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The importance of sustainability: Why eco-friendly blockchains are the future

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As more and more decentralized applications (DApps), such as GameFi, DeFi, NFTs, and more, are being developed, heated discussions about the environmental impact of blockchain and cryptocurrency have reignited once more. Especially after China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency mining activities, public debates about blockchain and crypto-related energy consumption rates have reached a climax.

Proof of Work’s environmental impact

Since the birth of Bitcoin, the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism has always been fundamental to the security of blockchain networks. This consensus is reached through computing power, commonly referred to as hash rate.

Over time as blockchain technology is being adopted by the world, the energy consumption rate of the entire blockchain network has skyrocketed, leading to significant environmental costs. The University of Cambridge estimates that Bitcoin mining consumes about 130 TWh per year, accounting for about 0.1% of the world’s total primary energy consumption.

As far as DApp development is concerned, energy consumption-related environmental issues are mostly derived from Ethereum mining, since Ethereum is a PoW blockchain with the largest ecosystem full of projects in varying sizes. With the recent London hard fork, the transition to Ethereum 2.0-a complete Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchain, will be completed as early as 2022. As a result, the current energy consumption per transaction on Ethereum is about 35 kWh, which is equivalent to the energy consumption of a single person in developing countries for 3 days.

The true cost of DApp transactions

While mass crypto adoption is happening around the world, DApps and their applicability will eventually catch up. New projects such as wealth management applications, lending platforms, decentralized exchanges (DEX), NFT-inspired metaverses, and more, that are gradually taking over social media and our lives are the ultimate proof. If you have been paying attention to what’s happening around you, the crypto community’s passion and loyalty towards decentralized, immutable technology are clearly reflected in the real world.

That is certainly good news for crypto enthusiasts, but for the environment, it’s an entirely different story. Take NFTs for example. Memo Atken, a digital artist and engineer, estimates that the true cost of an NFT is much higher than a typical energy consumption of a transaction on Ethereum (35 kWh). He believes that NFT-related transactions will cost much more because all NFTs have to be minted and exchanged multiple times on the blockchain.

He is certainly correct. In fact, an NFT’s creation and distribution do not only consist of a simple mint and sale process. There will be many subsequent transactions made by collectors and traders, which makes the average carbon footprint of each NFT close to 340kWh (an average of 211 kg of CO2), equivalent to a single person’s energy consumption in a developed country for more than a month.

Why eco-friendly blockchains are favored by developers

In early 2021, several public blockchains underwent considerable ecosystem expansion, such as ThunderCore, Solana, Polkadot, and Binance Smart Chain. These blockchains’ ecosystems are in full bloom, as decentralized projects like DAOs, Oracles, Token Bridges, DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, blockchain games, and more, are being deployed consistently. There are many reasons for the expansion of these networks, but one thing they all have in common is that none of them utilize a PoW consensus mechanism (meaning zero physical mining facilities are used). Instead, novel mechanisms, such as PoS, that allow on-chain staking and other models to replace PoW are applied.

Among them, the ThunderCore blockchain uses the state-of-the-art PoS consensus mechanism, PaLa, which not only solves the “scalability trilemma”, but also supports the chain’s entire ecosystem with cheap renewable energy. ThunderCore is an eco-friendly public blockchain, and its CO2 emissions, resulting from on-chain transactions, are reduced by more than 10,000x. For example, its block creation does not require the support of large amounts of energy resources like Bitcoin and Ethereum do. ThunderCore is also EVM compatible, which allows the rapid migration and deployment of Ethereum projects. With low gas fees (<$0.00001), sub-second confirmations, and 4,000+ TPS, ThunderCore has become a platform favored by developers from the world over.

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Cove Named 2026 IABE Regional Excellence Award Winner for Utah

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Cove, a Utah-based home security company, has been named a 2026 IABE Regional Excellence Award Winner, recognizing the company among the state’s top businesses across all industries.

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, 18th Sep 2026Cove, the Orem, Utah-based home security company, has been named a 2026 Regional Excellence Award Winner by the International Association for Business Excellence, recognizing the company’s performance in the home security industry across Utah.

A Statewide Distinction

Unlike IABE’s City-level recognition, which evaluates a business against others in a single municipality, the Regional Excellence award places Cove among the top-recognized organizations across the entire state of Utah. The designation isn’t limited to home security or any single industry — it reflects Cove’s standing relative to businesses statewide, evaluated against the same five Excellence Standards applied to every Regional-level recipient regardless of sector. For a company headquartered in Orem to be named a statewide honoree puts Cove in a distinct tier: recognized not just as a strong regional security provider, but as one of Utah’s standout businesses overall for 2026.

Built Around DIY Installation

Cove’s model centers on professionally monitored home security that customers can install themselves — most systems go up in under 30 minutes, without drilling or a technician visit — while still offering professional installation for those who want it. The company states it has served more than 375,000 customers since launching.

The current product lineup covers the full range of home protection rather than a single device category: an alarm panel and hub, indoor, outdoor, and doorbell cameras, motion and entry sensors, glass-break sensors, smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors, water-leak detectors, panic buttons, key fobs, and secondary sirens. Cellular and battery backup keep the system connected even when standard household connections go down.

