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GIGATONS Integrates Blockchain, AI, and Finance to Combat Climate Change
Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dec 09, 2024, The GIGATONS Group is thrilled to introduce GIGATECH, its groundbreaking technology division dedicated to leveraging web3 innovations to address sustainability challenges by accelerating the measurement and reduction of gigatons of carbon emissions as swiftly as possible.
GIGATECH harnesses the power of smart connected technology to drive automation, efficiency, and the speed and scale required to unlock lucrative and impactful opportunities in the clean energy transition.
As the world moves toward a sustainable future, GIGATECH is positioned at the forefront, leveraging an advanced technology stack to unlock opportunities across industries. By harnessing the programmability of tokenization, the immutability of blockchain, and the power of AI, GIGATECH is driving transformative value flows and empowering businesses to excel in the economies of tomorrow.
Through the GIGATONS Group companies, GIGATECH is working on supporting a multi-billion-dollar pipeline of opportunities that have the potential to deliver significant impact. Globally headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Markets ‘The Capital of Capital’ and launching alongside Abu Dhabi Finance Week and Bitcoin MENA the group are working with the UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure (MOEI), the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), Abu Dhabi’s Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), and are announcing a host of major partnerships:
- Corporate: ABB, Grimshaw
- Investment: with Delphi, and investment partnership with Wise Capital Partners
- International: Australian Partner Network with Flow Power
- Blockchain: with Alephium, and Hearst Corporation
- M&A: of All-Infra into GIGATONS
GIGATECH’s core value is delivered through the GIGA Protocol a suite of highly composable smart connected products that reimagines the way value and information are transferred. At the heart of this value chain is a pervasive layer of transparency and trust realised across four pillars of smart connected: Capital, Assets, Carbon, & Data. This transformative application suite forms a cohesive framework for addressing the most pressing challenges of our time and opens the doors to a multi-trillion-dollar market of transition era opportunities.
Unlocking Opportunity through Innovation
- Tokenization: By digitizing assets and carbon credits, GIGATECH enables programmability across capital, real world assets, carbon impact, and AI native data. This provides a host benefits including: smart contract automation, disintermediation, fractional ownership, and democratized access to value creation, making it easier to fund and scale sustainable projects.
- Real-World Assets (RWA): Integrating RWAs with blockchain technology allows GIGATECH to bring tangible value to the digital space, connecting physical assets with transparent and efficient markets.
- Blockchain: At the heart of GIGATECH’s strategy, blockchain ensures secure, immutable, and decentralized solutions for data and value transfer, fostering trust and accountability. GIGATECH is building its technology stack natively on Alephium, a groundbreaking layer one blockchain that offers unparalleled performances in the areas of scalability, security, programmability and sustainability.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI): GIGATECH uses AI to power predictive analytics, enhance resource allocation, optimise yields, and automates decision-making processes, aiming to drive unprecedented levels of efficiency.
- Metaverse Digital Twins: By creating virtual replicas of physical systems, GIGATECH facilitates scenario modelling and real-time monitoring, enabling informed decision-making at a global scale in a visually intuitive environment.
The Future of Smart Connectivity
GIGATECH envisions a future where “smart” meets “connected” in transformative ways. By integrating AI (“smart”) with blockchain technology (“connected”), the company is removing many of the existing frictions in global systems. However, in pursuit of a smart connected future it is equally imperative to ensure these cutting-edge digital infrastructures are carbon net zero themselves.
One of many exciting projects and partnerships being announced this week seeks to tackle this, GIGATECH is partnering with HEARST Corporation and Alephium to deliver the world’s first end-to-end tokenised green blockchain mining and AI datacentre projects, with a Wise Capital partnership with GIGACAPITAL for tokenised funding solutions. The POC project will be one of the first use cases for the GIGA Protocol and sews the seeds of ambition to substantially scale green blockchain mining and green data centre projects globally in 2025.
“Unlocking the vast potential of the transition era requires us to go beyond mere ambition; it demands a paradigm shift,” said Heston Harper, CEO of GIGATECH. “We must break free from the old, linear approaches that confine tomorrow to yesterday’s thinking. The climate-aligned economy isn’t just a future possibility—it IS the future. To build it, transparency and trust are non-negotiable. The GIGA Protocol is engineered to deliver these principles immutably, empowered by automated intelligence, to the areas that matter most. The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by policies and market forces that is sparking innovation across industries and supply chains. As stakeholders seize the opportunities of the transition era, the pace of change will only accelerate, at camp GIGATECH we are obsessively focussed at helping to unlock that collective action at an unprecedented scale,”
About GIGATECH
GIGATECH is the technology division of the GIGATONS Group, dedicated to advancing the transition era with innovative solutions. By leveraging tokenization, RWAs, high quality carbon credits, blockchain, AI, and digital twins, GIGATECH creates scalable systems to address global challenges with precision.
