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Cumulative number of KYC checks by the identity verification service "LIQUID eKYC" has reached 40 million

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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TOKYO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquid Inc., part of the ELEMENTS Group, is pleased to announce that the cumulative number of KYC checks conducted through "LIQUID eKYC", an online identity verification service, has now achieved 40 million cases.

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  • TOKYO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquid Inc., part of the ELEMENTS Group, is pleased to announce that the cumulative number of KYC checks conducted through "LIQUID eKYC", an online identity verification service, has now achieved 40 million cases.
  • The service provides online completion of identity verification required for online contracts, account registration, and account opening.
  • Our proprietary AI, biometric, and OCR technologies have enabled us to maintain a low drop-off rate from the start to the end of the photo shooting process and the cumulative number of identity verification cases has exceeded 40 million.
  • ※1 ITR "ITR Market View: Identity Access Management / Personal Authentication Type Security Market 2023" eKYC Market: Sales Value Share by Vendor (FY2019-FY2022 Forecast)

Web3 Company BLOCKSMITH&Co. Has Raised Angel Round (2nd close) Funding

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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(Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that it has raised funds from MZ Web3 Fund, SAKURA UNITED PLATFORM and others through the issue of SAFE-type share options as part of an Angel Round (2nd close and ongoing).

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  • (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Sanada; hereinafter "BLOCKSMITH") is pleased to announce that it has raised funds from MZ Web3 Fund, SAKURA UNITED PLATFORM and others through the issue of SAFE-type share options as part of an Angel Round (2nd close and ongoing).
  • Until now, the parent company KLab Inc. and its founder and president, Tetsuya Sanada, have owned 100% of the company's capital, but this angel round marks the first time that capital has come from outside the company.
  • BLOCKSMITH aims to list its shares, which is unusual for a web3-related company, and the funding is part of the company's efforts to strengthen its capital structure and finances in preparation for a listing.
  • Funds raised are used for product development, research and development, etc.

transcosmos carries out a tree-planting project in Yaese-cho, Okinawa prefecture

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Friday, October 20, 2023
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TOKYO, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that on Saturday, December 9, 2023, the company will plant a total of 160 HIKANZAKURA (Taiwan Cherry) and azalea trees on a land of approximately 4,000㎡  in Yaese-cho, Okinawa prefecture as part of its carbon neutral program. On Thursday, October 5, 2023, the company signed a tree-planting partner agreement with Yaese-cho, and held a signing ceremony commemorating the partnership.

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  • "We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to transcosmos for choosing Yaese-cho as a place for a tree-planting project under the Okinawa Prefecture CO2 Absorption Certification Program.
  • With a goal to expand its center network to include local areas, transcosmos opened MCM Center Okinawa, its first operations base in Okinawa prefecture in June 1999.
  • As a company committed to local communities, transcosmos will continue to contribute to the development of Okinawa prefecture.
  • transcosmos is a trademark or registered trademark of transcosmos inc. in Japan and other countries.

Renesas Partners with EdgeCortix to Streamline AI/ML Development

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with EdgeCortix, a leading provider of energy efficient, Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing solutions at the edge.

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  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with EdgeCortix, a leading provider of energy efficient, Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing solutions at the edge.
  • Through both the investment and the partnership, this relationship will provide Renesas with unique access to EdgeCortix’s industry leading technology.
  • Based in Tokyo, EdgeCortix is a start-up founded on the idea of creating a high-speed, low-power, AI-focused processor with a software-first approach for edge applications.
  • This partnership also enables Renesas to access specialized hardware expertise that EdgeCortix has developed leveraging Arm as well as multiple other architectures including Renesas’ DRP-AI accelerator.

BTSE Advocates Financial Inclusion with Listing of SAKURA UNITED PLATFORM (SUP)

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BTSE , a leading digital asset exchange, has announced the upcoming listing of the SAKURA UNITED PLATFORM (SUP) token.

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  • ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BTSE , a leading digital asset exchange, has announced the upcoming listing of the SAKURA UNITED PLATFORM (SUP) token.
  • SAKURA UNITED PLATFORM (SUP) emerged as a guild platform aimed at eradicating financial disparity and promoting “equal opportunities” worldwide.
  • At the heart of the SAKURA UNITED PLATFORM is the SUP token, which adheres to the ERC-20 token standard with a maximum issuance of 1 billion tokens.
  • “At BTSE, we are constantly forging partnerships that resonate with our ethos of financial inclusivity and innovation,” said Henry Liu, CEO of BTSE.

"JO1," Most Popular All-boy Pop Group in Japan, Releases Spectacle Video at Himeji Castle Graced with Cherry Trees in Full Bloom

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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TOKYO, May 24, 2023 PRNewswire/ -- All-boy global pop group "JO1," which belongs to LAPONE Entertainment Co., Ltd. and is active all over the world, released "HOT JAPAN Spectacle Video 'ALL HOURS x HIMEJI Castle with SAKURA'" on May 16.

