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The Largest Digital Bank in China featured in the latest Forbes Blockchain 50

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SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 11, 2022 — WeBank, the world’s leading digital bank, is featured in the Forbes Blockchain 50 2022. The bellwether list recognizes large corporations that lead in employing distributed ledger technology and reflects the spreading impact of the blockchain market globally. WeBank has been recognized for top-notch research and development of consortium chain technologies, as well as its continuous efforts in building an active consortium chain ecosystem. WeBank has provided open-sourced consortium chain technologies to the "The Green Bud Points" based on "Green Inclusive Cloud" developed by China Beijing Green Inclusive Network Technology Co., Ltd (”Green Inclusive”). It encourages the public to reduce carbon emissions by recording daily green behaviors on blockchain and rewarding those behaviors with credits that can redeem vouchers and gifts.

The Green Bud Points, a United Nations Sustainable Development GOALS partnership project, is built on the Green Inclusive Cloud. It intends to promote a green and low-carbon lifestyle by quantifying and calculating the carbon emissions of various environmental protection activities. The Green Bud Points stores users’ carbon emission reduction records on chain. Then, the underlying blockchain technology ensures that the issuance and distribution of records are transparent and traceable, thus securing trust among all users and involved parties. In 2021, the Green Bud Points has recorded more than 2,500 tons of carbon emissions reduced.

The Green Inclusive Cloud is one of many practical applications that surfaced in WeBank’s long-term commitment to provide open-sourced blockchain technologies. So far, WeBank has open-sourced more than 10 blockchain technologies, including leading the development of the underlying blockchain platform FISCO BCOS and the identity authentication and trusted data exchange solution WeIdentity. By implementing FISCO BCOS and WeIdentity, the Health Code Mutual Recognition System between Guangdong and Macao achieves reliable and compliant information verification across borders without direct exchange of personal data. From May 2020 to the end of 2021, more than 100 million border crossings have been through customs between the Chinese mainland and Macao using the system.

Besides providing technologies, WeBank strategically focuses on building consortium chain ecosystem. By the end of 2021, the WeBank-powered FISCO BCOS community has brought together more than 70,000 individual developers, more than 3,000 companies and institutions to participate in the construction of the blockchain industry ecosystem. There are more than 200 public administration, finance, agricultural, social welfare, entertainment, supply chain and IoT applications operating stably in the production environment.

WeBank's full-stack blockchain technologies for new digital infrastructure
WeBank’s full-stack blockchain technologies for new digital infrastructure

Henry Ma, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of WeBank, said, "Innovation and technology have always been core to WeBank’s strategy to become a world-leading digital enabler. In the coming years, we expect more opportunities in utilizing advanced technologies to serve the real economy and drive financial inclusion. With our leading-edge blockchain and other fintech capabilities, WeBank will continue to collaborate with our ecosystem partners to drive digital transformations across industries, and explore the paths for equitable, sustainable and green developments."

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OneConnect Makes Forbes Blockchain 50 2022 List for Advanced Trade and Financing Solutions

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SHANGHAI, Feb. 10, 2022 — OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (NYSE: OCFT) ("OneConnect" or "the Company"), a leading technology-as-a-service platform for financial institutions, has made it on to the Forbes Blockchain 50 2022 list for the second consecutive year, as OneConnect continues developing its cutting-edge solutions to facilitate trade and financing.

The latest Forbes list, released on February 8, honors industry-leading companies with top performances in blockchain applications. Those that made the list include Adobe, A16Z, Paradigm, Coinbase, Microsoft, as well as Chinese conglomerates such as Ant Group, Tencent and Baidu.

To further its blockchain development, OneConnect formed a dedicated blockchain team in 2016 and has built a mature ecosystem in terms of technical support, products and consultancy.

Technology-wise, the Company has developed its own blockchain underlying infrastructure to ensure financial security and efficiency. Product-wise, its mature model has allowed easier access and significantly lowered the bar for clients to participate in blockchain projects. Service-wise, the company’s experts have offered well-rounded support with their years of project implementation experience.

