,” said Adam Vaziri, Blockpass CEO. “Cardano is a revolutionary blockchain and we’re proud to have been chosen by EMURGO to provide identity verification needs for Cardano’s ecosystem with our revolutionary On-Chain KYC.”
“A significant shift is underway towards a Web3 world with decentralized applications running and being developed on Cardano’s blockchain technology, particularly in the DeFi and NFT space. As these applications grow their communities and bring more users to the Cardano ecosystem, there will also be a need over time for certain projects and enterprises to offer quick and easy KYC services on their applications for their users to access regulated industries,” said EMURGO founder and CEO Ken Kodama. “As a founding entity of the Cardano blockchain, EMURGO is committed to ensuring decentralized applications on Cardano have the tools readily available to enhance compliance when necessary.”
Blockpass has grown significantly in size and use since its inception, both in the number and range of users and organizations it has partnered with and the scope of its work. Blockpass continues to develop its digital identity protocol with updates and additions to improve the compliance experience. The existential need for DeFi projects to be regulatory compliant and the recent integrations have led to a surge in interest for Blockpass’ On-chain KYC solution which promises to change the way blockchains enable compliance. Through its recent work with Animoca Brands, Blockpass is developing the ability to provide KYC where the delivery of the verification result is provably sent and shown on a blockchain without sharing the underlying data. This represents a significant step towards the future Blockpass hopes to bring about where identity verification can be proved without revealing any personal information at all.
About Blockpass Blockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is a fast, fully comprehensive KYC & AML screening software-as-a-service for blockchains, Crypto, Defi and other regulated industries. With Blockpass, you get an unmatched set of benefits for any compliance service that includes pay-as-you-go, no setup cost, no integration necessary, free testing, immediate launch and at the lowest cost. Blockpass’ KYC ConnectTM platform enables businesses to select requirements for customer onboarding that can include ID authentication, face-matching, address checking, AML ongoing monitoring and/or screening of sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP), and adverse media. Through Blockpass, end-users easily create a verified portable identity that they can control and re-use to onboard with any service instantly. By integrating with Chainlink Network – a decentralized oracle solution – last year, Blockpass introduced the first On-chain KYC(TM) solution that will service many blockchains in the years to come. Additionally, Blockpass’ partnership with Animoca Brands has demonstrated how verification and adherence to standards can be proved on a blockchain without revealing any underpinning data – a significant boon for verifying Animoca Brands’ NFT prize winners and a huge step towards securing the ecosystem of the Metaverse. The Blockpass App is available from the App Store and Google Play.
About EMURGO EMURGO is the official commercial arm of Cardano and provides socially impactful solutions to solve some of the most intricate problems of organizations and individuals. As a founding entity of the Cardano protocol, EMURGO is able to leverage its abilities for large-scale blockchain development and rapid solutions deployment to benefit its global clients.
EMURGO has offices in Singapore, India, and Indonesia, and a roster of global clients & partners. To connect and learn more, visit https://emurgo.io.
It was an exhilarating event with 30+ hours of unconventional networking, Tech Talks, Keynotes, panel discussions and the newly launched talk show called ‘WBS Talks’ at the 22nd global edition of World Blockchain Summit in Dubai. The summit was held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Juma Ahmed Juma Al Maktoum, member of the ruling family of Dubai, presented by Chingari powered by $GARI; co-hosted by Paysenger; and powered by Bybit.
In Pic (from left to right): Mr Mohammed Saleem, Founder, World Blockchain Summit; HH Sheikh Juma Ahmed Juma Al Maktoum, member of the ruling family of Dubai; and Furqan Rassul, CEO, Elite Partner Investment
The summit took place on 23-24 March 2022 and was driven by Dubai’s vision to continually explore and evaluate the latest technology innovations by promoting more blockchain and crypto-related investments in the UAE, with over 4000 attendees ranging from top blockchain and crypto pioneers; industry experts; policy makers, IT leaders, investors; to solution providers, and startups.
Chief Guest was His Highness Sheikh Juma Ahmed Juma Al Maktoum, Member of the ruling family of Dubai and Chairman of Elite Partner Investment.Top speakers who attended the summit included Frederik Gregaard, Chief Executive Officer, Cardano Foundation; Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer, Coinbase; Alex Mashinsky, Founder and CEO, Celsius Network; Furqan Rassul, CEO, Elite Partner Investment; Navin Gupta, Managing Director of South Asia and MENA, Ripple; Sumit Ghosh, CEO & Co-Founder, Chingari App; Hon. Rosie Rios, Senior Advisor, Unicoin & Former Treasurer of the United States; and Stanislav Novikov, CEO, Paysenger, to name a few.
“The UAE’s efforts to develop its blockchain ecosystem and ultimately become a global blockchain hub have been characterized by the introduction of initiatives and policies that sustain the momentum of this rapid growing industry,” said Furqan Rassul while delivering the opening address at the World Blockchain Summit-Dubai.
