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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 and Aureo Connect the Lightning Network to Mexico’s Banking System

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Mexico City, Mexico, September 9th, 2026, FinanceWire

Businesses and individuals anywhere in the world can now send payments that arrive as pesos in a Mexican bank account in seconds

Amboss Technologies, the payments platform that connects businesses to instant, global payments, and Aureo, the Mexican platform that converts Lightning payments directly into peso bank deposits, today announced an integration that links the global Lightning Network to Mexico’s banking system end to end.

Until now, the Lightning Network’s instant settlement stopped at the edge of Mexico’s financial system. With this integration, any business using Amboss Payments can route funds to an Aureo Lightning address and have them arrive as Mexican pesos in a bank account via SPEI, Mexico’s interbank transfer system, in seconds. A customer pays in bitcoin over the Lightning Network, and the recipient in Mexico receives pesos in their bank account without touching an exchange.

Lightning payments have become increasingly popular, with a reach of more than 900 million users globally through exchange apps including Coinbase, Binance, and Cash App. For businesses, Lightning payments cost less than traditional payment cards and settle instantly and finally, with no chargeback risk, making them an attractive supplement to card processing.

The timing reflects a large and underserved market. The United States and Mexico traded an estimated $872 billion in goods in 2025, making Mexico America’s largest trading partner, yet most cross-border business payments still move on slow and costly correspondent banking rails.

With Amboss and Aureo connected, a Mexican business can accept Lightning payments from customers across the United States and globally, hold balances in bitcoin, USDT, or USDC to manage treasury, and move funds to their Mexican bank account whenever they choose.

“Payment rails between the US and Mexico were designed decades ago, and businesses on both sides of the border pay for that every day,” said Jesse Shrader, CEO and Co-Founder of Amboss Technologies.

With Aureo, a Mexican business can accept payments from more than 900 million people through the apps they already use, at a lower cost than card processing, with no chargebacks, and receive pesos in its bank account within seconds. But the opportunity goes beyond accepting payments: Mexican and international businesses can also use the same infrastructure to send pesos to suppliers, contractors, workers, or any other recipient with a Mexican bank account. That is what modern cross-border settlement should look like.

Mexican businesses have always been ready to sell to the world. What they lacked was a payment rail that matched their ambition,” said Gustavo Flores, CEO and Founder of Aureo. “By connecting to Amboss, we make it possible for any business in Mexico to accept instant payments from customers anywhere and receive pesos directly in its bank account, fully compliant with Mexican regulations. Through Aureo’s Direct to Bank feature, a business only needs to set up an Aureo Lightning address once and link it to its Mexican bank account. From that point on, incoming Lightning payments are automatically converted and deposited as pesos, removing the complexity of creating and paying individual Lightning invoices. This is the missing link between the global economy and the Mexican banking system.

The integration is live today. Aureo appears in the Destinations and Integrations sections of the Amboss Payments app, where users can direct incoming payments to any Aureo Lightning address. Aureo operates in full compliance with Mexican regulatory requirements, including KYC verification for all users.

About Amboss Technologies

Amboss connects businesses to instant, global payments with stable money. Businesses send and receive bitcoin with instant conversion to USDT or USDC for no volatility into self-custody. Learn more about reaching 900M+ compatible customers at amboss.tech or meet here.

About Aureo

Aureo is a Mexican platform that connects the Lightning Network to the Mexican banking system. With an Aureo Lightning address, incoming payments are automatically converted to pesos and deposited directly into a Mexican bank account via SPEI. Learn more at aureobitcoin.com.

If interested in exploring how to integrate Bitcoin infrastructure into business in Mexico, users can book a free call with one of Aureo’s founders here.

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Global Multi-Asset Broker FP Markets Secures UAE CMA Category 5 Licence

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Limassol, Cyprus, September 9th, 2026, FinanceWire

Global multi-asset Forex and CFD broker FP Markets has been granted a Category 5 Licence by the UAE’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), formerly the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), adding to the Australian-founded broker’s global regulatory footprint and marking a strategic step into the UAE market. 

The licence, held by group entity FP Markets MENA Securities L.L.C. S.O.C., permits the broker to carry out marketing, promotional, and client introduction activities in Dubai and across the Emirates. In recent years, the UAE has drawn growing numbers of brokers, fintechs, and financial services providers looking to operate on more solid regulatory ground as they build out their regional client base. 