Monitoring runs through three contract-free plans — Basic, Plus, and Premium — with 24/7 professional coverage on all of them. The Cove Connect mobile app lets customers arm and disarm remotely, view live or recorded camera footage, and receive alerts. An alarm-verification feature lets customers confirm an alert through the app or by text before the monitoring team dispatches emergency response.

Customer Reputation

Cove publishes ratings from several independent platforms on its site: 4.7/5 from more than 5,300 Google reviews, 4.6/5 from more than 7,900 Trustpilot reviews, and 4.6/5 from more than 300 BestCompany reviews. Customers cited in its published testimonials point to installation ease, product quality, and value relative to more expensive alarm systems they’d used previously.

About the Award

The Regional Excellence designation follows IABE’s evaluation of Cove across five standards — Digital Presence, Customer Reputation, Operational Standing, Industry Tenure, and Professional Integrity — with the company meeting all five during the 2026 evaluation period. Full details of Cove’s recognition are available on its official IABE recipient profile.

About Cove

Cove Smart, LLC is a Utah-based home security company offering DIY and professional installation, connected security equipment, mobile controls, and 24/7 professional monitoring, headquartered at 450 N 1500 W, Orem, UT 84057. Learn more at covesmart.com.

About the International Association for Business Excellence

IABE evaluates and recognizes businesses, nonprofits, and organizations across industries and geographic markets against five core Excellence Standards, with recognition offered at City, Regional, National, and International levels. More information is available at internationalbusinessexcellence.com.

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RELABEL HAIR MyeongDong Emerges as Seoul, Korea’s New Creative Beauty Destination for Global Travelers

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Since opening in MyeongDong, RELABEL HAIR has attracted international travelers and visitors seeking a new kind of K-Beauty experience built around hair, art, creativity, and Energetic Recovery.

Seoul, South Korea, 18th Sep 2026 — RELABEL HAIR has officially opened its new MyeongDong location in the heart of Seoul, and the response has been immediate.

Since opening its doors, RELABEL HAIR MyeongDong has seen a strong influx of international travelers visiting Korea, with guests from around the world seeking Korean hair styling, professional color services, head spa, scalp care, and customized hair treatments. The salon is also attracting growing attention from the global entertainment community, with international figures visiting RELABEL HAIR during their time in Seoul.

More than simply another new salon in MyeongDong, RELABEL is quickly establishing itself as a new kind of destination — one where Korean hair culture, art, creativity, and recovery come together.

A New K-Beauty Destination in the Heart of MyeongDong

MyeongDong has long been one of the most recognizable destinations for international visitors to Seoul. Known around the world for Korean skincare, cosmetics, fashion, shopping, and food, the area has become an essential stop for travelers looking to experience contemporary Korean culture.

RELABEL HAIR MyeongDong brings another dimension to that experience. Rather than experiencing K-Beauty only through skincare and cosmetics, international travelers can now discover Korean beauty through professional hair design, creative color, head spa, scalp care, and personalized styling. For many travelers, a visit to RELABEL is becoming part of the Seoul experience itself.

Why International Travelers Are Choosing RELABEL

RELABEL HAIR has built a strong reputation for working with international clients. Its designers have extensive experience with customers from different countries, allowing them to understand a wide range of hair textures, facial features, beauty preferences, lifestyles, and cultural differences in styling.

Rather than applying the same Korean hairstyle to every client, RELABEL begins with personalized consultation. The designers consider each guest’s hair condition, facial structure, personal style, desired image, and daily lifestyle before recommending a look. This approach allows international visitors to experience contemporary Korean hair trends without losing their own individuality.

At RELABEL HAIR MyeongDong, guests can experience:

  • Korean-inspired haircuts and styling
  • Professional hair coloring and creative color design
  • Personalized hair consultation and customized hair treatments
  • Head spa, scalp care, and recovery programs
  • Styling tailored to individual facial features and personal image

Energetic Recovery: The Philosophy Behind RELABEL

At the center of RELABEL is the concept of Energetic Recovery. RELABEL believes that beauty should do more than change how a person looks. Modern life constantly consumes energy. Work, travel, relationships, social environments, and everyday routines can leave people physically exhausted and mentally disconnected from themselves.

RELABEL sees the salon as a place where that energy can be restored. A visit to RELABEL is designed as a moment of reset — an opportunity to step outside the rhythm of everyday life, focus on oneself, and leave feeling refreshed, recharged, and newly inspired.

This idea of Energetic Recovery runs through the entire RELABEL experience. It is expressed not only through hair styling and beauty services, but also through head spa, scalp care, treatments, music, spatial design, visual identity, artwork, and the atmosphere of the salon itself. RELABEL does not simply want guests to leave looking different; it wants them to leave feeling different.

Not a Conventional Hair Salon

RELABEL approaches the idea of a hair salon differently. Instead of designing a purely functional space for beauty services, RELABEL brings together hair design, art, visual culture, creative direction, spatial experience, and contemporary lifestyle.