Frederik Gregaard provided an up date on Cardano Foundation at the summit. During his address to the audience he stated, “We have now finally opened blockchain for business. We are at a stage where we can use this magnificent technology not just for NFT’s or digital assets, but we can use this offline as well.”
WBS also featured an interesting panel discussion on “Web 3.0 and the Roadmap to Mass Crypto Adoption” which included Samir Satchu, Senior VP- Public Policy & Expansion, BitOasis; Pavel Aramyan, Product Manager, Fasttoken; Igneus Terrenus, Head of Communications, Bybit; Stanislav Novikov, CEO, Paysenger; Kaylee Bushell, Chief of Staff, Decentology; and Jens Podewski, Co-Founder & CEO, FinXP.
While speaking on the topic ‘Getting a billion DAUs to crypto’ Sumit Ghosh stated “The next 1 billion daily active users in crypto will come from gaming and crypto. Chingari will create the next creator economy revolution.”
UAE is regarded as one of the world’s most preferred locations for technology innovations. WBS proudly hosted Startup World Cup regionals by Pegasus Tech Ventures, the World Blockchain Summit provided a forum for 20 startups to showcase their innovative capabilities in front of global investors. THORWallet DEX, a company that provides non-custodial wallet to its users won the pitch slot at the 2022 Startup World Cup in San Francisco. They will now have the chance to network with startups and investors at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale, where they will present THORWallet DEX for a US$ 1 million investment prize. The summit also featured an Investor Gala Dinner on 22 March 2022 and an afterparty on 23 March 2022. The Dubai edition of the World Blockchain Summit also conducted a special Twitter contest wherein the winner of the contest Mr Abhishek Bhatnagar (Twitter handle – @ abhishek) won Bitcoin worth 1000 USD.
World Blockchain Summit – Dubai 2022 was officially sponsored by: 1. Presenting sponsor – Chingari Powered by $GARI 2. Co-host sponsor – Paysenger Inc. 3. Powered by – Bybit 4. Lead sponsor – Fasttoken 5. Diamond sponsor – Unicoin 6. Platinum sponsors – Luni, DFG, Consensys, Citadel.One and Decentralised Investment Group, Devita 7. Strategic sponsor – EarthFund 8. After Party Sponsor – Nicco Global 9. Investor Gala Dinner sponsor – Divi Project 10. Gold sponsors – IoTex; BitMEX; Coincover; Ezil; BitOasis; Empiretoken.world, Limoverse.io and Fellaz 11. Silver sponsors – SeedOn; The Joint Data & Cloud Services, Instaraise, Concordium, FinXP Ltd., iMe Lab, CoinFLEX, Katana Inu, XT.COM, Vyfinance, Funganomics and Dinero 12. Bronze sponsors – Finvault Exchange, Nexo, Amber Global Limited, Blatform, Revolve Games, Decentology; The Cloud City Metaverse; and Fanadise 13. Badge sponsor – BitMEX 14. Ecosystem partner – ECOX 15. Pen sponsor – Day Of Defeat 16. Lanyard sponsor – Bybit 17. Lunch Sponsor – Panorama Finance 18. Coffee Break Sponsor – Constellation Network 19. Robot sponsor – BlockAura 20. Pitch partners – Artessere, IOM, Allbum, Metaneum INC., MetaGameHub, Ethernity CLOUD Ltd., LINGO, DAO Launcher, BFK Warzone 21. Exhibitors – Unifarm, Peratera, Stake2earn, Listing.Help, SDLC Corp, Threefold, Rakuza NFT, Profit Centre FX, Authenteq, Coinfirm, Amaze World, BlockchainX, Peratera, BlockchainX, Vidscoin, MDEX, Solidus AITECH 22. Official Arabic Broadcaster – CNBC 23. Official Media Partner – CoinQuora
World Blockchain Summit is managed global business events and consulting firm Trescon.
About World Blockchain Summit (WBS)
World Blockchain Summit is a global series of elite gatherings that takes place in 16+ destinations across the world. It connects global blockchain gurus and technology players in this space including emerging startups – with regional businesses, government authorities, IT leaders, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and blockchain developers. For more information about WBS, visit: www.worldblockchainsummit.com
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MuskMelon, the latest entrant to the NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and Gaming segment, rose during its first trading day on Bitmart and XT briefly returning 6000% to investors. MuskMellon is a utility token developed on Binance Smart Chain and Ethereum. 10,000 unique 3D NFTs came to the marketplace, tradeable in the gaming ecosystem.
The evolutionary and disruptive industry is focusing on the utility of these NFTs. Metaverse integration has picked up pace, and the growth and benefits for the gaming industry are already prevalent. Experienced players entering the space with unique play to earn and NFT avatar models will lead to a more significant boost to the ecosystem.
