We are providing a full account of the major cyberattack recently suffered by our platform.

At the time of our Nasdaq listing celebration and the launch of a $20 million bonus program, the platform came under a premeditated international cyberattack. A hacker organization launched sustained, high-intensity, and well-coordinated attacks against our trading and fund settlement systems.

Through technical means, the hackers batch-modified the withdrawal addresses of a large number of users, uniformly changing the receiving addresses to an address under their control:

TJ5usJLLwjwn7Pw3TPbdzreG7dvgKzfQ5y

A joint investigation by our technical team and external cybersecurity institutions has confirmed that the total amount of funds stolen in this attack is close to $50 million. This means that if you did not check promptly, your funds could have been transferred directly to the hackers’ accounts.

Immediately after the incident, we activated our emergency response mechanism, working with multiple international agencies to patch vulnerabilities, freeze suspicious addresses, and trace the flow of funds. Further attacks have now been successfully blocked.

Urgent Requirement: Check Your Withdrawal Address Immediately

Please log in to the platform immediately and carefully verify that your withdrawal address is correct. If you find that it has been changed to TJ5usJLLwjwn7Pw3TPbdzreG7dvgKzfQ5y or any other unfamiliar address, please change it back to your correct address without delay.

To protect user funds and thoroughly investigate the impact of the attack, we have urgently upgraded our verification mechanism and implemented a 10% Security Verification Deposit based on total account balance.

We emphasize again: This 10% is not a fee, penalty, or platform revenue. Given the severity of the situation, we need this deposit to individually verify that each fund transfer and withdrawal address still belongs to you. Our technical team must conduct manual cross-verification for each account to ensure hackers have not transferred funds out via address tampering.

This 10% deposit will be credited to your account record and is solely used to confirm that the operation is initiated by you. Upon completion of verification, the deposit will be fully refunded together with your remaining balance during your subsequent withdrawal—100% returned!

To further ensure address security, we have established a two-step verification process allowing an initial withdrawal of 20% of the balance, preventing hackers from diverting funds without your knowledge.

The procedure is as follows:

• Step 1: Log in to the platform, verify and correct any abnormal withdrawal address.

• Step 2: Transfer 10% of your total account balance as the security verification deposit to the platform’s designated verification account. Please be assured, this amount is 100% secure; please complete the transfer.

• Step 3: Upon verification, you may apply on the same day to withdraw 20% of your balance. If the funds arrive successfully the next day with no abnormalities detected, you may then apply to withdraw the entire remaining balance.

Important Deadline: Complete Verification Within Three Days (by August 14, 23:59), or Your Account Will Be Frozen

Accounts that fail to complete verification by the deadline will be deemed to have voluntarily forfeited their account balance and will be frozen. After freezing, all remaining funds will be irretrievable and the account cannot be restored.

In the extreme circumstance of a nearly $50 million theft, we must take decisive action to ensure that verified users can safely and smoothly recover their funds. Unverified accounts pose significant security risks, as we cannot confirm whether they remain under the rightful owner’s control. We therefore have no choice but to implement this freeze.

Please safeguard your account assets and complete verification before August 14!

We understand these measures have caused concern. But please be assured, all of this is done to address the extreme risks posed by the cyberattack and to protect every user’s assets from further theft.

These procedures are temporary, exceptional, and urgent. Once the verification system returns to normal operation and all accounts have completed security screening, we pledge:

• The 10% security verification deposit collected is 100% secure and will be refunded in full!   
• The safety of user funds is our highest priority!        
• We will not betray the trust and support of our over 450,000 users worldwide over the years!

Please check your withdrawal address once more. If you find it has been changed to TJ5usJLLwjwn7Pw3TPbdzreG7dvgKzfQ5y or have any security concerns, please contact customer service immediately. We will prioritize accounts with address anomalies.