OneConnect has been recognized by Forbes for its two blockchain projects, as the Company has demonstrated its technological capabilities for building smart and one-stop solutions for businesses and banks to facilitate cross-border trade financing.

The Company has gained traction with its financing platform built with blockchain technology for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China’s Guangdong province. With blockchain’s unique tamper-proof nature, the platform has overcome the hurdles of information asymmetry between SMEs and commercial banks.

OneConnect’s financing platform has syndicated data from 34 government agencies to analyze a borrower’s risk level, with over 480 financial institutions offering more than 1,300 financial products on the platform. It has served more than a million businesses with an accumulated financing volume of over 68 billion yuan (approximately US$10.7 billion).

In addition, the Company’s support for Hong Kong’s "eTradeConnect" project has helped it make the cut. In November 2021, OneConnect teamed up with the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency research institute for the central bank’s Trade Finance Platform (PBCTFP), a project that uses blockchain to track and simplify the financing process for imports and exports between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong.

The successful cross-border connectivity between the PBCTFP and Hong Kong’s eTradeConnect  —  coupled with OneConnect’s solutions  —  has further expanded the project to the second phase of "mainland imports, Hong Kong exports" from the previous stage of "mainland exports, Hong Kong imports."

Hong Kong officially launched the eTradeConnect project in September 2018 under the guidance of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city’s de facto central bank. It is the world’s first blockchain trade financing platform led by regulators, enabling businesses and their trading partners to carry out cost-effective trade and financing activities through information sharing thanks to its advanced distributed ledger technology.

Such cross-platform connectivity has simplified and expedited the trade finance process by reducing the need for exchange of paper documents, thereby strengthening the economic development in the Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macau Greater Bay Area.

About OneConnect Financial Technology

OneConnect Financial Technology is a leading technology-as-a-service platform for financial institutions. The Company’s platform provides cloud-native technology solutions that integrate extensive financial services industry expertise with market-leading technology. The Company’s solutions provide technology applications and technology-enabled business services to financial institutions. Together they enable the Company’s customers’ digital transformations, which help them increase revenue, manage risks, improve efficiency, enhance service quality and reduce costs.

The Company’s technology solutions strategically cover multiple verticals in the financial services industry, including banking, insurance and asset management, across the full scope of their businesses  — from sales and marketing and risk management to customer services, as well as technology infrastructures such as data management, program development, and cloud services.

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Last Chance to Register for NFTs of the digital Kiss by Gustav Klimt for Valentine’s Day

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VIENNA, Feb. 9, 2022 — The Belvedere museum in Vienna and the NFT investment fund artèQ are in the process of launching an exceptional NFT drop: Whitelisting ends on Thursday, 10 February, midnight (Central European Time), Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece The Kiss will be available for sale in a limited number of 10,000 digital excerpts.

A high-resolution digital copy of the most famous depiction of a pair of lovers has been divided into a 100 x 100 grid, resulting in 10,000 inimitable individual pieces that are currently offered as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. The "whitelisting" phase, when interested parties can register to purchase on the thekiss.art platform, started 26 January 2022 and will close this Thursday night, 10 February, at midnight or 00.00 am, Central European Time. If the sale is oversubscribed, allocation of the 10,000 NFTs will be decided by lottery. From 11 February, whitelisted buyers can complete the transaction within 24 hours. If any pieces are left after the whitelisting phase, they may be purchased from 12 February at thekiss.art. Each NFT can be purchased at an retail price of 1,850 euros (incl. minting costs and VAT), respectively 0.65 Ethereum (excl. minting costs, incl. VAT). The drop, or official release of the NFTs, will take place on Valentine’s Day, 14 February. The NFT may be dedicated to a loved one on the official site – a most romantic digital declaration of love!

The press kit is available here for download.

For more information please contact: presse@belvedere.at.

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Klaytn, Kakao-backed blockchain, announces 5 key partnerships for global expansion in 2022

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SINGAPORE, Feb. 7, 2022 — Klaytn, a public blockchain platform developed by internet giant Kakao Corp(KRX: 035720), has signed 5 key partnership deals to pursue its global expansion plans. Its mandate for 2022 is to be the blockchain of choice gaming and metaverse projects, while pursuing continued integration with the defi ecosystem.