Neal Mathews, Project Director of MuskMelon, said, “The tradeable part of the gaming ecosystem is scheduled for launch in May 2022, with the eagerly awaited Run Melon Run. This is the first Game to be launched on the platform that will host the Melon NFTs and merge the utility of the Melon Tokens, enabling users with dual benefits. The game will be available on iOS, and on Android after its launch.”
MuskMelon allows meme creators to spread their word, build a strong community and earn. The entire process of MuskMelon is decentralized and helps aspiring meme creators showcase their talent to the world. The platform prides itself on being a community-driven initiative, which reignites the spark that brought the Blockchain-Cryptocurrency industry to life.
MuskMelon seems to be an ecosystem that wants to engage the global audience with NFTs and immersive gaming possibilities. Melons with a maximum supply of 10 billion tokens and are launched on the BEP20 and ERC20 networks. The MuskMelon community wanted to ensure maximum public participation and a fair sale.
TechCreate Solutions Private Limited (“TechCreate”), a Singapore-based technology services group specialising in innovative digital payment and digitalisation solutions, and Diginius Pte. Ltd. (“Diginius”), a provider for IT security and infrastructure solutions, are pleased to announce a merger between both companies via a share swap transaction that will value the enlarged fintech enterprise, TechCreate Group, at USD$30 million, based on a valuation that was recently completed by one of the Big 4 accounting firms.
From left: Mr Lim Heng Hai, (Group CEO of TechCreate Group) and Mr Ronald Vong, (Managing Partner of TechCreate Group)
As a trusted leader in digital solutions, TechCreate has been at the forefront of technology innovation and since its establishment, it has developed its own proprietary Real-Time Payment Engine (RTE) that can further enhance the payment capabilities of financial and banking institutions. Leveraging its technological expertise, legal experience and extensive operational track record, TechCreate has successfully enabled end-to-end digital solutions (such as payment gateways, API gateways and blockchain solutions, among others) for several banking and financial institutions in Asia.
With Diginius’ strengths in intelligence and security for concrete cyber resilience, it has built a growing track record with a focus on delivering technology solutions related to cyber security, hyper-converged IT infrastructure and secure application services. Diginius also works with some of the industry’s indisputable experts in cyber security and secured infrastructure services, combined with market-leading technologies to provide a springboard for the next phase of digital transformation.
The current CEO of TechCreate, Mr Lim Heng Hai, will be appointed as the Group CEO of TechCreate Group, while the current CEO of Diginius, Mr Ronald Vong, will be designated as the Managing Partner of TechCreate Group.
Strategic Rationale – Powering the Future of Payments in Asia
According to a Mckinsey report issued on November 2020, Asia has outpaced all other regions in terms of payments-revenue growth over the past several years. The region is also the largest contributor to global payments revenue, generating over US$900 billion in 2019, nearly half the global total. The Asia’s payments industry is expected to return to mid-to-high single-digit growth rates and, by 2022 or 2023, generating more than US$1 trillion in annual revenue.
Notably, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated Asia’s payments megatrends and chief among these was the rapidly expanding number of connected and digitally active consumers, with booming e-commerce markets reinforcing the need for digital solutions. The competitive landscape was simultaneously heating up, with the entry of formidable new players–including telecommunications firms, fintechs, “big techs,” and other conglomerates–spurring incumbents to step up their own innovation efforts.
Meanwhile, regulators sought to standardise infrastructure while encouraging competition, fostering the introduction of real-time payments, digital know your customer (KYC), and various local payment schemes.
With a focus on powering the future of payments in Asia, TechCreate Group aims to provide cutting-edge innovation and technology capability to enhance value creation for its customers as follows:
– Expanded business scale with integrated solutions: Having the capabilities to provide more comprehensive and integrated technology solutions related to payment and digitalisation platforms to serve new and existing customers across Asia.
– Strong potential to create new customer value propositions: Ability to broaden its reach and serve diverse customer segments with differentiated requirements and objectives, thereby creating the opportunity and potential to develop proprietary insights and innovative solutions that are aligned with the new trends of payments and digitalisation in Asia.
Commenting on the merger, Mr Lim Heng Hai, Group CEO of TechCreate Group, said, “This is a transformational transaction for both companies, creating an enlarged company with end-to-end digital payment offerings in high-growth verticals as economies in Asia accelerate their digitisation roadmap.
With our combined capabilities, it amplifies our mission be a leading innovative, customer-centric and eco-friendly technology solution provider in Asia.”
Mr Ronald Vong, Managing Partner of TechCreate Group, added, “We are confident that the strengths of the combined company will enable meaningful growth to stakeholders, delivering new value and insights to better serve our markets and customers.
At the same time, it can accelerate our growth and more effectively capitalise on our pipeline and broader market opportunities within the banking and financial industries in Asia.”