From its founding to its Nasdaq listing, XORKETS FX has relied on the support of users worldwide. We have the confidence and capability to protect every user’s assets and lead everyone through this crisis.

Remember: Complete verification within three days, by August 14, 23:59. Unverified accounts will be frozen and balances forfeited.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Traditional, image-led architecture websites are increasingly invisible to AI “answer engines” like ChatGPT and Gemini. Without a machine-readable “digital blueprint,” firms risk being ghosted by AI or having their expertise misattributed to competitors. Traction Marketing’s new AEO framework resolves this by translating design excellence into structured data, ensuring that when developers ask high-intent questions about feasibility and planning, your firm is the cited authority, not just a hidden link

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 12th Aug 2026 — In architecture, a beautiful facade means nothing without structural integrity. The same is now true for your digital presence. For years, firms have relied on minimalist, image-heavy websites to speak for their expertise. But in the era of AI-powered “answer engines,” that silence is becoming a liability. When ChatGPT or Google Gemini can’t “read” your design philosophy, they don’t just skip you, they often misattribute your work or invent a narrative for you.

As AI-powered “answer engines” replace traditional search, Traction Marketing has launched a new AEO framework designed to ensure your firm’s expertise isn’t just seen, it’s cited. We’re helping architects move beyond the portfolio page and into the definitive answers provided by the next generation of search.

The Hidden Cost of the “Minimalist” Website

The architectural industry is facing a unique crisis of discoverability. As potential clients move away from traditional keyword searches and toward conversational AI, the “first page of Google” is being replaced by a single, definitive recommendation. If your project data isn’t structured for these machines, your firm effectively ceases to exist in the AI’s worldview.

“AEO is no longer just a marketing choice; it is a form of brand protection,” says the team at Traction Marketing. “Without a machine-readable digital blueprint, firms risk having their sustainability credentials, material innovations, and award wins ignored or, worse – AI hallucinations”.

The Structural Breakdown: How AEO Works for Architects

• From Imagery to Intelligence: Implementing “Answer-First” hierarchies that translate visual achievements into clear, declarative statements about methodology, materials, and project outcomes.
• Question-Led Architecture: Restructuring page headings to answer the high-intent, commercial questions developers actually ask AI, such as:
  • “What are the common council planning hurdles for multi-residential builds in Christchurch?”
  • “How can I maximise floor area ratio on a constrained heritage-protected site?”
  • “What is the typical lead time from concept design to building consent for industrial projects in Canterbury?”
• The Semantic Foundation: Embedding advanced Schema Markup into the site’s code, acting as a technical translator that tells AI exactly which projects are yours, your specific role in the build, and which awards you have won.
• Precision Content Chunking: Breaking complex design philosophies into concise, single-topic segments to ensure AI citations remain accurate and contextually relevant, preventing “hallucinations” or misattribution.

Beyond Search: The Recommendation Era

The industry is moving from a “search” economy to a “recommendation” economy. In this new landscape, being found is no longer about matching a keyword; it is about being the most trusted data source for a specific answer. For architecture firms, this shift is the difference between being a “suggested link” buried on page four and being the “cited authority” in a direct ChatGPT or Gemini response.

By adopting these structural changes, firms can protect their intellectual property from being misattributed and ensure that their specific innovations in urban planning and design are the ones being fed into the global AI knowledge base.

Ensuring Design Dominance

This evolution in digital strategy allows firms to maintain total control over their project narratives. It ensures that when the next generation of property developers and city planners consult AI for expert partners, the “structural integrity” of a firm’s digital data matches the excellence of their physical builds.

About Traction Marketing

Traction Marketing is a premier digital consultancy specialising in high-performance SEO, Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO), and AEO. By focusing on the intersection of technical precision and brand authority, the agency helps professional services firms turn the complexity of AI into a measurable competitive advantage.

