ABU DHABI, UAE, August 27th, 2024, Chainwire

• NXPC reimagines in-game item creation by allowing contributors to participate in the item creation process, laying the foundation for the long-term growth of the MapleStory Universe community
• NXPC allows game items to be integrated into the ecosystem, enhancing user engagement and supporting the growth of the ecosystem

NEXPACE, a blockchain subsidiary of Nexon Group focused on expanding IP, today unveiled its proprietary NXPC token for the MapleStory Universe. NXPC aims to bolster both the in-game experience for users and support the overall MapleStory Universe ecosystem by enabling community contributors to take part in item creation in-game, a role traditionally reserved for game service providers.

NXPC’s innovative protocol is designed to foster sustainable ecosystem growth by balancing in-game item distribution while encouraging active user participation. With NXPC, contributors can interact with in-game items within MapleStory Universe, promoting a natural flow of community-driven growth. Supported by blockchain technology, items can be seamlessly integrated into the ecosystem, offering incentives for the community to participate and engage actively.

Sunyoung Hwang, Executive Director of NEXPACE, said: “The introduction of NXPC and blockchain technology to the 21-year legacy of MapleStory IP underscores our confidence in their transformative ability to revolutionise the gaming experience for all. The NXPC token aligns user incentives with the long-term growth of the ecosystem by distributing the ability to create items to contributors, fostering a continuous virtuous cycle of enjoyable experiences and growth of the IP. We look forward to our robust pipeline ahead, including releasing new information on the tokens within the year, as well as the various updates on the ecosystem and the PC MMORPG MapleStory N.”

The supply of IP items that can be redeemed through NXPC is limited per cycle, which is renewed on a regular basis, balancing the flexibility and the health of the in-game economy. The element of scarcity also reinforces the mutual increase in IP item value and NXPC value over time in a sustainable manner, laying the foundation for the long-term growth of the MapleStory Universe.

To elucidate NXPC mechanics, MapleStory Universe has introduced ‘Token Comics,’ which serves to demystify blockchain technology while strategically expanding the MapleStory Universe ecosystem. The comics act as a bridge between the gaming culture and blockchain innovation, providing an engaging medium to introduce complex concepts of digital ownership. Through this educational series, MapleStory Universe aims to enhance community engagement and cultivate awareness of its mission to reshape the future of online games with blockchain innovations.

About NEXPACE

NEXPACE is an IP-expanding project based on blockchain technology that utilises NFTs. The goal of NEXPACE is to bring creators and users together, fostering an innovative games community where members can experience various games and content developed by other members. With its blockchain technology, NEXPACE provides transparent and secure services, encouraging creators to freely express their ideas while users enjoy these fresh inventions. This represents the philosophy and ambition of NEXPACE.

MapleStory Universe Official Links

Official Website ✔️msu.io

Official X ✔️ x.com/MaplestoryU

Official Medium ✔️medium.com/@MaplestoryU

Official Discord ✔️ discord.gg/MaplestoryUniverse

Official YouTube ✔️ https://www.youtube.com/@MapleStoryU

Official Facebook ✔️ www.facebook.com/MapleStoryU.Official/

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maplestoryuniverse@wachsman.com

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Global PR Manager
Bee Shin
Wachsman
bee.shin@wachsman.com

Tortola, British Virgin Islands, August 26th, 2024, Chainwire

Warden, the sovereign AI execution network, announced the alpha release of its new artificial intelligence product – the Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Interface (AIBI). 

AIBI brings AI on-chain with an intuitive interface for developers to integrate AI into their applications. Inspired by proof-of-computation and computational pipelines, AIBI allows inference endpoints to create cryptographic proofs that verify that an AI model produced a specific prediction. These proofs are then verified on Wardens’ blockchain through a cutting-edge consensus mechanism, ensuring AI outputs are not just delivered, but can be trusted. 

