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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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Viriora Integrates Conversational AI Into Its Platform, Giving Clients Scenario Analysis and Risk Modelling

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Panama City, Panama, July 20th, 2026, FinanceWire

Viriora, the multi-asset CFD and investment broker, has announced the integration of a conversational AI system directly into its trading platform, alongside a broader rollout of AI-powered chart analysis tools across its analytics department.

The developments represent a significant step in the firm’s long-term strategy to give clients the kind of analytical capability that has historically been reserved for institutional trading desks.

What the AI Does for Clients

The most visible change is one clients can interact with immediately. The platform now allows users to pose questions directly through a conversational interface and receive tailored responses covering scenario modelling, risk management parameters, and backward-looking performance analysis. A client considering a position can ask what a given investment size would have returned over the past twelve months and receive a structured answer rather than a raw data set.

The intention is not to replace client judgement or the role of their account manager. It is to give both parties a faster, cleaner basis for making decisions. Scenario analysis that once required a separate consultation can now happen in the moment, on the platform, with the client actively involved in the process.

Behind the Platform, a More Accurate Analytics Department

The second strand of the rollout is less visible to clients but arguably more consequential over time. Viriora’s analytics department is now using AI-powered algorithmic tools to work through market chart data at a scale and consistency that would not have been practical manually.

The result is a more reliable foundation for portfolio construction. Investment recommendations coming out of the department are built on pattern recognition across a broader data set, reducing the influence of individual blind spots and improving the overall quality of the analysis that reaches clients.

Account managers Konrad Schneider and Tom Berger, two of the firm’s most established portfolio specialists, have already demonstrated what that combination of human expertise and sharper analytical tools can produce. Both have built portfolios this year that have outperformed client expectations, and both have spoken about the change in how they can work with data since the tools were introduced.

“The analysis is sharper and it takes less time to get there,” said Konrad Schneider, PR Responsable. “That gives us more time to spend with clients on the decisions themselves, which is where the real value is.”

A New Chapter with Viriora

The company offers access to CFD products and investment portfolio services across multiple asset classes.

The timing of this rollout reflects a broader shift in how regulated brokers are approaching the question of client value. Compliance and execution have long been the floor. The firms that are growing are the ones investing in the analytical layer above that floor, in the tools and the people that help clients make better decisions with the access they already have.

Viriora’s position is that AI is most useful not as a replacement for the human layer but as an amplifier of it. The platform handles the data. The account manager handles the relationship. The client, better informed than before, makes the call.

For more information, users can visit https://viriora.com/

About Viriora

Viriora is a trade name of Finco Group LLC, incorporated in the Republic of Panama. The company provides an advanced AI-powered trading platform alongside professional investment portfolio consulting services, serving clients across multiple asset classes as a multi-asset CFD and investment broker.

Website: https://viriora.com/

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GLOBAL MEDIA PROCUREMENT: THE 500-YEAR YIXING ZISHA TEAPOTS PARADIGM

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Auckland, New Zealand, July 20th, 2026, Chainwire

The Request for Proposal Regarding High-Specification Cryptographic Provenance

GLOBAL COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK & THE 500-YEAR YIXING ZISHA TEAPOTS REAL-WORLD ASSET (RWA) LINEAGE 】

THE JUDGE ARCHIVE-LAB LIMITED (NZ) launches an international technical initiative to establish the definitive 500-year paradigm of Yixing Zisha Teapots. Centering on the “Genesis No. 001” masterpiece, this framework uses high-precision, 100-Megapixel Hasselblad digital scanning for permanent RWA (Real-World Asset) archival and codification, separating “500-year cultural lineage” from mere ephemeral narratives.

【 OFFICIAL ACADEMIC PROVENANCE & HISTORICAL CONTEXT 】

This initiative is anchored in five key institutional verifications:

1. LUO RE-POSIT(S) CENTURIES-OLD CHINESE ARTISTIC TRADITIONS OF ART WITHIN CONTEMPORARY FORMS, TECHNIQUES, AND IDEAS.

—— THE CLAY STUDIO COLLECTION (ACCESSED VIA EHIVE DIGITAL ARCHIVE, REF: PC311 | HISTORICAL OBJECT: YIXING TEAPOTS)

[ THE JUDGE ARCHIVE-LAB DATA COGNITION ] THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE ENCOUNTER: 

THE ECHO OF 1999 IS LOUDER THAN THE SILENCE OF 500 YEARS. 

2. THE CREATOR, LUO XIAOPING, IS AN ELECTED INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CERAMICS (IAC, GENEVA). 

HIS LIFE’S WORK REPOSITIONS CENTURIES-OLD CHINESE ARTISTIC TRADITIONS WITHIN CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL FORMS,

WITH SCULPTURES PERMANENTLY ENSHRINED IN THE WHITE HOUSE (USA) AND MUSÉE ARIANA (SWITZERLAND). 

3. LUO XIAOPING’S WORK REPRESENTS A PROFOUND SPIRITUAL DEPARTURE FROM THE PURELY ARTISANAL CONSTRAINTS 

OF TRADITIONAL CERAMICS… LUO HAS MASTERFULLY DISMANTLED THE ‘FUNCTIONAL ILLUSION’ OF THE UTILITARIAN OBJECT. 