Klaytn announces 5 key partnerships for global expansion in 2022.
Klaytn announces 5 key partnerships for global expansion in 2022.

Released in 2019, Klaytn is the dominant blockchain in Korea, having secured the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project with the Bank of Korea. Klaytn is also integrated with super app KakaoTalk via its crypto wallet Klip, and accessible to the 45 million KakaoTalk users in the country.

Since its international launch in August 2021, Klaytn has signed 5 strategic partnership agreements with the following companies:

  • Japanese tech giant GMO Internet Group to explore blockchain use cases on Klaytn, including a JPY-pegged stablecoin
  • Indonesia’s Innovation Factory, the digitalisation arm of Salim Group, to explore blockchain-based applications, including asset management solutions, supply chain traceability as well as NFT use in gaming and entertainment
  • Asian NFT marketplace East NFT, to harness the global LGBTQ crypto economy with NFTs based on Y Series content and to widen the horizon through collaborations with the world’s largest partners in the art, music and entertainment space
  • US-based entertainment group Animal Concerts to mint NFTs for A-list celebrities, starting with an NFT auction for a household name artiste in Q1 2022
  • Global fintech accelerator F10 to create an incubation program for blockchain startups in Singapore

"We have built tremendous momentum over the past 3 months and are well positioned to ride the metaverse wave in 2022. These strategic partnerships in Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, US, and Singapore are core components of our international expansion roadmap. More partnerships with leading gaming companies are in the pipeline," says David Shin, head of global adoption at Klaytn Foundation.

About Klaytn
Klaytn is a public blockchain focused on the metaverse, gamefi, and the creator economy. Officially launched in June 2019, it is the dominant blockchain platform in South Korea and is now undergoing global business expansion from its international base in Singapore.

These business expansion activities are supported by the US$500m Klaytn Growth Fund, which aims to grow the ecosystem of companies built on Klaytn. The fund is managed and disbursed by Klaytn Foundation, a Singapore-based non-profit organization established in August 2021.

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SK networks seeks to promote blockchain business through joint efforts with Hashed

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– MOU with Hashed Ventures on ‘Blockchain Startup Searching & Ecosystem Development’

– 21.7 million USD investment to search promising blockchain players and seek joint business opportunities

… Also acting as an external cooperation partner of SK Group’s blockchain business

– “Blockchain investment will be encouraged to lead the company’s future growth”

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 4, 2022 — SK networks has chosen blockchain business reinforcement as a key strategy to ensure future growth, and it is now seeking cooperation with Hashed, a specialized blockchain investment company.

SK networks announced that it has signed an MOU on ‘Blockchain Startup Searching & Ecosystem Development’ with Hashed Ventures, a startup investment company established by Hashed. The announcement included planned execution of 21.7 million USD investment as well. Sung Hwan Choi(on the left), COO of SK networks is celebrating the MOU with Seo Joon Kim, the CEO of Hashed Ventures.
SK networks announced that it has signed an MOU on ‘Blockchain Startup Searching & Ecosystem Development’ with Hashed Ventures, a startup investment company established by Hashed. The announcement included planned execution of 21.7 million USD investment as well. Sung Hwan Choi(on the left), COO of SK networks is celebrating the MOU with Seo Joon Kim, the CEO of Hashed Ventures.

SK networks (CEO: Sang Kyu Park) announced on February 04 that it has signed an MOU on ‘Blockchain Startup Searching & Ecosystem Development’ with Hashed Ventures (CEO: Seo Joon Kim), a startup investment company established by Hashed. The announcement included planned execution of 21.7 million USD investment as well.

Hashed is a leading blockchain firm in Korea, engaged in blockchain technology investment and decentralization projects across the global market since its foundation in 2017. It has offered investment for blockchain teams with innovative technologies and services including Kakao’s Klaytn, Line’s Link, Terra, Axie Infinity and dydx. Seo Joon Kim, the CEO of Hashed, is known as a blockchain expert with high understanding of and insight into the market.

