The Starknet Winter Hackathon is officially launched and registration is open. The project submission deadline is January 19. The prize pool includes $45,000 worth of STRK.
In a recent interview, chief executive of ZhongAn Bank confirmed that it has provided banking services to three virtual asset trading platforms licensed by the Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission, namely OSL, HashKey and HKVAX. In addition, ZhongAn Bank is currently a banking partner of more than 100 Web3 companies. Yao Wensong added that entering the virtual asset market business will help the bank to enter the international market.
NVIDIA (NVDA. O) has teamed up with Alphabet's Google to help design quantum computing processors. Google's quantum artificial intelligence (Quantum AI) unit will use NVIDIA's Eos supercomputer to accelerate the design of quantum components. The idea is to promote the physics that requires quantum processors to operate, helping them overcome many of their current limitations.
On November 9, 2024, the 23rd Ministerial Meeting of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Mechanism was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. With the theme of "Building a More Integrated and Resilient Central Asia Region", the meeting discussed topics such as deepening CAREC regional cooperation and jointly addressing climate change. Assistant Minister of Finance Song Qichao led a delegation to attend the meeting and delivered a speech. Song Qichao pointed out that in ord...
OpenAI adds search functionality to ChatGPT to compete with Google.
The famous American pop singer Beyoncé has announced her support for US Vice President Harris' presidential bid.
According to official news, data network blockchain Flare has announced the launch of Blockchain Machine Images, a node-as-a-service solution on Google Cloud, which aims to enable fast, low-cost deployment of blockchain nodes and provide support for decentralized applications, blockchain platforms, and data streams. Currently, it supports blockchain networks such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Avalanche.
Alphabet's Google continues its efforts to integrate artificial intelligence (AI), adding the Gemini AI team to the DeepMind research lab.
On October 8, 2024, Liu Jinsong, Director-General of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Pakistani Ambassador to China Hashmi. Ha said that the terrorist attack on the vehicle of the Chinese enterprise project in Karachi on the evening of October 6 local time caused casualties in China and Pakistan. The Pakistani side is deeply shocked and saddened by this. It strongly condemns the terrorist attack and extends its deepest condolences and condolences to the families ...
Solana Labs has partnered with Google Cloud to launch a Web3 API called Gameshift, which aims to provide convenient blockchain and digital asset management tools for traditional Web2 game developers. The API was unveiled at Solana Breakpoint 2024 and is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace. Gameshift simplifies the process for developers to integrate NFTs and other Web3 elements into existing games, helping game studios overcome technical complexities. Jack Buser, director of Google Cloud g...
On August 18th, Yuan Bingsong, the founder of Shenzhen Caller Technology Co., Ltd., the "first brother" of the shared power bank industry, lost contact recently. At the same time, he also lost contact with Han Bing, the first-hand receiver of Shenzhen Caller. The two were pursued by the local legal team hired by the local state-owned assets for being involved in the loss of state-owned assets. According to multiple authoritative cross-sources, Yuan and Han may be involved in the loss of state-ow...
ZA Bank CEO Yao Wensong said in the latest interview that ZA Bank is not only the first digital bank to open in Hong Kong, but also the first digital bank in Hong Kong. By the end of 2023, the number of users and the amount of deposits are the largest among the licensed digital banks. Yao Wensong said that ZA Bank has invested a lot of resources in supporting the Web3 ecosystem in Hong Kong. More than 100 of the more than 200 Web3 companies in Cyberport have opened accounts with ZA Bank. At the ...
On August 8, CoinDesk reported that the police in Sao Paulo, Brazil, dismantled a money laundering scheme managed by the drug gang "First Capital Command" (PCC, First Capital Command), which operated through a company that acted as a cryptocurrency exchange. According to CNN, the company traded for about 500 million reais (89 million dollars). During the raid, the police seized 55 million reais (8.90 million...
At the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, writer Jimmy Song sharply criticized the first day's agenda, arguing that discussions of the increasingly pervasive banking industry, institutional investments, and US exchange traded funds strayed from Bitcoin's core values. He emphasized the greatness of Bitcoin in terms of freedom, independence, and self-sovereignty, and condemned the involvement of Financial Institutions Groups such as BlackRock. Song stressed that Bitcoin should be kept away from...