“AIBI is here to bring truth to AI”, said David Pinger, founder and CEO of Warden Labs. “Broken AI infrastructure had disastrous consequences – factually incorrect, unsafe, opaque and at times outright dangerous recommendations. Trust in AI collapsed at a time when it’s becoming deeper and deeper embedded into our daily lives. AIBI provides the infrastructure to stop this.” “We no longer want to rely on AI “hallucinations”, and with ongoing advancements in AIBI we will put an end to them.”

Thanks to the work done by Wardens’ AI team, led by Dr. Michele Dallachiesa, AIBI is poised to become the standard for AI accuracy, explainability and privacy across both web3 and web2—and everything in-between. AIBI introduces a future where every AI decision is backed by cryptographic proof, ensuring that AI-generated predictions are not only accurate but also explainable and secure. 

AIBI enables a new class of AI applications. To kickstart this new era, Warden is organizing a series of hackathons throughout Q4 2024, designed to inspire and reward developers who create groundbreaking AI-driven experiences using AIBI. Whether it’s dynamic pricing algorithms, sophisticated matching engines, or personalized recommendation systems, the potential applications are limitless.

“Blockchain infrastructure is the best contender to make AI open”, said Antonio Pitasi, founder and CTO of Warden Labs. “We provide truly open AI infrastructure that allows any protocol, application or platform to use AI in a secure way”.”

About Warden Labs

 Since its inception in March 2024, Warden has experienced exponential growth, now processing over one million transactions per month. Warden’s sovereign AI execution engine connects to more than 100 blockchains, enabling any smart contract, protocol, or platform to leverage AI predictions. Warden is set to pioneer a new category of applications at the intersection of AI and web3, while also extending its services to web2 AI use cases.

For more information, users and builders can visit wardenprotocol.org, or can follow on X at @wardenprotocol.

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PR
Andrei S.
Warden Labs Ltd
pr@wardenprotocol.org

Singapore, Singapore, August 21st, 2024, Chainwire

At the Web3 Summit in Berlin today, SubQuery made a major announcement, unveiling its newest innovation: decentralized AI inference hosting. In a live demonstration, SubQuery’s COO, James Bayly, showcased how the latest LLama model operates across a fully decentralized network of Node Operators on SubQuery’s internal test network.

SubQuery’s vision is to empower developers to shape the future through decentralization. The company is at the forefront of a movement to build the next wave of Web3 applications for millions of users, with decentralization as the core principle.

The SubQuery Network is an advanced infrastructure layer that underpins this vision. It currently supports decentralized data indexers and RPCs, which are critical components for any developer building decentralized applications (dApps). SubQuery has proven itself as a credible alternative to centralized services, offering an open network where anyone can participate as a node operator or delegator.

The role of AI in transforming industries, including Web3, has become increasingly clear. SubQuery has been closely monitoring these developments and has been working behind the scenes to bring AI capabilities to its decentralized platform. “The Web3 Summit in Berlin, with its focus on decentralization, is the perfect stage for us to launch this new capability and demonstrate it live” said James Bayly.

SubQuery is focused on AI inference, the process of using pre-trained models to make predictions on new data, rather than on model training. “While there are commercial services that offer inference hosting for custom models, few exist within the Web3 space,” James explained. “Our decentralized network is ideally suited for reliable, long-term AI model hosting.”

Currently, the market for AI inference is dominated by large centralized cloud providers who charge high fees and often use user data to improve their proprietary models. “Providers like OpenAI and Google Cloud AI are not only expensive but also leverage your data to enhance their closed-source offerings,” James noted. SubQuery is committed to providing an affordable, open-source alternative for hosting production AI models. “Our goal is to make it possible for users to deploy a production-ready LLM model through our network in just 10 minutes,” he added.

“Relying on closed-source AI models risks consolidating power in the hands of a few large corporations, creating a cycle that perpetuates their dominance,” James warned. “By running AI inference on a decentralized network, we ensure that no single entity can control or exploit user data. Prompts are distributed across hundreds of node operators, ensuring privacy and supporting an open-source ecosystem.”

The SubQuery Network will provide leading-edge hosting for the latest open-source AI models, enabling scalable and accessible AI services for Web3. By embracing a community-driven approach, SubQuery will support decentralized AI inference at scale, empowering a diverse network of independent Node Operators.

