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Lumino Ceremony: Building the Privacy Protection Infrastructure

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PlatON, a privacy AI computing network which is committed to building a decentralized collaborative artificial intelligence network and global brain, is promoting the democratization of artificial intelligence and establishing a secure general artificial intelligence. The bottom layer of its decentralized privacy protection infrastructure is based on Zero-Knowledge Proof.

What is Zero-Knowledge Proof

Zero-Knowledge Proof is a cryptographic technology to realize privacy protection authentication. The prover needs to make the verifier believe that he knows or owns a message, without disclosing any information about message which is to be confirmed. For example, if the prover wants to prove that he knows the safe box password without revealing it, he can just show some items existing in the safe box that everyone knows.

This process is Zero-Knowledge Proof. The proof needs an initial credible setting (some items existing in the safe box that everyone knows), namely a series of public parameters to help the prover build Zero-Knowledge Proof.

Deficiency of Zero-Knowledge Proof

As a cryptographic technology with both privacy protection and authentication capability, zero-knowledge proof is widely used to realize transaction verification under hidden business details in blockchain. The zero-knowledge proof system applied in the blockchain field is mainly a cryptographic algorithm called “zk-SNARKs”. At present, the existing classic zk-SNARKs algorithms include  GGPR13, PGHR13, Groth16, GM17, and new generation algorithms such as Sonic, Marlin, Plonk, which support updating public parameters. The current version of ZCash, a well-known private cryptographic currency, uses Groth16 algorithm.

From the above “safe box”, we can see that the premise for the correct operation of this kind of algorithm is existing a series of random trusted parameters. However, randomized parameters will not come out of thin air and there is no trusted third party in the blockchain. Parameters created by centralized third parties can be reconstructed in theory, and it is possible to forge proofs, which may destroy the underlying security in PlatON. Imagine that if a specific institution informed the verifier of the storage of the items in the safe box, the institution and the prover could collude and use this secret information to falsify the illusion that the prover knew the safe box password.

Therefore, it is an undoubtedly excellent idea to organize multiple participants to create these randomized parameters through Secure Multi-party Computation. In this process, single party can not reconstruct the parameters any more. Only when this activity is completed safely will the subsequent decentralized application be safe. In fact, ZCash has successfully created system parameters for Groth16 algorithm in November 2017 through its ceremony, Power of Tau.

Lumino, creating secure parameters

In order to prevent the parameters generated by the centralized mode from affecting the underlying security, PlatON started the Secure Multi-party Computation ceremony Lumino on June 21, 2021, last for   60 days. This ceremony is expected to create necessary secure parameters for the Zero-Knowledge Proof protocol.

During the Lumino ceremony, multiple participants carry out several rounds of calculation in the form of a relay, that is to say, the current participant need to use the calculation results of the previous participant as the input of this round, and the calculation output become the calculation input of the next participant as well. After a certain number of rounds, the output of the last participant is the final result of the whole ceremony, namely the system initialization parameters that Plonk thatalgorithm of PlatON will choose. Obviously, the more participants take part in the ceremony, the safer the parameters will be.

As a practical and efficient Zero-Knowledge Proof algorithm, Plonk is commonly used in PlatON projects and communities, which is characterized by a one-time initialization process, that is, running once can be used to deploy multiple applications. Providing necessary initialization parameters for Plonk algorithm through Lumino ceremony means that no one can master the secret information behind the parameters, which can be used to cheat players in the whole system. Lumino ceremony will lay a solid foundation for the security of PlatON.

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Amboss Opens Affiliate Program: Earn Recurring Bitcoin Commissions by Growing Bitcoin Payments

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Miami, Florida, August 17th, 2026, FinanceWire

Amboss Technologies today launched the Amboss Affiliate Program, an open invitation to anyone who can introduce businesses to lower-cost, chargeback-free payments while expanding the Bitcoin payments network.

Approved affiliates earn 15% of the platform fees Amboss collects from each referred merchant for the first twelve months. That rate rises automatically to 20% once an affiliate’s referred merchants process a combined $1 million or more in trailing 30-day volume. There is no cost to join, no exclusivity requirement, and no earnings cap. Commissions sit in a rewards balance that can be claimed in any amount at any time and are paid in bitcoin over the Lightning Network in seconds.