—— JONATHAN MANE-WHEOKI (CNZM), FROM THE HISTORICAL 1999 AUCKLAND EXHIBITION CRITIQUES. 

4. CERAMICS MONTHLY (USA) 1999-2001 SPECIAL REVIEWS | VERDICT: BEYOND AESTHETICS; 

A MASTERCLASS IN GRAVITATIONAL DEFIANCE AND MATERIAL EXTREMES. 

5. HISTORICAL ARCHIVE [1999-2000] | TOPIC: MY WAY | THE SLAB CONSTRUCTION OF LUO XIAOPING 

CONTEXT: 

APT3 CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW (AU/NZ). 

|VERDICT: THE RE-POSITIONING OF 

500-YEAR CHINESE TRADITION.

【 INSTITUTIONAL INTAKE & GLOBAL MEDIA PROCUREMENT 】

THE JUDGE ARCHIVE-LAB LIMITED initiates global media procurement for this 500-year archival ledger, with opportunities open for top-tier outlets under framework code TDP. High-spec digital/print dissemination slots available for competitive agency bidding.

* Direct Inquiries: wing@thejudge-lab.nz

【 TOKEN & CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMPLIANCE MATRIX 】

Decentralized parameters under the TDP framework are non-fractional, non-custodial Utility Protocol Keys (TDP) for identity logging, cryptographic verification, and programmatic media display synchronization. This digital archival process does not represent, convey, or imply any equity ownership, revenue-sharing, debt obligation, investment profit pooling, or commercial voting rights in THE JUDGE ARCHIVE-LAB LIMITED or Genesis No. 001. Public financial speculation and securities categorization are expressly disclaimed and legally refused under global financial sanctions.

ARCHIVE STATUS & PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY:The ownership, provenance history, exhibition context, and material truth of this asset are physically verified and endorsed by the creator, Luo Xiaoping. The official abdication and decoupling of historical interpretive sovereignty are vested directly into the asset owner WING – THE JUDGE ARCHIVE-LAB LIMITED.

【 OFFICIAL RFP TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 】

* Project Reference Specimen: THE 500-YEAR YIXING ZISHA TEAPOTS PARADIGM

* Material Authentication: Handcrafted Yixing Duan Clay / Gas & Wood-Fired Hybrid Firing

The 1999 Auckland Exhibition Luo Xiaoping Handcrafted Yixing Duan-Ni Teapot Specimen

* Procurement Framework Code: TPD

* Core Procurement Scope: Premium Print Media

MANDATORY TECHNICAL PARAMETER: Bidders and media networks must strictly review and utilize the 19MB lossless asset master, generated via Hasselblad 100-Megapixel technology and hosted on our official website (https://thejudge-lab.nz), as the technical metric and design specification standard for this evaluation.

【 ISSUER AUTHORITY 】

* Entity: THE JUDGE ARCHIVE-LAB LIMITED

* Auditor/MD: WING

* Official Gateway: https://thejudge-lab.nz

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MEXC Launches 0-Fee Stock Futures Campaign With $5,000,000 SNDK Prize Pool

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Mutsamudu, Comoros, July 20th, 2026, Chainwire

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the launch of a new Stock Futures campaign, offering users the opportunity to share $5,000,000 in SNDK Position Airdrops. The campaign is designed to empower users to seize opportunities in the US stock market by reducing trading costs and offering meaningful rewards.

Under the campaign, users can trade eligible products for 0 fees. New users can complete a series of simple tasks to earn rewards featuring popular stocks. Participants who trade Stock Futures during the campaign period will share the $5,000,000 in SNDK Position Airdrops.

This campaign reflects MEXC’s continued efforts to support users through its two core pillars, “0 Fees” and “Infinite Opportunities”. In addition, MEXC’s Stock Futures product offers round-the-clock volatility management and hedging capabilities, enabling 7×24 trading, alongside dynamic leverage of up to 200x and a broad range of popular assets from markets worldwide. Beyond Stock Futures, MEXC also offers RealStocks through its partnership with a regulated securities broker. Users can buy real US stock assets using USDT, with full shareholding rights, dividends, and stock benefits. MEXC will continue to enhance its products and reward offerings, exploring new ways to create value for users worldwide.

For full details and participation, visit the MEXC Stock Futures campaign page.

About MEXC

MEXC is the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange, trusted by more than 40 million users across 170+ markets. Built on a user-first philosophy, MEXC offers industry-leading 0-fee trading and access to over 3,000 digital assets. As the Gateway to Infinite Opportunities, MEXC provides a single platform where users can easily trade cryptocurrencies alongside tokenized assets, including stocks, ETFs, commodities, and precious metals.

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For media inquiries, please contact MEXC PR team: media@mexc.com

Risk Disclaimer:

This content does not constitute investment advice. Given the highly volatile nature of the cryptocurrency market, investors are encouraged to carefully assess market fluctuations, project fundamentals, and potential financial risks before making any trading decisions.

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