According to this agreement, the two companies agreed to work together on incorporating blockchain technology into the existing business models of SK Rent-a-Car and SK Magic, a subsidiary of SK networks, while seeking investment opportunities in promising global blockchain startups. It has been decided that Hashed Ventures will play the role of a key cooperation partner in carrying out the blockchain business of SK Group affiliates in the future. Through this, SK networks aims to stimulate global investment in blockchain and increase the synergy between promising future areas and company business.

Won Hee Lee, the head of SK networks Blockchain Business Division, said "This MOU with Hashed will allow SK networks to gain an important insight into the company’s future business models in relation to blockchain," and added, "The blockchain ecosystem development will be a win-win for both companies and the blockchain business will be encouraged to drive the growth of SK networks."   

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ARV partners with IBM to build a national digital corporate identity system for Thailand’s standardized corporate onboarding process

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BANGKOK, Jan. 31, 2022 — AI & Robotics Ventures Company Limited (ARV), a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), announces that it is launching a blockchain-based National Digital Corporate Identity (NCID) platform, developed in collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM). 

AI & Robotics Ventures Company Limited (ARV), a subsidiary of Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)
AI & Robotics Ventures Company Limited (ARV), a subsidiary of Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)

The platform will reduce the time it takes for corporate onboarding, also known as Know Your Customer (KYC), at banks. By improving the identity verification of corporate authorized signatories, what used to be a paper-intensive process that could take more than four weeks to complete, is reduced to less than a week. The swifter and leaner process will offer more opportunities for banks and corporates to engage in opportunities which otherwise would have been discouraged due to existing KYC processes.

The NCID platform, the first-of-its-kind digital corporate identity system in ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations), incorporates Thailand’s Electronic Transaction Development Agency standards of self-sovereign identity on public blockchain and secure cryptographic key encryption. Developed on IBM Cloud and Red Hat OpenShift, the platform is secured by the industry’s highest FIPS 140-2 Level 4 security certification, implementing the Keep-Your-Own-Key concept to support future scale and expansion.

"Today marks an important milestone where multiple parties, from government agencies, regulators to PTTEP and its banking partners, collaborate to uncover and tackle the bottle-neck challenges of the corporate onboarding process with Web3 technology," said Sinthu Satawiriya, Head of Ventures at AI and Robotics Ventures. "In collaboration with IBM, this secured platform will unlock new digital banking opportunities between corporates and banks. We believe that the platform and its system will revolutionize the access to digital finance for the entire juristic community across Thailand’s financial and business ecosystem in the near future, in alignment with the Smart Financial Infrastructure effort and ecosystem currently led by the Ministry of Finance and Bank of Thailand."

"IBM is proud to bring our superior technologies, our proven industry expertise and our hybrid cloud infrastructure to help ARV pioneer the creation and execution of this new digital ID network," said Sawat Asdaron, Managing Director of IBM Thailand and Managing Partner of IBM Consulting. "This blockchain-based digital ID platform will bring transformational impact, as not only does it speed up processing time markedly, but also will lead to the standardization of corporate identity verification process for banks in Thailand and support the journey towards comprehensive digital infrastructure of our country.

The system will go live on the ASEAN’s first-of-its-kind joint sandbox set up by the Electronic Transaction Development Agency and the Bank of Thailand in early 2022 and will be first used by PTTEP and its banking partners for corporate KYC for treasury and bank accounts.

As the anchor of the network, PTTEP has collaborated with Bank of Thailand, Electronic Transaction Development Agency and their more than 11 partner banks to pilot the platform via ARV.

About ARV: AI and Robotics Ventures Company Limited (ARV) is the venture building platform of PTTEP. We leverage artificial intelligence and robotics technologies to unlock value and create business opportunities across industries spanning air, land, and sea. Through innovation, R&D, and partnerships, we aspire to deliver unparalleled value and experiences to the ecosystems we engage with.

For more information about ARV, please visit www.arv.co.th

About IBM:
For more information about IBM, please visit https://www.ibm.com.

