TPS

Two home improvement companies fined a total of £250,000 for making illegal marketing calls

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Friday, January 19, 2024
Freedom, Telecommunications, Dementia, Privacy, Trading Standards, Complaint, Data wrangling, Friends, EIR, Name, TPS, CTPS, Police Scotland, National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Telephone Preference Service, FOIA, PECR, ICO, Marketing, Time, Information privacy, Information, Cryptocurrency

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two home improvement companies a total of £250,000 for bombarding people on the UK’s ‘do not call’ register with millions of unlawful marketing calls.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two home improvement companies a total of £250,000 for bombarding people on the UK’s ‘do not call’ register with millions of unlawful marketing calls.

Skean Homes Ltd

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Friday, January 19, 2024
Commissioner, Attention, TPS, PECR, ICO

- Skean first came to the attention of the Commissioner in 2022 as part of an operation formed to assess and analyse complaint trends in relation to the energy and home improvement sector.

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  • - Skean first came to the attention of the Commissioner in 2022 as part of an operation formed to assess and analyse complaint trends in relation to the energy and home improvement sector.
  • The Commissioner identified a number of complaints against "Eco Hub", "Driveway Solutions" and "Eco Driveways", in which complainants stated that the calls were promoting energy grants for resin driveways.
  • - The investigation established that between 2 March 2022 and 31 May 2022, Skean instigated 614,342 unsolicited direct marketing calls in breach of regulations 21 and 24 of PECR.
  • Skean Homes Ltd

Poxell Ltd

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Friday, January 19, 2024
Commissioner, Attention, Nature, TPS, PECR, ICO

- Poxell first came to the attention of the Commissioner in April 2022 as part of an investigation formed to assess and analyse complaint trends in relation to the energy and home improvements sector.

Key Points: 
  • - Poxell first came to the attention of the Commissioner in April 2022 as part of an investigation formed to assess and analyse complaint trends in relation to the energy and home improvements sector.
  • - The investigation established that between 31 March 2022 and 20 July 2022, Poxell made 2,647,805 unsolicited direct marketing calls in breach of regulations 21 and 24 of PECR.
  • - The above resulted in 413 complaints to the ICO and TPS reporting tools.
  • - Individuals stated calls were about energy products, specifically driveway repairs, windows, doors and insulation.

WiMi is Working on a New Mixed Byzantine Fault Tolerant (MBFT) Algorithm to Enhance Blockchain Fault Tolerance

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Cloud, Holography, Privacy, BFT, PBFT, Employment, VRF, TPS, Algorithm, Communication, Blockchain, Augmented reality, WIMI, Cryptocurrency

Beijing, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that it is working on a novel mixed byzantine fault tolerance (MBFT).

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  • Beijing, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that it is working on a novel mixed byzantine fault tolerance (MBFT).
  • MBFT has its origins in the PBFT algorithm, the first consensus algorithm used in the Union Blockchain, but in many ways, MBFT has improved and innovated.
  • In addition, MBFT introduces a random node selection mechanism and a credit mechanism to further enhance its security and fault tolerance.
  • MBFT algorithm can reduce blockchain forks while ensuring high fault tolerance and speed.

First MOVE-based token to offer volume-based staking rewards for holders

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Monday, January 15, 2024
Stakers, EVM, Blockchain, TPS, MAU, APT, MOVE, Cryptocurrency

London, UK, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “MAU token” has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first MOVE-based token to enable volume-based staking through Baptswap.

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  • London, UK, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “MAU token” has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first MOVE-based token to enable volume-based staking through Baptswap.
  • Currently trading at 6.9M, the token boasts a total trading volume of 6M, resulting in $60,000 worth of rewards for stakers.
  • This volume-based staking feature marks a groundbreaking development not only for MOVE-based blockchains, but also for staking in general.
  • Stakers can grow their MAU balance whilst also being rewarded  in APT, allowing them to stay liquid and agile within their positions.

ICO fines HelloFresh £140,000 for spam texts and emails

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Sunday, January 14, 2024
Commissioner, Freedom, Online grocer, Telecommunications, Trading Standards, Complaint, HelloFresh, Data wrangling, Friends, EIR, TPS, CTPS, Police Scotland, National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, Information commissioner, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Telephone Preference Service, SMS, Company, Privacy, FOIA, PECR, ICO, Marketing, Spam, Information privacy, Information, Cryptocurrency

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined food delivery company HelloFresh £140,000 for a campaign of 79 million spam emails and 1 million spam texts over a seven-month period.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined food delivery company HelloFresh £140,000 for a campaign of 79 million spam emails and 1 million spam texts over a seven-month period.