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  • TOKYO, May 24, 2023 PRNewswire/ -- All-boy global pop group "JO1," which belongs to LAPONE Entertainment Co., Ltd. and is active all over the world, released "HOT JAPAN Spectacle Video 'ALL HOURS x HIMEJI Castle with SAKURA'" on May 16.
  • Eleven-member JO1, which is advancing into the world, serves as ambassador for "HOT JAPAN with JO1," a project to showcase Japan's attractiveness to people at home and overseas as "HOT JAPAN."
  • In this project, the pop group previously performed against the background of Mt.
  • Following these two, the group gave its third performance at Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, which is a World Heritage site representing Japan and a national treasure, and created a Spectacle Video recording the performance.

EdgeCortix Expands Delivery of its Industry Leading SAKURA-I AI Co-processor Devices and MERA Software Suite

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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TOKYO, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeCortix®Inc., the innovative Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform company, focused on delivering class-leading compute efficiency and ultra-low latency for AI inference; announced, it is shipping its industry leading, energy-efficient, turn-key, AI co-processor, branded as the EdgeCortix SAKURA-I, to its global Early Access Program members.

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  • , the innovative Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform company, focused on delivering class-leading compute efficiency and ultra-low latency for AI inference; announced, it is shipping its industry leading, energy-efficient, turn-key, AI co-processor, branded as the EdgeCortix SAKURA-I, to its global Early Access Program members.
  • "We are very pleased to be announcing the fulfillment of our first-generation semiconductor solution, the EdgeCortix SAKURA-I AI co-processor.
  • ", said Sakyasingha Dasgupta, CEO and Founder of EdgeCortix, "We are delivering a complete Edge AI platform to our Early Access Program members, comprising both software and hardware solutions, which includes our recently updated MERA software suite.
  • Program members include numerous global industry leading enterprise customers across both the commercial and defense sectors.

Fujitsu Launches New Platform to Support Web3 Developers Globally

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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Fujitsu envisions the platform as a future community for users in start-ups, partner companies, and universities working to build the next generation of Web3 applications and services.

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  • Fujitsu envisions the platform as a future community for users in start-ups, partner companies, and universities working to build the next generation of Web3 applications and services.
  • Moving forward, Fujitsu also plans additional technology modules for the platform, including its transparent trust transfer technology (5) and "ConnectionChain" (6) technology.
  • Fujitsu will provide access to the platform free of charge to select participants of its global partner program, "Fujitsu Accelerator Program for CaaS" (7) to drive co-creation of new Web3 services.
  • By participating in the Fujitsu Web3 Acceleration Platform, we plan to prototype Web3 application services and DAO community services.

Kingdomverse Hosts the King's Crown Mobile Game Tournament with Cash and Crypto Prizes Alongside SAKURA GUILD GAMES

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Saturday, January 14, 2023
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HONG KONG, Jan. 13, 2023  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kingdomverse, the first "Mobile Games Metaverse" will host the King's Crown Tournament with its mobile game, Defend the Kingdom (DTK). Set to take place between January 16, 2023 11:00am HKT to February 6, 2023 11:00am HKT, the tournament will boast a staggering prize pool. Top 1,500 players will win a share of 250,000 $KING (Kingdomverse's native token) and top 100 players will win a share of $5,000 USDC. Kingdomverse will partner with SAKURA GUILD GAMES, a "hands-on game guild" in Japan that excels in the Web3 space, to bring more Japanese players onto web3 gaming.

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  • Kingdomverse, the first "Mobile Games Metaverse" will host the King's Crown Tournament with its mobile game, Defend the Kingdom (DTK).
  • HONG KONG, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kingdomverse, the first "Mobile Games Metaverse" will host the King's Crown Tournament with its mobile game, Defend the Kingdom (DTK).
  • Kingdomverse will partner with SAKURA GUILD GAMES, a "hands-on game guild" in Japan that excels in the Web3 space, to bring more Japanese players onto web3 gaming.
  • "We're proud to partner with SAKURA GUILD GAMES, and look forward to a strong and enduring relationship in the future.

GrubMarket Expands Further on the West Coast through the Acquisition of Rainfield Marketing Group

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GrubMarket today announced it has completed the acquisition of Vernon, California-based Rainfield Marketing Group, a well-known and highly respected fresh produce company that provides the highest quality fruits, vegetables, and Asian specialty items sourced from some of the most prominent suppliers across the U.S., Mexico, and Korea, among other global locations. Rainfield Marketing Group currently operates in California, selling to hundreds of large grocery retailers, multi-unit restaurant groups, foodservice companies, and wholesale customers across the U.S., and has a strong reputation as a leader in food safety practices.

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  • Founded in 2015, Rainfield Marketing Group is run by original owner, Richard Choe, a 10-year veteran of the fresh produce space, alongside President Greg Emi, an experienced produce executive with over two decades of experience.
  • Today, Rainfield Marketing Group is a full-service food distribution and wholesale business with state-of-the-art climate and humidity-controlled warehouse facilities covering over 150,000 square feet in space.
  • In addition, Rainfield Marketing Group is committed to maintaining the highest food safety standards, having received GAP and PrimusGFS certifications.
  • We are thrilled to welcome the Rainfield Marketing Group team to the GrubMarket family."