Media Contacts:
Atinuj Thongpussa
AI and Robotics Ventures (ARV)
Email: atinujt@arv.co.th

Paranee Reymondon
IBM Thailand
Email: paranee@th.ibm.com

The first-of-its-kind digital ID system in ASEAN by ARV, a PTTEP's subsidiary, developed in collaboration with IBM.
The first-of-its-kind digital ID system in ASEAN by ARV, a PTTEP’s subsidiary, developed in collaboration with IBM.

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‘Non Fungible Penny’ A New Gold Penny of Henry III*

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SINGAPORE, Jan. 22, 2022 — Metaverse Blockchain Fusion NFT™ company, Coinllectibles™, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cosmos Group Holdings, Inc. (OTC: COSG) is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Spink to offer the First Ever Collectible NFT Coin to be offered by an international auction house. This will also be the first NFT ever issued by Spink, a renowned collectors’ auction house dating back to 1600s.

Like the yellow petals of the broom plant adorning the cap of the Plantagenets, the powerful immutability of this almost pure gold coin has remained untarnished and unexposed for centuries. That was until a chance signal on Sunday 26 September 2021 rediscovered its beauty, a beauty that has caused a viral media sensation across the globe in the days prior to auction at Spink.

About the ‘Non Fungible Penny’

This specially commissioned virtual moving graphic, to be minted into a similarly immutable Hybrid NFT™, commemorates that unique moment, as the Hemyock soil is finally removed after 765 years to unearth the most important single coin find made in Britain for over a decade, and the first time a new coin of this type has been placed in the archaeological record for almost 260 years. Where once the coin fell from the pocket of Lord of the Manor John de Hidon, it lands in all its beauty not just in our hands but our combined consciousness. And why would our embattled and emboldened King Henry, enthroned for centuries not wish to give us a cheery wink as he is once more exposed to the world?

*In 1257 King Henry III of England launched a gold coinage. It was not a success and only seven of the coins are known to have survived, that is until September 2021 when an eighth was discovered by a metal detector in a field at Hemyock in Devon. It is the image of this eighth coin that is the subject of the present auction. Henry’s coinage was the first minted in gold since the Norman Conquest, all the Norman and Angevin kings having confined themselves to minting silver pennies. A series of questions naturally arise. Why did Henry mint his coinage? Where did the gold come from? Why did the coin have a unique design? How many coins were minted, and what happened to them? Why did the enterprise fail? Fortunately, the source material allows at least some answer to these questions. It also permits a suggestion as to how one of the coins ended up at Hemyock. 

Read the full story here: 
https://d3ums4016ncdkp.cloudfront.net/auction/catalogue/22104/22104.pdf  (lot 220 that precedes sale of NFT lot 221)

How to bid for the ‘Non Fungible Penny’ on Coinllectibles’ MetaMall

The h-NFT (Hybrid NFT™) contains the ownership title to the private and commercial licences described therein with respect to the video Mp4 4k UHD file. Proceeds from the auction will be split over charities chosen by the vendor and Spink, specifically The Rodney Cook Memorial Fund and the Himal Foundation. 

To bid for the h-NFT, please visit Coinllectibles’ MetaMall, click on the project details and transfer your bids to the digital auction wallet. The details of the digital auction wallet will be made available at 7.00am UTC on http://www.coinllectibles.art/.

Bidders can bid for the h-NFT in either Binance Coin (BNB) or Colligo Tokens (COTK). A bid is considered when someone transfers BNB/COTK to the digital auction wallet and each bidder will be recognised by the unique digital wallet address. To illustrate, if Bidder A makes a bid for 2,000,000 COTK while Bidder B holds 2 wallets and makes bids at 1,600,000 COTK and 1,700,000 COTK respectively, Bidder A will be deemed the winner. While Bidder B made a total bid amounting to 3,300,000 COTK, they are deemed to be separate bidders due to the different wallet addresses.  

There is no limit to the number of bids and/or counterbids each wallet can make. 

To reconcile the different digital currencies, the conversion rates at 5.15pm UTC will be taken.  For the avoidance of doubt the winning bid on the Coinllectibles platform will be integrated in the Spink live auction, minus the 20% buyers’ premium charged by Spink, so all bidders are treated pari passu, and the Coinllectibles winner does not pay more than original bid.