John Lewis, FP Markets Chief Marketing Officer, stated: ‘Securing a CMA licence is part of FP Markets’ longer-term approach to regulation. Over the past 20 years, each licence we’ve added has built toward the multi-regulated presence we operate today, and the UAE is a natural next step in that. For our clients and partners, this means added security, transparency, and quality of service.’   

The licence also underpins a more direct regulatory relationship within the UAE market, on top of FP Markets’ existing multi-jurisdictional oversight. FP Markets holds licences across multiple leading jurisdictions including: the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Seychelles, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa, and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya.

FP Markets will continue to expand its regulatory coverage across markets, in conjunction with ongoing investment in its trading infrastructure, technology, and support functions, ensuring that the pace of regulatory growth is matched by the award-winning quality of service the broker offers to clients and partners alike. 

About FP Markets

FP Markets is a global, multi-regulated, award-winning broker established in Sydney, Australia in 2005. The broker offers 10,000+ CFD instruments across seven asset classes, available on industry-leading platforms including MetaTrader 4/5, TradingView, and cTrader. 

FP Markets’ regulatory presence includes the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Seychelles, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa, and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya.

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Spyder Moving and Storage launches a 30-day challenge for stress-free relocations

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Mississippi, USA, Sep 09, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Most people wait too long to start packing. Spyder Moving and Storage, based in Oxford, Mississippi, says the biggest source of moving day stress is not the move itself. It is the four weeks before it.

Vladyslav Ladygin, owner of Spyder Moving and Storage, built the company around the idea that a move goes smoothly when the plan is broken into small pieces instead of one big weekend scramble. The 30-day challenge is the company’s attempt to put that thinking into a format anyone can follow, whether they hire movers or not.

“A move feels overwhelming when it’s one giant task,” Ladygin said. “It stops feeling that way once you break it into thirty small ones.”

What the challenge covers

The plan runs in four blocks, each covering about a week:

Days 1 to 7: Sort and decide. Go room by room and separate items into keep, donate, and toss. Spyder Moving and Storage recommends starting with closets and garages, since those tend to hold the most items nobody has touched in a year.

Days 8 to 14: Gather supplies and set a budget. This includes boxes, tape, and padding, along with a firm number for what the move should cost. The company suggests getting a written estimate early so there are no surprises later.

Days 15 to 21: Pack the rooms used least. Guest rooms, storage areas, and seasonal items go first. Kitchens and bedrooms wait until closer to moving day, since those stay in use the longest.

Days 22 to 30: Confirm logistics and pack the essentials. This is the week to confirm the moving date, arrange parking or elevator access, and pack a separate bag with the things needed for the first night in the new place.

Built from the company’s own jobs

Spyder Moving and Storage says the plan reflects patterns the company sees on actual moves, not a generic template. Every step in the plan maps to a problem the company has run into on jobs: families who packed the kitchen too early and had nowhere to cook, or households that waited until the last week to start and ran out of boxes.

The company plans to publish the full day-by-day checklist through its channels so households can follow along without needing to hire a mover first. Ladygin said the goal is for the plan to work whether Spyder handles the move or a family does it themselves.

“We built this company to make moving less stressful,” Ladygin said. “That doesn’t have to depend on whether someone books us.”

A plan for local families too

Spyder Moving and Storage works with households across Oxford and the surrounding area, and the company says the same 30-day approach applies to local moves as well as longer ones. A move across town still benefits from the same early sorting and early packing, even if the truck ride is short.

The company also supports several local and regional causes, including Move for Hunger, pet shelters, and the Denver Children’s Foundation, and treats the 30-day plan as part of the same idea: give people a clear, usable resource rather than a vague promise.

How to follow along

Spyder Moving and Storage will share the checklist in stages over the next month, timed to match the four blocks of the plan. Households that want to start now can begin with the sort-and-decide phase, since that step works no matter when moving day falls.

The company said it built the plan to be simple enough to start today and specific enough to actually follow through day 30.

To read more, visit the website here.

About Spyder Moving and Storage

Spyder Moving and Storage is a moving and storage company based in Oxford, Mississippi. It was founded and is owned by Vladyslav Ladygin, a graduate of William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The company serves local and long-distance moves and supports several community and charitable organizations, including Move for Hunger and the Denver Children’s Foundation.

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