The Amboss Payments API lets merchants accept instant, final Bitcoin payments from the roughly 900 million users of Lightning-enabled apps (including Cash App, Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken) then settle in USDT, USDC, or bitcoin under their own custody for a flat 0.5% fee. Optional conversion to stablecoins uses Lightning Labs’ bridgeless Taproot Assets, removing the volatility objection that has long blocked broader merchant adoption.

“Most payments companies spend heavily on ads and still end up with a sales force that doesn’t care about Bitcoin,” said Jesse Shrader, co-founder and CEO of Amboss. “We would rather pay the people who already talk to merchants every day, and pay them in bitcoin. If you help a business accept Lightning payments, you should share in the revenue for the first year of every account you create. We made the economics generous on purpose.”

The program is built for the people who already sit between merchants and their payment decisions: Lightning and Bitcoin integrators, payment consultants and PSPs, wallet and POS platforms, e-commerce tools, and creators inside the Bitcoin ecosystem. Affiliates never touch funds or handle onboarding. Amboss manages the product, merchant verification, integration support, and payouts.

“We only pay commissions out of revenue we actually collect,” said Mario Pazos, Chief Commercial Officer. “That means a referred merchant is never a loss for us, so every additional affiliate is pure reach. Our early partners are already moving volume. The application takes about two minutes.”

Applications are open now. Signup requires only basic identifying information for sanctions screening. Affiliates earning under $2,000 in a calendar year have no U.S. tax filing requirement.

Program details and application: https://amboss.tech/affiliates

About Amboss Technologies

Amboss builds infrastructure for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, including Amboss Rails (currently routing approximately $24.7 million per month) and the Amboss Payments API. Live network metrics are published at amboss.tech/rails/stats. Amboss Technologies, Inc. is a Delaware corporation.

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TripleDart tops $7 million ARR with AI-led growth, reports 50 per cent EBIT margin

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Bengaluru, India, August 11th, 2026, TechnologyWire

TripleDart Crosses $7M ARR at 50% EBIT Margin, Making the Case for Bootstrapped “Services-as-Software”

TripleDart, a bootstrapped B2B growth company, today announced it has crossed $7 million in annual recurring revenue while operating at a 50% EBIT margin. The company says software, not additional headcount or capital, drove the jump.

The milestone lands in the middle of a heated debate. Venture investors have poured more than $300 million into “services-as-software” startups this year alone, betting that labor-heavy services work can be run at software-level margins. Most funded players in the category have picked a single slice of marketing to prove that out, design, or content, or SEO. TripleDart says it has done it across the entire inbound marketing function, which it believes makes it the first company in India to do so.

The engine behind the shift is Slate, an AI-agent platform TripleDart built in-house after concluding no existing tool could do the job. Slate’s agents run live SEO, content and AI-visibility work, while a “cowork” mode lets client teams work alongside the agents directly, the company’s attempt at building a marketing function that behaves like a product rather than an agency.

TripleDart has grown to 120 people over four and a half years, and now manages more than $200 million in ad spend across over 300 client companies, including General Electric, SentinelOne, ByteDance, Sage and Glean in the US, and WeWork, Cognizant and MakeMyTrip in India.

“The services-as-software wave has raised hundreds of millions to prove one thesis: that you can run a services business at software margins,” said Shiyam Sunder, Founder and Managing Director, TripleDart. “We proved it without a single dollar of funding, and we did it for every marketing service, not one slice. At TripleDart, we don’t see ourselves as an agency that bolted on some software- we rebuilt the function as software from day one. When a bootstrapped team can do that profitably, the ‘agency’ label stops fitting. That’s a category, not an agency.”

TripleDart’s numbers are one data point in a larger argument the market is still having: whether services businesses can genuinely be rebuilt at software margins, or whether venture funding is required to get there. TripleDart’s position is that the model works in India, profitably, without a funding round.

About TripleDart

TripleDart is a Bengaluru-based B2B growth partner that has rebuilt the full inbound marketing function as software. Working with more than 300 companies across the US and India and managing over $200 million in ad spend, the bootstrapped company operates at software-level margins through its in-house AI-agent platform, Slate. Its clients include General Electric, SentinelOne, ByteDance, Sage, Glean, WeWork, Cognizant and MakeMyTrip.

