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OpenInfra Foundation Announces South Korean Cloud Leader Okestro Has Elevated Its Support to Platinum Membership

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Okestro is using OpenStack as the foundation for provision of end-to-end cloud native services to help customers meet their business goals.

SUWON, South Korea, Sept. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Open Infrastructure Summit Asia — The Open Infrastructure (OpenInfra) Foundation today announced that Okestro, a leading cloud software company in South Korea, has elevated its support, becoming the foundation’s newest Platinum Member. With its multi-year Platinum Member commitment to the OpenInfra Foundation, Okestro will partner closely with the OpenInfra community to advance OpenStack and open source infrastructure in South Korea, the Asia Pacific region, and the global technology community.

“Few companies in the world have spearheaded their country’s digital transformation to the extent that Okestro has, and few companies have experienced their rate of growth,” said Thierry Carrez, general manager of the OpenInfra Foundation.

Okestro has witnessed unparalleled growth since its founding in 2018, expanding its workforce from its two founders to more than 400 employees in just five years.

The company’s initial focus was on developing and delivering cutting-edge cloud software solutions specifically designed for multi hybrid cloud data centers. Recently, however, the company announced that it is expanding its portfolio of services to support cloud native IT from end to end—including diagnosis, configuration, development, construction and operation—to help customers achieve their business goals based on open source software like OpenStack and Kubernetes.

In December 2023, Okestro secured a Series B investment of KRW 130 billion, bringing its recognized corporate valuation to KRW 630 billion. Okestro plans to intensify efforts to recruit and develop essential talent, particularly in cloud and artificial intelligence (AI). The company also intends to rapidly expand the “Okestro Cloud Platform Ecosystem” globally in the swiftly growing cloud market through active mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

“Okestro is a strong advocate of OpenStack and the open source ecosystem,” said Young Gwang Kim, CEO of Okestro. “As we expand our scope of cloud native services to address customer needs from end to end, OpenStack and open source will continue to play a vital role in our strategy of providing customers with the optimal orchestration platforms for their needs. We’re doubling down on our support of the OpenInfra Foundation and will continue to actively participate in OpenInfra Foundation community activities. We will also take an active role in OpenInfra Asia, collaborating with others to address regional issues and together demonstrating a leadership position in the global cloud ecosystem.”

“Few companies in the world have spearheaded their country’s digital transformation to the extent that Okestro has, and few companies have experienced their rate of growth,” said Thierry Carrez, general manager of the OpenInfra Foundation. “We are thrilled with their decision to elevate their support to the Platinum level. The OpenInfra community is grateful for Okestro’s dedication to contributing to the OpenStack project, their sponsorship of the OpenInfra Summit, their active participation in OpenInfra Asia, and the resources they devote to supporting developers and entrepreneurs in the open source ecosystem.”

***OpenInfra Foundation Partnering with Community to Pilot Regional OpenInfra Summit in South Korea***
After a decade of hosting international summits, the OpenInfra Foundation is shifting its event strategy in 2024 to a “community-powered” approach in which regional OpenInfra Summits, meetups and other gatherings will be developed by the community for the community.
The community-powered OpenInfra Summit is being piloted in 2024 by the OpenInfra Korea User Group, in collaboration with fellow organizers from various regions of Asia. The OpenInfra Summit Asia, September 3 – 4, will be co-located with the OCP Regional Summit APAC. Okestro is participating as a Silver sponsor and presenting a session around cost optimization strategies for private cloud through machine learning-based workload prediction.

See a full list of community-powered OpenInfra events.

***Okestro Among Global Leaders Supporting OpenInfra Foundation***
Okestro joins over 560 supporting organizations who are advancing the mission of building open source communities who write software that runs in production. Okestro joins Platinum members Ant Group, Ericsson, Huawei, Microsoft and Wind River to define the future of open source powered infrastructure.