If, in the live auction, no bids exceed the Coinllectibles winning bid, then the NFT will be transferred to the Coinllectibles highest bidder.

If, in the live auction, the winning bid is above the Coinllectibles winning bid (minus the 20% Buyers premium), then the NFT will be transferred to the live auction highest bidder.  Once the winner is announced, the h-NFT will be transferred to the auction winner while the rest of the tokens will be refunded.

Starting price for the h-NFT is GBP5 (USD6.70 or COTK2900, based on current exchange rates). and the auction will close at 5:15pm UTC on Sunday 23 January 2022.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, which are often indicated by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "intend," "look forward to," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future business activities including the expansion into the decentralized financing space. These forward-looking statements are not promises or guarantees and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein include uncertainties associated with operating a business in Singapore and Hong Kong, risk of interference by the PRC government, ability to compete, that financial resources do not last for as long as anticipated, and that COSG is a holding company that may not realize the expected benefits of NFT’s offered by Coinllectibles™️. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in COSG’s regulatory filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in its current report on Form 8-K  filed on September 17, 2021. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. COSG undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.

For media queries, please contact:

Ms Rachel Lim
Director, Marketing & PR
Rachel.Lim@Coinllectibles.Art 

About Cosmos Group Holdings Inc

Cosmos is a business group that operates in two business segments:

  • Arts and Collectibles  
  • Financing

Through Coinllectibles™, the group provides authentication, valuation and certification (AVC) service, sale and purchase, hire purchase, financing, custody, security and exhibition (CSE) services to art buyers through traditional channels, as well as through leveraging blockchain technology through the creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

With subsidiaries licensed under Hong Kong’s Money Lenders Ordinance, the group currently primarily provides unsecured personal loan to private individuals, with a small portfolio of mortgage loans.

The group is integrating the two business segments by offering secured financing services to prospective art and collectibles purchasers to provide a one-stop arts and collectibles purchasing and financing experience.

About the Company – Coinllectibles™

Coinllectibles™ is an ACT (Arts and Collectibles Technology) company, which is redefining how the world thinks about art and collectible ownership in the digital age. 

Their minted curated Fusion NFTs™, capture all the rights and independent valuation and ownership of physical arts and collectibles securely underpinned by smart contracts stored on the blockchain.

Coinllectibles™️ Fusion NFTs™ bridge the physical and virtual dimensions of the arts and collectibles market, providing a pleasurable, transparent, and frictionless experience to customers from all walks of life.

About Coinllectibles™ Fusion NFT™
Coinllectibles™ prides the Fusion NFT™ as the industry "Gold Standard".  Being a Gold Standard, a Fusion NFT contains the following on the blockchain – (1) a sale and purchase agreement reflecting the purchase, by the person minting the Fusion NFT™, of the underlying asset at a fair value with all rights and restrictions clearly detailed, (2) bailment terms governing the rights to possession whilst the underlying asset remains with Coinllectibles™, (3) a transfer deed reflecting the transfer of the ownership of the underlying asset (together with all rights and restrictions) by the transferor to the holder of the Fusion NFT™️, (4) ownership title deed written into the description of the Fusion NFT™ and (5) the unequivocal identification file of the underlying asset, whose ownership is reflected in the title deed represented by the Fusion NFT™. In summary, a Fusion NFT™ is a Digital Ownership Title (DOT) to the physical collectible it represents.

About Spink
Spink is the world’s leading auctioneer of Stamps, Coins, Banknotes, Medals, Bonds & Shares, Autographs, Wine & Spirits, Books and Handbags & Accessories. Since its foundation in 1666, the Spink name has become synonymous with tradition, experience and integrity. Holder of royal warrants and numerous records for prices achieved at auction, Spink offers an unparalleled range of services to collectors worldwide. Headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland, Spink holds over 70 auctions a year. Catalogues can be accessed through the Spink website (www.spink.com), Spink Live online bidding platform (www.live.spink.com) or via the Spink App for mobile phones and tablets.