Artwork, objects, graphics, visual details, and creative installations are integrated throughout the space. These elements are not simply decoration; they are part of RELABEL’s belief that beauty and personal style are forms of creative expression. For RELABEL, a salon can be more than a place where customers receive a service — it can also be a place where people encounter new visual ideas, moods, culture, and inspiration.

This creative approach gives RELABEL HAIR MyeongDong a distinctive identity that separates it from conventional salons. For international visitors, it offers the opportunity to experience not only Korean hairstyling, but also the creative energy shaping contemporary Seoul.

Where Hair, Art and Contemporary Korean Creativity Meet

Korean beauty has become a global cultural phenomenon, but RELABEL believes the next generation of K-Beauty experiences will extend beyond products and trends. The brand sees hair, art, space, music, and personal identity as interconnected.

At RELABEL HAIR MyeongDong, professional salon services exist within a larger creative environment. A haircut can become a form of self-expression, hair color can become a creative statement, a head spa can become a moment of recovery, and the salon itself can become part of a traveler’s cultural experience of Seoul.

This combination of professional beauty expertise and creative culture is increasingly resonating with international guests looking for something more personal and memorable than a conventional salon visit.

From Hair Salon to Creative Beauty Destination

With international travelers already visiting the MyeongDong location soon after its opening, RELABEL HAIR is positioning itself as more than a place to get a haircut during a trip to Korea. The brand aims to become a destination travelers actively choose as part of their Seoul itinerary.

Guests may arrive for a Korean haircut, a color transformation, scalp care, treatment, or a relaxing head spa. But RELABEL wants them to leave with something more: a new style, new energy, new inspiration, and a new perspective on themselves.

In one of Seoul’s most internationally recognized neighborhoods, RELABEL HAIR MyeongDong offers a new way to experience K-Beauty — through hair, art, creativity, and recovery.

About RELABEL HAIR

RELABEL HAIR is a Korean creative hair salon brand built around the philosophy of Energetic Recovery. Known for serving a large international clientele, RELABEL combines professional hair design with art, creative direction, visual culture, and personalized beauty experiences. Its designers provide customized haircuts, styling, professional coloring, head spa, scalp care, and treatment services based on each customer’s hair condition, facial features, lifestyle, and personal identity.

Rather than operating as a conventional salon, RELABEL creates spaces where beauty, art, creativity, culture, and recovery coexist. The brand’s philosophy can be expressed simply: Recover your energy. Rediscover yourself. RELABEL yourself.

 

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Address: 5F, Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel, 27 Myeongdong 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04536, Republic of Korea

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Rugby Critic Brings Live Rugby Scores, Standings and Fan Ratings Together in One Platform

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United Kingdom, 18th Sep 2026 — Rugby Critic is providing rugby fans with a dedicated online platform that brings together live scores, fixtures, standings, Power Rankings, statistics, and fan-driven features across major international and club rugby competitions.

Designed for supporters who want more than a traditional results service, Rugby Critic combines sports information with opportunities for fans to rate matches, predict results, and participate in discussions about the game. The platform covers both Test and club rugby, giving readers a single destination for following competitions and teams across different parts of the sport.

Rugby Critic tracks live scores, fixtures, league tables, and standings, while also providing weekly Power Rankings, team and competition profiles, head-to-head history, match previews, and recaps. Its coverage includes major international competitions such as the Six Nations and Rugby Championship, as well as international windows and club competitions including the United Rugby Championship (URC), Top 14, and Super Rugby Pacific.

A central part of the platform is its focus on combining sports data with fan participation. In addition to following results and statistics, visitors can rate matches, predict outcomes, and comment as part of the Rugby Critic community. This approach gives supporters an opportunity to engage with rugby beyond simply checking a final score.

The platform’s scores, standings, and statistics are sourced from licensed sports-data providers and updated automatically throughout the day. Competition tables and Power Rankings are recomputed on a scheduled basis so that they reflect the latest available results.

Rugby Critic also maintains a human editorial review process for its written content. Every news article and match report is written or edited by a named member of the editorial team before publication. The platform uses AI tools to assist with routine content such as match previews and recaps and to support research. However, AI-assisted drafts are reviewed, fact-checked, and edited by a human editor before they are published.

This editorial approach combines the efficiency of modern technology with human oversight. Rugby Critic also states that when errors are identified, the publication works to correct them openly. Automated sports data can occasionally lag or contain errors, and readers are encouraged to report issues so they can be reviewed and corrected.

By bringing together live match information, competition standings, statistical features, editorial coverage, and fan interaction, Rugby Critic is developing an online destination focused specifically on the rugby community.

Fans can explore live scores, fixtures, rankings, team information, match coverage, and community features at https://rugbycritic.com.

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Rugby Critic is a rugby-focused online platform covering international and club rugby. The site provides live scores, fixtures, standings, Power Rankings, statistics, match previews and recaps, team and competition profiles, head-to-head history, and fan participation features including match ratings, predictions, and comments.

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