***About the Open Infrastructure Foundation***
The OpenInfra Foundation builds communities who write open source infrastructure software that runs in production. With the support of over 110,000 individuals in 187 countries, the OpenInfra Foundation hosts open source projects and communities of practice, including infrastructure for AI, container native apps, edge computing and datacenter clouds. Join the OpenInfra movement: http://www.openinfra.dev

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Allison Price, OpenInfra Foundation, 5128278633, allison@openinfra.dev, OpenInfra Foundation

Robert Cathey, Cathey Communications, 8653866118, robert@cathey.co, www.cathey.co

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Tulufan, Xinjiang: For the first time, a new energy plant and station has achieved “all-green electricity” operation

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TULUFAN, China, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On September 19, employees of State Grid Tulufan Electric Power Supply Company came to State Power Investment Zhongli Tenghui Qiquanhu Photovoltaic Power Station to provide comprehensive technical support and guidance for new energy enterprises.

Seven wind power and photovoltaic power generation enterprises, including Xinjiang Jize Power Generation Company in Tulufan, have obtained 6.035 million KWH of grid electricity by purchasing 6,035 “green certificates” to achieve “green electricity – green electricity” and achieve green energy use in the whole link of new energy power generation.

The green power certificate, referred to as “green certificate”, is the only certificate that identifies the production and consumption of renewable energy power. Promoting the all-green operation of new energy power generation is an important measure to promote the green consumption of renewable energy.

“Before, we were just ‘producers’ of green electricity. Now the buyers of green certificates have become green electricity consumers, and the production process is fully green.” Qiquan Lake photovoltaic power station inspection officer Forzati Dilishati said.

Since the launch of the green electricity and green certificate market, State Grid Tulufan Electric Power Supply Company has actively promoted green electricity trading, promoted the supply of green electricity and green certificates in multiple scenarios, promoted the rapid promotion and popularization of related services in Tulufan, and helped build a new power system.

In the first eight months of this year, the cumulative volume of green electricity transactions in Xinjiang reached 1.174 billion KWH, 93.83 times that of the whole year of 2022.

 

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KuCoin’s Alicia Kao Shares Insights on How AI is Accelerating Mass Crypto Adoption at TOKEN2049 Singapore

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VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Alicia Kao, Managing Director at leading global cryptocurrency exchange, KuCoin, shared her vision on how crypto exchanges are the drivers that hold the keys to unlocking mainstream crypto adoption. Speaking at the OKX Main Stage at TOKEN2049 in Singapore on a panel session titled “Exchanges at the Helm: Driving Crypto from Niche to Mainstream,” Alicia shared that “accessing information about blockchain has become significantly easier…at KuCoin, we leverage complex data analysis algorithms using our trading bots to help users trade more efficiently.”

Industry stakeholders from all groups were in attendance for the panel, comprising investors, crypto enthusiasts, and more. The focus was on the crucial role of cryptocurrency exchanges in paving the way for crypto adoption and the eventual integration of digital assets into mainstream financial systems. Alicia and her fellow panelists explored both the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for the crypto industry.

Alongside Alicia, the panel also featured leaders from leading crypto exchanges such as Ben Zhou, Co-Founder and CEO of Bybit; Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget; Vivien Lin, Chief Product Officer of BingX; and Sonia Shaw, President of CoinW, and moderated by Michael Casey, Chairman of the Decentralized AI Society.

In addition to the panel discussion, KuCoin cemented its position as a leading centralised exchange (CEX) with a prominent presence on the show floor and activations that showcased the platform’s latest developments. The KuCoin Arcade also drew significant attention, offering an engaging and immersive experience with interactive crypto-themed games and activities.

“As we wrap up another edition of TOKEN2049 in Singapore, I’m once again filled with optimism for the future of the crypto industry. The energy, innovation, and collaboration displayed over the past two days have been immensely inspiring. At KuCoin, we will continue striving to be the driving force in this ever evolving space to build a more inclusive, decentralised, and prosperous financial future” added Alicia as TOKEN2049 concluded.

