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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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IUX Announces New Web Client Portal Built for Enhanced Browser-Based Trading

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IUX, the multi-asset CFD broker, announced the launch of the new version of its Web Client Portal. Designed to provide web browser users with integrated charting, order placement controls, and account management tools in a unified dashboard.

The upgrade reflects IUX’s ongoing development of its web trading interface and account management features.

Core Enhancements to the Web Client Portal Include:

  • Web Homepage Live Charting: Interactive market charts are available on the main web dashboard, allowing clients to view market movements after logging in.
  • Order Entry Controls: An order-entry panel located alongside the market charts, featuring Buy and Sell controls for placing orders, subject to applicable trading conditions and the order execution process.
  • Account Overview: A display of balance, equity, and account overview across the top of the web platform.
  • Header Account Switcher: Rapid navigation within the upper-right menu allowing clients managing multiple active accounts to switch seamlessly.
  • Centralized History Navigation: A left-hand web navigation panel dedicated to historical trade records, account logs, and audit activity.

The updated Web Client Portal is immediately accessible to all existing and new client account holders logging in through the official IUX website.

About IUX

IUX is a technology-driven brokerage specializing in high-performance trading solutions for professional market participants. Established in 2016, the firm provides low-latency execution, and customizable trading tools designed to optimize the performance of high-volume strategies.

Risk warning: 76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. Consider whether you can afford the high risk of losing your money.

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Tampa Author Tameka Clark Announces Audiobook Edition of The Newspaper Stand: A Novella

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A gripping fictional urban drama explores betrayal, survival, family conflict, and the courage to overcome life’s darkest moments.

Tampa, Florida (FL), United States, 15th Oct 2026 – Independent author Tameka Clark announces the upcoming audiobook release of The Newspaper Stand: A Novella, a powerful work of urban fiction that takes readers into the unpredictable world of a sixteen-year-old girl forced to navigate life without the security of home.

Set against the streets of Tampa, Florida, the fictional story opens at nearly four in the morning. A teenage girl sits alone on a newspaper stand after being put out of her mother’s house. With nowhere to go and no one she can fully trust, she must confront difficult choices, dangerous relationships, unexpected betrayals, and the realities of growing up before her time.

Through vivid storytelling, sharp dialogue, emotional intensity, and moments of unexpected humor, Clark creates a world where every decision carries consequences and survival is only the beginning.

The Newspaper Stand explores universal themes of family dysfunction, friendship, love, betrayal, young motherhood, resilience, and the difficult journey toward independence.

More than an urban drama, the novella challenges readers to consider how circumstances influence choices without necessarily defining a person’s future.

The upcoming audiobook edition introduces this emotionally compelling fictional story to a broader audience through Amazon and Audible.

The release also represents another milestone in Clark’s expanding independent publishing career. Her creative collection includes adult coloring books and guided self-reflection resources that explore personal growth, emotional awareness, and empowerment.

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Title: The Newspaper Stand: A Novella
Author: Tameka Clark
Genre: Urban Fiction / Coming-of-Age Drama
Format: Audiobook
Price: $12.99
Retailers: Amazon and Audible
Availability: Publication Pending
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMZ4ZNSH

Readers can visit Amazon to learn more about The Newspaper Stand: A Novella and access its listing.

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Tameka Clark is a Tampa-based independent author whose fictional storytelling explores human relationships, adversity, resilience, and personal transformation. Her growing collection includes urban fiction, adult coloring books, and guided personal-development resources.

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Apateon Press Publishes The Solution: Why Your Problems May Not Be the Real Problem by Kathleen Fors

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New book reveals how hidden beliefs can contribute to anxiety, self-sabotage, relationship struggles, and recurring patterns.

United States, 15th Oct 2026  — Apateon Press today announced the release of The Solution: Why Your Problems May Not Be the Real Problem by Kathleen Fors, the behavior change specialist and high-performance expert. The book takes on the question of why intelligent, successful people continue repeating patterns they know are hurting them, even after years of therapy, coaching, or personal development. In the book, Fors explores a frequently overlooked possibility: the problem you are trying to solve may not be the real problem.

Apateon Press Publishes The Solution: Why Your Problems May Not Be the Real Problem by Kathleen Fors

Drawing on more than 35 years of personal and professional experience, Fors examines how unconscious belief programming, often formed in childhood, may influence anxiety, people-pleasing, perfectionism, emotional eating, unhealthy relationships, self-doubt, and difficulty achieving goals.

“People can understand their problems intellectually yet still struggle with the same patterns,” said Fors. “My goal is to help readers identify what may be driving those patterns rather than continually trying to manage the symptoms.”

Combining her remarkable personal journey with examples from her professional work, Fors introduces her Empowerment 360 Success System™, which focuses on identifying and addressing underlying sabotaging beliefs as internal resistance.

“What if you don’t have a discipline problem? What if you have an internal resistance problem?” Fors asks.

“The Solution is an honest and provocative book that challenges readers to look beyond the problems they have been trying to solve,” said Hugh Taylor, President of Apateon Press.

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About Kathleen Fors

Kathleen Fors is a behavior change specialist and high-performance expert, author, speaker, and creator of the proprietary Empowerment 360 Success System™. With more than three decades of experience, she has worked with executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and competitive athletes to achieve emotional freedom, healthier relationships, greater confidence, and improved performance.

Fors holds a Master of Science in Physical Education and is a nationally accomplished senior tennis and pickleball medalist. Her distinctive perspective combines professional expertise, personal transformation, and competitive athletic achievement.

For more information, visit https://kathleenfors.com/

To buy the book on Amazon, visit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH95XYF9 

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