Website: https://www.tripledart.com/ 

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Pullner Reports Sustained Demand for Filtration Cartridges Across Power Generation Sector

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Miami, FL 33166, United States, 17th Aug 2026 – Pullner, a well-known manufacturer of OEM and ODM filtration solutions, has reported sustained demand for filtration cartridges from operators in the power generation sector during the past twelve months. The company said order volumes for cartridge products supplied to thermal, combined-cycle and cogeneration facilities have held steady, with enquiries linked to scheduled maintenance intervals, plant life-extension work and tightening water quality requirements at generating stations.

Filtration equipment performs several distinct roles within a generating facility. Cartridges are commonly installed in boiler feedwater and condensate polishing circuits, in lubricating and turbine oil systems, in closed cooling water loops, and in pre-treatment stages ahead of demineralisation or reverse osmosis units. Each duty carries different requirements for micron rating, flow capacity, chemical compatibility and operating temperature, which means a single site may specify several cartridge types across its systems.

Pullner supplies high-flow, pleated, string wound, membrane and stainless steel cartridge formats, together with the filter housings in which those elements are installed. The company said the mix of formats requested by generating facilities has remained broadly consistent, with high-flow and pleated elements accounting for the larger share of volume in water treatment duties, and stainless steel elements more often specified where elevated temperatures, aggressive cleaning regimes or repeated reuse are involved.

Several factors appear to be supporting the pattern of demand. Operators of older thermal plants are extending asset life rather than commissioning replacements, which sustains consumable spending on maintenance items. Facilities in coastal and arid regions increasingly draw makeup water from desalinated or recycled sources, adding pre-treatment stages that rely on cartridge filtration. Plants running on more variable load profiles, in response to the growth of intermittent renewable generation, also cycle equipment more frequently, which can shorten service intervals.

“Demand from generating facilities has been steady rather than seasonal, and that reflects the fact that filtration is tied to maintenance schedules instead of new construction,” said Lucy, Sales Manager at Pullner. “Most of the enquiries received over the past year have come from plants that are already operating and are either standardising the elements held in stores or adjusting specifications after a change in feedwater quality.”

A substantial share of the cartridges supplied to the sector is produced under OEM and ODM arrangements, where Pullner manufactures to a customer’s drawing or develops an element to meet a defined performance specification. Work of this kind can involve matching end cap configurations and sealing arrangements to existing housings, selecting media grades and materials suited to a particular fluid, and confirming dimensional compatibility so that replacement elements fit equipment already installed on site. The company said the approach is frequently requested by plants that operate housings from multiple original suppliers and prefer to consolidate replacement elements with a single manufacturer.

Technical support forms part of the supply process. Pullner provides sizing assistance, media selection guidance and documentation covering materials of construction and test data. Orders are coordinated through the company’s office in Miami, Florida, a location that provides access to distribution routes serving North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Generating facilities in those regions often operate in conditions that place additional demands on filtration equipment, including high ambient temperatures, elevated dust loads and saline water sources.

Experience across other sectors also informs the work. Pullner supplies filtration products to microelectronics, petrochemical processing, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, desalination and automotive manufacturing. The company said requirements developed for one industry are often transferable — media validated for petrochemical service, for example, may suit fuel and lubricating oil duties at a generating station, while elements developed for desalination plants have application at seawater-cooled facilities.

“Planned capacity additions and ongoing refurbishment programmes across several markets suggest that consumable filtration requirements will continue,” Lucy said. “Development work over the coming period is focused on extending the range of housing-compatible formats and on materials suited to higher operating temperatures, both of which have been raised repeatedly by customers in the generation sector.”

Pullner manufactures filter cartridges and housings for industrial and commercial applications, working with clients on catalogue items as well as custom-configured products. The company operates from Miami, Florida, and serves customers across a range of process industries, including microelectronics, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, desalination and automotive. The reported pattern of orders from power generation customers reflects continued maintenance activity at existing facilities rather than a change in the company’s product range.

For additional information about power plant filter cartridge options and related industry developments, contact Pullner at 8473 NW 61st St, Miami, FL 33166. Enquiries regarding the company’s products, housings, technical support and specification assistance can be directed to +1 786 475 3729 or by email at info@pullner.com. 

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