Bixin Ventures Announces $100M Proprietary Capital Fund to Support Global Blockchain Ecosystem

HONG KONG, Oct 22, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Bixin Ventures has launched a $100 million proprietary capital fund to support the global blockchain ecosystem and infrastructure necessary for the future of open finance through a permissionless and decentralized network.

Bixin Ventures participated as co-lead investor in a strategic round for O(1) Labs, the team incubating Mina Protocol, contributing US$ 2M to the raise, and has invested in projects including Microbit, xDai, Algorand, Nervos, Arweave, Conflux, Certik, and Marlin.

Earlier in 2020, Bixin Ventures announced a $66 million proprietary fund of funds enabling hedge funds and liquidity providers to strengthen the global liquidity framework in Bitcoin markets, with qualifying fund recipients satisfying fully denominated BTC criteria.

"One of our primary priorities is to help make the ecosystem truly global. Our investment team is working alongside the founders to provide guidance and expertise for growth in Asia," said Wang Xi, partner at Bixin Ventures.

Bixin mining operations are currently operating at 300 megawatt-hour capacity, boasting ~3,000 peta hash per second (PH/s) of computing power, which accounts for roughly 2% of the global Bitcoin network. Bixin Wallet has over 1 million retail users and has been one of the incumbent crypto wallets available in Asia.

Bixin has presence around the world with primary offices located in Hong Kong. Bixin aims to solve long standing issues, create long term value and provide long term support for the Bitcoin ecosystem. Please visit the official websites at https://bixin.com/ and https://bixinvc.com to learn more.

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The Babylon Project concludes with developers from 65 Countries

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct 20, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – The Babylon Project, a hackathon initiative committed to democratizing access to global innovation and fostering the inclusion of minority backgrounds in tech, kicked off on Friday, October 9th, 2020 with 1000 active participants on its virtual Discord server.





The virtual hackathon had renowned international speakers calling in from different parts of the world. Pavel Cherkashin, the Managing Partner of Mindrock Capital; Miko Matsumura, General Partner of Gumi Ventures; and Naomi Freeman, Leadership Fellow at Women Who Code, along with an exceptional and diverse group of panelists, who shared industry knowledge, startup advice, and technical expertise with the participants.

Additionally, a variety of technical workshops were also conducted by several blockchain companies, most notably Aave, Polkadot, BTCU, and Suku. A virtual yoga session, intended to instruct participants on rejuvenating wellness exercises, was provided by Kirin Power, a yoga & meditation teacher from San Francisco and a director and partner at Outdoor Yoga SF.

Along with the grand prize, corporate partners issued their own pre-determined challenges to hackers and awarded the best projects. 20 teams made it to the semifinals, from which 6 projects were chosen to participate in the final round. After a rigorous judging process, the top three teams emerged:

1. Kotani Pay – A USSD-Crypto Payment infrastructure startup that aims to onboard more Africans into the digital economy by enabling easy access to a range of financial services including lending and payouts by non-profit organizations.

2. Skill Wallet – A startup that is focused on the 4th United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Quality Education. Skill Wallet aims to increase access to verifiable skill portfolios. By providing verifiable certificates to all participants of the hackathon, the newly formed team is getting ready to soft launch their beta.

3. Blockdrop – A blockchain agnostic NoCode platform for smart-contracts.

Yao Marian Tong, a Venture Partner at Aves Lair, awarded Kotani Pay admission into their $100k startup acceleration program to begin early 2021. However, there were many after-hackathon opportunities for participants; other teams have been approached by similar accelerator programs, and the hackathon's recruiting partner, Hired, is also committed to connecting participants to tech employers via https://hired.com/babylonproject.

"The Babylon Project is an international sandbox for the advancement of innovative, easy to use, and user-centric blockchain applications," says Gideon Nweze, founder of The Babylon Project & a Cofounder @Village. "Special thanks to all mentors, judges, partners and participants that worked tirelessly to make this a success. The force is strong in the community."

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Anastily@worldblockchainhackathon.com
http://worldblockchainhackathon.com/


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Valarhash Introduces Mining Machine Hosting Plans and Services

CHENGDU, CHINA, Oct 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Valarhash, a one-stop digital asset service platform, has announced new mining machine hosting plans and services, internationally available since rolling out from the end of September. Valarhash aims to provide customers with one-stop mining services, competitive electricity plans, and professional mining support and maintenance operations, lowering the barriers of entry to mining.

"At the moment, most of the available mining pool hosting sites are located in China," said Valarhash CEO Fiona Lv. "While based in Sichuan Province, our mining machine hosting services are available to international users who may choose to host their miners or join pools through any of Valarhash's 9 global data centers."