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BEYOND EXPO LAUNCHES BEYOND METAEXPO, AN IMMERSIVE SPACE FOR ITS OFFLINE EXPO IN 2022

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MACAU, Jan. 21, 2022 — On January 11, 2022, BEYOND Expo announced the launch of its BEYOND Metaexpo, hosted by TechNode, which combines a metaverse space and an offline expo to create a seamless experience for everyone. The press conference was held virtually at the press conference room of the BEYOND Metaexpo. Both BEYOND co-founders, Jason Ho and Gang Lu, announced the launch of BEYOND Metaexpo in their avatars to an audience of approximately 1000 tech professionals and more than 100 media representatives.

The press conference was held virtually at the BEYOND Metaexpo.
The press conference was held virtually at the BEYOND Metaexpo.

The press conference was a sneak peek of the BEYOND Metaexpo. The space will be further developed to accommodate the upcoming BEYOND Metaexpo, which will take place on September 21- 24, 2022, both online and offline in Macau. During the conference, the participants got to experience the interactive features of BEYOND Metaexpo first-hand.

"BEYOND Metaexpo will provide a virtual space for companies to participate and interact with attendees from all around the world with its infinite possibilities," said Gang Lu, BEYOND co-founder, during the conference.

The official BEYOND Metaexpo that will be launched in September 2022, is an infinite extension of our BEYOND Virtual. With the new virtual features, exhibitors can set up their booths on-site in Macau and online in the Metaexpo. The virtual booth allows exhibitors to showcase their companies’ futuristic visions and latest technologies in innovative ways. It will also connect exhibitors with partners, buyers, and attendees from all around the world.

On the other hand, our BEYOND Virtual online forums and the BEYOND on-site forums in Macau will be simulcasted at various Metaexpo virtual sites, creating a seamless connection and interaction between our speakers and audiences, on-site and online, in an interconnected space.

"We believe that, with technology, we will transcend boundaries between virtual and reality and create more business opportunities for everyone. Participants who cannot attend due to the pandemic or other reasons can also experience the immersive space at the exhibition and interact with on-site participants in real-time," said Gang Lu.

BEYONDBEYOND 2022: IS HERE, Will launch three brand new sub-brands:
BEYONDBEYOND 2022: IS HERE, Will launch three brand new sub-brands:

Last year, with great support from all parties, BEYOND proved its unlimited potential. This year, BEYOND 2022 will launch three brand new sub-brands: BEYOND Healthcare, BEYOND Sustainability, and BEYOND ConsumerTech, to focus on the life sciences industry, sustainable development, and consumer tech.

BEYOND’s metaverse space is built by the 3D creation platform called Box.Game, a coding platform to help establish a 3D virtual world where young users can create, play, and socialize.

Want to check out the immersive space at the BEYOND Metaexpo? Scan the QR code below to sign up now.

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Uppsala Security collaborates with NSHC to provide a worldwide Virtual Asset Tracking Solution

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SINGAPORE and SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2022 — Uppsala Security, a state-of-the-art provider of award-winning security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Transaction Tracking, and Cyber Security announced today a collaboration with NSHC, set to provide a worldwide Virtual Asset Fund Tracking Solution.

Uppsala Security collaborates with NSHC to provide a worldwide Virtual Asset Tracking Solution
Uppsala Security collaborates with NSHC to provide a worldwide Virtual Asset Tracking Solution

The solutions provided by Uppsala Security involved in this new collaboration are the Crypto Analysis Transaction Visualization (CATV), a virtual asset tracking security tool and the Crypto Analysis Risk Assessment (CARA), an AI and Machine Learning-based virtual asset risk assessment tool.

In this particular collaboration, CARA is especially enhancing the virtual asset tracking solution by receiving and filtering Dark Web-related threat data from NSHC. The joint work between the two projects started with the "AI Data Processing Voucher Project" hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea on September 20, 2020.

The virtual asset tracking solution, including CATV and CARA, was installed on NSHC’s DarkTracer, a platform that provides Dark Web security threat information.

By introducing Uppsala Security’s virtual asset tracking solution, NSHC’s customers can respond to security threats such as the abuse of existing personal information as well as security threats of virtual assets.

Prior to this, NSHC and Uppsala Security signed a Business Agreement to eradicate cybercrime, and recently, they trained private companies and government agencies in the open-source intelligence (OSINT) monitoring technology.