About KuCoin

Launched in September 2017, KuCoin is a leading cryptocurrency exchange with its operational headquarters in Seychelles. As a user-oriented platform with a focus on inclusiveness and community engagement. It offers over 900 digital assets across Spot trading, Margin trading, P2P Fiat trading, Futures trading, and Staking to its 34 million users in more than 200 countries and regions. KuCoin ranks as one of the top 6 crypto exchanges. KuCoin was acclaimed as “One of the Best Crypto Apps & Exchanges of June 2024” by Forbes Advisor and has been included as one of the top 50 companies in the “2024 Hurun Global Unicorn List”. Learn more at https://www.kucoin.com/.

 

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PayPal Ventures Reinforces Support of Chaos Labs with Additional Investment

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, PayPal Ventures, the global venture capital arm of PayPal, announced an additional investment in Chaos Labs, an industry leader in onchain risk management. This investment underscores PayPal Ventures’ confidence in Chaos Labs’ potential and their blockchain products.

Chaos Labs’ recent launch of Edge, a new decentralized oracle protocol, has garnered significant attention within the industry. Edge has already secured a remarkable $30B over the last 2 months and has been adopted by leading exchanges such as Jupiter, the top perpetuals exchange on Solana, and GMX, the leading exchange on Arbitrum.

Edge offers a comprehensive, low-latency oracle solution, combining accurate price data with actionable market intelligence. Its advanced architecture ensures the security and efficiency of DeFi applications while providing insights into market dynamics and security risks. Edge monitors the market for specific risk signals, performs the offchain data parsing and computation, and outputs one actionable data point.

Omer Goldberg, CEO and Founder of Chaos Labs, said, “We’re excited to receive the strong confidence and additional support from the PayPal Ventures team. Edge by Chaos is the culmination of our entire company’s work and expertise. Edge Price, Risk, and Proofs deliver meaningful and unmatched contextualized risk and price data for assets including stablecoins and other real-world-assets, in addition to the crypto assets and venues that provide access to them.”

Last month, Chaos Labs announced a $55 million Series A funding round led by Haun Ventures, including prominent new investors such as F-Prime Capital, Slow Ventures, and Spartan Capital, and existing investors including PayPal Ventures. Chaos Labs has experienced significant growth, tripling its customer base and securing billions in trading volume, loans, and incentives.

PayPal Ventures’ investment aligns with PayPal’s ongoing commitment to the blockchain ecosystem. In May 2024, PayPal launched its stablecoin, PYUSD, on the Solana blockchain.

Amman Bhasin, Partner at PayPal Ventures, said, “Our continued investment in Chaos Labs reflects our belief in their vision to create a safer crypto ecosystem and move more financial services on chain. Chaos Labs has emerged as a leading risk authority in the sector and we are thrilled to witness their evolution as they launch innovative products like Edge to mitigate oracle vulnerabilities.”

Chaos Labs will receive the total investment in PYUSD on-chain. A simulation will be shown live on-stage on September 20th at the annual Solana Breakpoint conference in Singapore.

About Chaos Labs

Chaos Labs leads the blockchain risk management industry with innovative solutions for the evolving onchain financial landscape. Chaos Labs enables protocols to verify stability across all market conditions, merging offchain observability with onchain risk parameter adjustments. Backed by leading venture capital firms, Chaos Labs continues to set new standards for security and responsiveness in onchain finance. Founded in 2021, Chaos Labs is headquartered in New York City.

About PayPal Ventures

PayPal Ventures is the global corporate venture arm of PayPal. We invest for financial return in companies at the forefront of innovation in fintech, commerce enablement, digital infrastructure, and crypto/blockchain technologies. Through the expertise, experience, and vast network of PayPal Ventures – and the companies we invest in – we are helping to bring transformative solutions to market faster. For more information, please visit: www.paypal.vc 

 

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