On November 13, according to The Block, StarkWare has deployed its next-generation open-source S-two prover on the Starknet mainnet, which the company calls the fastest and most privacy-preserving proof system in the current production environment. The upgrade replaces the network's previous proof component and now generates proof of validity for each block, reducing proof time and verification cost while improving throughput and scalability without sacrificing trustworthiness. S-two ("STARK T.....
On December 27th, the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued a notice on the implementation plan of artificial intelligence "molding Shencheng". Build an independent and controllable intelligent computing support base to support the computing power demand of the city's artificial intelligence innovative applications. Accelerate the research of independent intelligent computing chips such as general graphics processing units, application-specific integrated circuits, ...
1. Dong Fan: It is recommended to take unconventional measures to accelerate the confidence of the real estate market. 2. Guangdong Housing Association: It is proposed to continue to carry out the Guangdong commercial housing consumption promotion action at the end of the year and the beginning of the year. 3. Shenzhen property market reappears "buy a set and get a set free" promotion activities. 4. DTZ Wei Dong: Next year, the vacancy rate of Beijing's office market may be further reduced. 5. S...
Micro Strategy has accelerated its bitcoin holdings and announced its purchase of bitcoin for the fifth consecutive Monday.
Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell: If appropriate, we can accelerate or slow the pace of interest rate cuts, or even choose to pause them.
Recently, Weifang City Bureau of Industry and Information Technology issued "Several Policies on Accelerating the Development of the Meta-Universe Industry", proposing to establish a meta-universe industry fund group with a total scale of not less than 10 billion yuan for enterprises at different life cycle stages around the meta-universe industry chain. The first phase scale is not less than 2 billion yuan. Focus on investing in and attracting "strong chain, supplementary chain, extended chain"...
Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong Legislative Council Member Wong Chun-shuo suggested that the Hong Kong government speed up the construction of a digital identity system and standards based on Hong Kong residents, and gradually establish a set of applications for wider adoption of digital identity between public and private institutions, so as to promote wide adoption by all walks of life, such as the inclusion of digital identity in smart convenient platforms. The Hong ...
The Bank of England (BOE) has urged UK banks to accelerate the development of their digital payment solutions, as the use of cash is decreasing. A recent BOE report highlights the need for innovation to allow payments to be made directly from bank accounts, bypassing credit and debit cards, thus saving time and costs for consumers and retailers. The Bank of England is developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with a decision expected in 2026. Currently, most UK retail payments rely on p...
On July 10, the plan pointed out that from accelerating the elimination of vehicles and optimizing the structure of the automobile market, we will accelerate the consumption of automobile renewal. The "Action Plan" makes it clear that by 2027, the average age of used car transactions in Shanghai will be reduced by one year. The transaction volume of used cars reached 900,000, an increase of 50% over 2023; the export volume of used cars reached 15,000, which doubled compared with 2023; the recycl...