Patrick Kim, Founder & CEO of Uppsala Security, said, "As observed in recent times with the experiences involving the Silk Road incident and Hydra case, the crimes involving virtual assets have been increasing rapidly. With the NSHC’s DarkTracer and its virtual asset tracking solution we can provide new insights into related crimes. DarkTracer, which has accumulated over 100 Billions of vast dark web intelligence indicators, and Uppsala Security’s virtual asset tracking and analysis solutions are jointly used to conduct a correlation analysis, in order for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be able to receive new insights into the related crimes."

About NSHC

NSHC was founded as a security consulting company by a team of white hat hackers in 2003. Since then, the company has expanded businesses from security solutions to security information consulting in the last 10+ years. Based on the best technology, NSHC supplied about 180 domestic smartphone app security solutions and is currently providing security services throughout Asia, including Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia.

About Uppsala Security

Uppsala Security built Sentinel Protocol, the first crowdsourced Threat Intelligence Platform powered by artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and machine learning. Supporting the framework is a team of experienced cyber security professionals who have developed an award-winning suite of advanced tools and services for Crypto AML/CFT, Transaction Risk Management (KYC/KYT), Transaction Tracking, Regulatory Compliance, and Cybersecurity enabling organizations of every type and size to protect their crypto assets from malicious attacks and scams while meeting stringent regulatory compliance standards. Today Uppsala Security has over two thousand (2K+) users including government agencies, financial institutions  and leading enterprises providing crypto exchanges, payment services, wallets, custodial services, gaming, and fintech solutions.

Uppsala Security is headquartered in Singapore, and has branch offices in Seoul, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan. You can follow Uppsala Security on Telegram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Medium.

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Electric Capital Releases 2021 Developer Report

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Crypto developer activity reached an all-time high in 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6, 2022 — Electric Capital today released their 2021 Developer Report, the industry standard for understanding the landscape across crypto developer ecosystems. We analyzed nearly 500K code repositories and 160 million code commits to create the 2021 Electric Capital Developer Report.

Crypto developer activity reached an all-time high in 2021
2021 was an exciting year across Layer 1s, DeFi, and the entire blockchain ecosystem. A few key insights:

  1. 2021 reached an all-time high of over 18K monthly active developers
  2. 65% of active developers in crypto joined in 2021
  3. Ethereum, Polkadot, Cosmos, Solana, and Bitcoin were the 5 largest developer ecosystems

Ethereum and Bitcoin continue to grow
Ethereum and Bitcoin added developers in 2021, growing by 42% and 9% respectively. Ethereum continues to have the largest ecosystem of tools, apps, and protocols, with a developer community 2.8x the size of the 2nd largest ecosystem. Ethereum draws 20% of total new crypto developers, and has the best retention of developers who stayed beyond year 4.

Which ecosystems are growing the fastest? 
Ethereum, Polkadot, Cosmos, Solana, and Bitcoin were the 5 largest developer ecosystems in 2021. Solana broke out with 5x growth, while NEAR moved up to the 6th largest ecosystem with 4x+ growth. Polygon, Binance Smart Chain and Cardano all more than 2x-ed their ecosystems in 2021.

Polkadot, Solana, NEAR, BSC, Avalanche and Terra are growing faster than Ethereum at the same point in its history.

For more information, we recommend you read the 2021 Electric Capital Developer Report directly. 

About Electric Capital
Electric Capital is a leading Web3 and blockchain early stage venture firm. We invest in cryptocurrencies, blockchain based businesses, fintech companies, and marketplaces. Our team of founders and builders compiles code, analyzes blockchains, profiles nodes, helps secure cryptonetworks, and generally contribute to the crypto community. The annual Electric Capital Developer Report is the industry standard for understanding the developer ecosystems across cryptonetworks. Electric Capital and its founders have invested in crypto companies such as Anchorage, Bitwise, Celo, Coda, DerivaDex, Elrond, dYdX, Lightning Labs, Mobilecoin, Oasis, and NEAR.

Media Contact:
Maria Shen
info@electriccapital.com

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