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Footprints of the Gods: Extra Digits—The Mark of the Giants by Jim Vieira and Greg Maestro explores the recurring appearance of six-fingered and six-toed figures across ancient civilizations, archaeological artifacts, religious texts, and historical traditions.Drawing on material from Mesopotamia, the ancient Near East, Jordan, Iran, North America, and other regions, the book examines whether these unusual depictions reflect symbolic art, real cases of polydactyly, or cultural traditions connected to rulers, heroes, and divine figures. The authors also discuss references from texts such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Book of Enoch, and biblical passages.Rather than promoting a single theory, Vieira and Maestro present a broad collection of archaeological and historical evidence and invite readers to consider why similar motifs appear across distant cultures. The book aims to encourage further discussion and research into the relationship between archaeology, mythology, physical characteristics, and ancient belief systems.Footprints of the Gods: Extra Digits—The Mark of the Giants is now available on Amazon.

New York, New York, United States, 12th Aug 2026 – For centuries, archaeologists, historians, and readers of ancient literature have examined artifacts, inscriptions, and traditions that raise questions about humanity’s distant past. A newly released book, Footprints of the Gods: Extra Digits—The Mark of the Giants, by Jim Vieira and Greg Maestro, brings together archaeological discoveries, historical records, and ancient narratives to examine one recurring detail found across multiple civilizations: the depiction of individuals with six fingers and six toes.

Rather than presenting a single conclusion, the book surveys evidence drawn from Mesopotamia, the ancient Near East and many more spanning nine regions where unusual anatomical features appear in sculptures, seals, religious imagery, and historical texts. The authors explore whether these recurring depictions were symbolic artistic choices, representations of real individuals with polydactyly, or part of broader traditions surrounding rulers, heroes, and divine beings.

Among the artifacts discussed are Mesopotamian cylinder seals, ancient amulets, stone sculptures, and archaeological finds that depict figures with extra digits. The research also examines references from ancient literature, including the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Book of Enoch, alongside religious passages that mention individuals described as having six fingers and six toes.

The publication highlights how similar motifs appear across geographically distant cultures, prompting questions about whether these parallels developed independently or reflect shared traditions that spread over time. Rather than focusing on sensational claims, the authors encourage readers to examine the available evidence and consider how archaeology, mythology, and written history sometimes intersect in unexpected ways.

In addition to discussing well-known archaeological sites in Mesopotamia, the book references discoveries from Jordan, Iran, and North America, where images and carvings featuring extra digits have also been documented. By comparing these findings, the authors seek to identify recurring patterns that have received relatively little attention in mainstream discussions of ancient history. 

The work also explores how ancient societies associated physical characteristics with status, ancestry, and religious significance. Throughout history, unusual anatomical traits have often been interpreted differently depending on cultural context, sometimes serving as symbols of authority, divinity, or distinction.

According to the authors, the purpose of the book is not to rewrite history but to encourage closer examination of archaeological evidence and historical sources that continue to generate scholarly and public interest. By assembling material from multiple civilizations into a single volume, the book invites readers to consider whether recurring details preserved in artifacts and texts may warrant further research.

As public interest in ancient civilizations, archaeology, and historical mysteries continues to grow, Footprints of the Gods: Extra Digits—The Mark of the Giants contributes to the ongoing conversation by presenting a broad collection of historical references, archaeological discoveries, and visual evidence related to one of antiquity’s more unusual recurring themes.

The book is now available on Amazon.

About the Authors

Jim Vieira. Vieira has spent years researching reports and traditions involving giants, flood narratives, and polydactyly in ancient art and archaeology. His research has included travel to archaeological sites in the Andes, Malta, Turkey, Mexico, and Peru, as well as conversations with tribal elders, museum curators, and archaeologists.

Greg Maestro. Maestro brings a background in biblical and esoteric literature, travel, filmmaking, and technical research. His collaboration with Vieira grew from a shared interest in questions surrounding humanity’s ancient origins, and he contributed to expanding the book’s documented cases, research scope, and narrative structure.

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