About SubQuery

SubQuery Network is innovating web3 infrastructure with tools that empower builders to decentralise the future – without compromise. Our flexible DePIN infrastructure network powers the fastest data indexers, the most scalable RPCs, innovative Data Nodes, and leading open-source AI models. We are the roots of the web3 landscape, helping blockchain developers and their cutting-edge applications to flourish. We’re not just a company – we’re a movement driving an inclusive and decentralised web3 era. Let’s shape the future of web3, together. 

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Head of Marketing
Brittany Seales
SubQuery PTE LTD
brittany.seales@subquery.network

New York, United States, August 21st, 2024, Chainwire

Conflux Network, China’s only regulatory-compliant public blockchain, is teaming up with China Mobile, the nation’s largest telecom provider boasting over 1 billion monthly users. This strategic alliance aims to revolutionize digital collections via Migu, China Mobile’s digital content division. Conflux Network and China Mobile will introduce cutting-edge digital collectibles like video RBTs (Ringback Tones), digital identities (DIDs), and blockchain communication hardware, all driven by the Conflux TreeGraph public blockchain.

The first release from this partnership is set to make history as the world’s first public blockchain-based digital collectible video ringtone. Titled the “MIGO and His Friend ConFi” series, it will launch on August 23, 2024, at 10:00 AM Beijing Time and will be available for purchase through the “Digital Collectibles” section of the Migu Music App.

This collection features characters from Conflux’s mascot, “ConFi,” alongside “MIGO,” China Mobile Migu’s pioneering NFT product. The series integrates real-life landmarks from Hong Kong to tell a story of friendship through captivating visual storytelling. The “MIGO and His Friend ConFi” video ringtones will be sold as mystery boxes, with 5,000 units available at 13.9 RMB (~2 USD) each. Of these, 500 units are rare editions, representing just 1% of the total. These video ringtone mystery boxes offer a cutting-edge 5G experience, combining personalization, social interaction, and interactivity. Users can view the corresponding video ringtone directly on their phone screens during calls without needing to install additional software.

Since 2021, Migu has been one of China Mobile’s fastest growing verticals as a leader in immersive media technologies. Migu has driven digital content innovation with a strategic focus on ultra-high-definition video, video ringtones, cloud gaming, cloud VR, and cloud AR, all as part of their Metaverse evolution strategy. The partnership with Conflux marks Migu’s first venture into Metaverse and digital collectible applications on a public blockchain network, bringing this technology to Migu’s 120 million monthly active customers.

About Conflux

Conflux Network is a permissionless Layer 1 blockchain that connects decentralized economies across borders and protocols. It utilizes a hybrid PoW/PoS consensus mechanism to ensure a rapid, secure, and scalable blockchain environment. With Conflux, congestion is eliminated, fees remain low, and network security is enhanced.

As the leading regulatory-compliant public blockchain in China, Conflux offers a distinct advantage for projects seeking to enter the Asian market. The platform collaborates with renowned global brands and government entities in the region, driving blockchain and metaverse initiatives. Notable partnerships include the city of Shanghai, China Telecom, Little Red Book (China’s “Instagram”), McDonald’s China, and Oreo. Users can learn more: https://confluxnetwork.org/

About China Mobile Migu 

China Mobile Migu is a specialized subsidiary of China Mobile focused on the mobile internet sector. The company is dedicated to the core principle of “digital content platform,” integrating the characteristics of both telecom operators and internet companies. Supported by advanced technologies, Migu continues to build its core capabilities in content technology, platform technology, and cloud network technology. Migu is actively exploring innovative “Internet + digital content” operations, combining content incubation with channel partnerships, and is working to develop platforms for new media integration, digital content aggregation, copyright transactions, and content entrepreneurship. Migu is committed to transforming the way users experience entertainment and culture. Migu boasts 400 million video ringtone users, 25 million digital smart users, over 60 million e-books, and 130+ published books. Migu also offers 2,300 cloud games with 120 million active users, making it a top culture-tech brand and new media platform.

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Melissa Tirey
melissa@shift6studios.com