LBank Exchange Listed Metacoin (MTC) on January 11, 2024

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Blockchain, TPS, Hyperledger, MTC, Cryptocurrency

LBank Exchange is thrilled to announce the listing of Metacoin (MTC), a groundbreaking blockchain platform developed on the Hyperledger Fabric framework.

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  • LBank Exchange is thrilled to announce the listing of Metacoin (MTC), a groundbreaking blockchain platform developed on the Hyperledger Fabric framework.
  • It stands out for its mainnet operation on Layer 1, which significantly enhances blockchain scalability and efficiency.
  • The whitepaper of Metacoin delves into its technical infrastructure, detailing the consensus algorithms used and the support for development-friendly programming languages.
  • This focus on technical robustness makes Metacoin an appealing platform for developers looking to build scalable and efficient blockchain applications.

Summit Therapeutics Announces Updated Phase II Data for Ivonescimab at 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Research, Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, Health, Pharmaceutical, General Health, Other Science, Science, Oncology, Marketing, JPM, Survival, Paranal Observatory, HKEX, EGFR, CDE, Clinical trial, Standard of care, Neoplasm, TPS, Summit, Investment, Patient, Pharmaceutical industry

The aforementioned data related to AK112-201 was generated and analyzed by Akeso.

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  • The aforementioned data related to AK112-201 was generated and analyzed by Akeso.
  • Both studies represent ivonescimab in randomized, pivotal clinical trials against the standard of care in their respective settings.
  • “As the data continues to mature in Phase II studies evaluating ivonescimab, including data related to the survival of patients impacted by these terrible diseases, our belief and conviction in ivonescimab is reinforced,” stated Summit’s Chief Executive Officers, Robert W. Duggan and Dr. Maky Zanganeh.
  • We believe that the potential created by the differentiated mechanism of action and supporting trial data for ivonescimab deserves a swift development plan to bring ivonescimab to those patients who can benefit most.

Klaytn Onboards Goldstation and $GPC, Launching the First Gold RWA DeFi Platform Outside of Ethereum

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Ecosystem, MetaMask, Web 3.0, RWA, Decentralized finance, Gold, GPC, Non-fungible token, NFT, GC, TPS, Investment, Cryptocurrency

Goldstation, the first-ever gold DeFi platform on a public mainnet outside of Ethereum, combines Klaytn's low fees and latency to offer more efficient gold investments through $GPC, a gold-pegged token 1:1 backed by physical gold.

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  • Goldstation, the first-ever gold DeFi platform on a public mainnet outside of Ethereum, combines Klaytn's low fees and latency to offer more efficient gold investments through $GPC, a gold-pegged token 1:1 backed by physical gold.
  • Klaytn Foundation and CREDER intend to expand beyond gold to tokenize more precious metals for the domestic and global markets.
  • Goldstation also marks the first-ever gold real-world asset (RWA) token DeFi platform powered by a public mainnet other than Ethereum.
  • "We are very pleased that Klaytn is the mainnet of choice for CREDER's Goldstation, the first gold RWA token DeFi platform outside of the Ethereum ecosystem," said Sam Seo, Representative Director of Klaytn Foundation.

Klaytn Onboards Goldstation and $GPC, Launching the First Gold RWA DeFi Platform Outside of Ethereum

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Ecosystem, MetaMask, Web 3.0, RWA, Decentralized finance, Gold, GPC, Non-fungible token, NFT, GC, TPS, Investment, Cryptocurrency

Goldstation, the first-ever gold DeFi platform on a public mainnet outside of Ethereum, combines Klaytn's low fees and latency to offer more efficient gold investments through $GPC, a gold-pegged token 1:1 backed by physical gold.

Key Points: 
  • Goldstation, the first-ever gold DeFi platform on a public mainnet outside of Ethereum, combines Klaytn's low fees and latency to offer more efficient gold investments through $GPC, a gold-pegged token 1:1 backed by physical gold.
  • Klaytn Foundation and CREDER intend to expand beyond gold to tokenize more precious metals for the domestic and global markets.
  • Goldstation also marks the first-ever gold real-world asset (RWA) token DeFi platform powered by a public mainnet other than Ethereum.
  • "We are very pleased that Klaytn is the mainnet of choice for CREDER's Goldstation, the first gold RWA token DeFi platform outside of the Ethereum ecosystem," said Sam Seo, Representative Director of Klaytn Foundation.