The mining power capacities of the hosting service are 100MW in hydropower and 100MW in thermal power, while the mining machines supported include the Antminer S17 series, Whatsminer M20 series, Whatsminer M30 series, Antminer T19 series, and the highly sought after Antminer S19 series. A minimum of 100 hosting machines are available for this plan while the stock lasts. The GPU graphics machine is also available for mining Ethereum.

The service provides customers with a steady source of electricity for mining, calculated seasonally with peak flood season electricity around 0.04 USD (0.25 RMB) per kWh and off-season prices around 0.05-0.06 USD (0.35-0.4 RMB) per kWh, or annually at around 0.05 USD (0.31 RMB) per kWh. Users may register at the Valarhash website and a representative will be in touch.

Stability is at the forefront of Valarhash services. In a recent interview with Binance, Fiona Lv said that with greater stability, mining could yield long-term investment. Since mining operations began in July 2019, Valarhash has launched 1THash mining pool and products linked to 9% hash rate, 1TMine cloud mining platform, and mining farm management software Nelson, which enables users to track data clearly, and optimize investor returns.

Please visit our official website or join us on social media:

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Telegram: https://t.me/valarhashx1tmine

About Valarhash

Chengdu-based Valarhash integrates mining machine sales, miner hosting, and mining pool and mine construction services. Led by CEO Fiona Lv, Valarhash aims to provide users with transparent and beneficial mining plans using advanced technology, with a lower barrier of entry. Business operations cover hardware research and development, digital asset transactions and 1TMine hash power contract sharing. With a leading position in the hash power market, Valarhash integrates frontier resources with global vision, linking physical and digital worlds with blockchain technology.



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Epazz DeskFlex Expands to Latin America; Mexico as the Pioneering Country to Adopt Multi-Language Desk Booking Software Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

CHICAGO, IL, Oct 7, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – via NewMediaWire — Epazz, Inc. DeskFlex (OTC: EPAZ), a provider of mission-critical cloud-computing software solutions and blockchain business solutions, announced today that the DeskFlex desk booking software system is developing multiple language packages to accommodate Latin American companies for their gradual return to the office.

According to Accenture, approximately 80% of executives agree that employees will have to collaborate with other teams and departments and work around projects or services and product lines instead of job roles. More industries are implementing remote work and agile teams as a result of the pandemic. While the physical office may differ, the future of employment is flexible remote working. Several companies implemented a flexible scheme that allows workers to work from home and promote the sharing of office spaces intended for their activities. Employers redesigned their post-pandemic offices to attract and retain talented employees, foster collaboration among workers, and reduce real estate costs. DeskFlex desk hoteling software addresses these concerns in making offices safer for employees to return to the office by alternating team member schedules and limiting bookable workstations.

DeskFlex's meeting room scheduling software pushes forward in making safer offices for returning workers and the development of multi-language software packages to attract new business in Latin America. The new DeskFlex room scheduling software will have Spanish and Portuguese translations as the first development of the many languages. Several companies in Mexico and Spain expressed interest in implementing the DeskFlex room booking software in their organizations. The downloadable DeskFlex mobile applications will also sport a multi-language interface to accommodate more international clients.

DeskFlex's room booking system seeks to achieve reduced incidences of Coronavirus contamination in offices, schools, business establishments, lecture halls, activity areas by upgrading its software systems to meet COVID prevention measures. DeskFlex's COVID-compliant software helps companies screen elevated body temperature and mask-wearing, maintain social distancing with the dynamic scheduling feature, and sanitize the premises with the automatic desk sanitation feature.

According to Shaun Passley, Ph.D., CEO of Epazz, Inc., "We are optimistic in the movement of our products across borders and have quickly added multi-languagues packages to attract companies in Latin American countries."

About DeskFlex.com

DeskFlex is a desk booking solution and room reservation software useful in booking conference rooms, meeting rooms, workspaces, desks, car parking spaces, and office equipment. DeskFlex meeting room scheduling system helps office managers accommodate remote workers' time in the office, reducing rent and facility costs. DeskFlex lets employees reserve desks in advance or claim desks right away. It adjusts the telephone switch (PBX), so calls ring at the "desk du jour." DeskFlex includes check-in, point-and-click floor maps, a web browser, a local kiosk, Outlook integration, and conference room scheduling.

About Epazz, Inc. (www.epazz.com)

Epazz, Inc., is a leading cloud-based software company that specializes in providing customized cloud applications to the corporate world, higher-education institutions, and the public sector. Epazz BoxesOS(TM) v3.0 is a complete web-based software package for small- to mid-size businesses, Fortune 500 enterprises, government agencies, and higher education institutions. BoxesOS provides many of the web-based applications organizations would otherwise need to purchase separately. Epazz's other products are K9Sky.com kennel software and the Provitrac applicant tracking system.

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