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KUN confirmed as Primary Exhibition Sponsor of Hong Kong Web3 Festival
As a global pioneer in the payments industry, KUN is proud to participate as a sponsor at Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025, joining Web3 users, industry leaders, and technology experts from around the world to discuss the future of blockchain technology and digital payments. As a sponsor for the second consecutive year, we look forward to sharing KUN’s practical experience and innovative achievements in Web2+Web3 cross-border payment solutions. We are also eager to engage with partners from various sectors to explore new opportunities that empower the global economy.
KUN (KUN.global) is an innovative digital payment technology company based in Hong Kong and Singapore, built on Web2+Web3 payment licenses and compliance systems. Its business spans emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The company primarily provides secure, convenient, and efficient one-stop digital payment solutions for enterprises and individual clients in cross-border trade, overseas services, and the Web3 industry. KUN is dedicated to building the next-generation global digital payment network for the future.
KUN has developed three core product lines:
- KUN.crypto: The Stablecoin Payment and Management Platform
- PayX: The One-Stop Payment Service Provider for Emerging Markets
- K-Card: Your Reliable Card Solutions Partner
KUN depends on technological innovation and compliance, empowering businesses to tackle the challenges of cross-border payments and digital asset management while driving the healthy development of the industry.
We look forward to seeing you at Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025 and embarking together on an exciting journey toward the future of Web3!
Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025: https://www.web3festival.org/hongkong2025/?lang=zh#/en
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MAGAVERSE Shakes the Crypto World with $1M Donation to Trump-Endorsed Organizations
MAGAVERSE, the trailblazing memecoin project, has made history with a stunning $1,000,000 donation to organizations endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The donation, aimed at supporting MAGA initiatives and advancing the cause of freedom, has positioned MAGAVERSE as a serious player in both the cryptocurrency world and the political landscape.
This bold move matches the $1,000,000 contributions from industry leaders like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, sending a powerful message of gratitude and dedication from the MAGAVERSE community.
“It was important to our MAGAVERSE community that we put our money where our mouth is,” said Lee Hutchinson, community leader of MAGAVERSE. “This was our way of saying thank you to a man who has not only saved America but also championed crypto’s future.”
The impact of this donation has been felt far and wide, as MAGAVERSE has garnered national attention and earned a special place in Washington D.C.’s prestigious events this week. Members of the MAGAVERSE team are attending inaugural galas and official balls as special guests, further solidifying their reputation as key players in the crypto and political spheres.
“They are the talk of the town,” a prominent DC insider commented. “Meme coins have traditionally been underestimated, but MAGAVERSE’s $1M donation has changed the narrative. People are now recognizing the influence and vision of this innovative group.”
A Bright Future for $MVRS
The official ticker for MAGAVERSE, $MVRS, is experiencing newfound momentum as MAGA influencers and crypto enthusiasts flock to join the project. With whispers of major announcements on the horizon, the MAGAVERSE core team has hinted at exciting developments that promise to reshape the community and expand its reach.
This milestone donation demonstrates the growing impact of the MAGAVERSE community and the project’s commitment to both political and financial innovation. As the nation watches, MAGAVERSE continues to prove that meme coins are more than a trend – they are a force to be reckoned with.
For more information about MAGAVERSE, visit https://mvrs.wtf/.
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Paul CHAN Mo-po, Vitalik Buterin among the Top Speakers at Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025
Hong Kong Web3 Festival today announced the first-round speaker lineup for its upcoming 2025 edition, which will take place from 6 to 9 April, 2025. The event will bring together representatives from a broad range of experts and leaders in the Web3 space, including:
Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder, Ethereum
XIAO Feng, Chairman, Wanxiang Blockchain; Chairman and CEO, HashKey Group
Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation Constituency), Hong Kong
David Bailey, CEO, Bitcoin Magazine
Genki Oda, Chairman, Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange Association
Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation
Sreeram Kannan, CEO, EigenLabs
Smokey Bera, Co-founder, Berachain
John Patrick Mullin, CEO, Mantra
Alexander Pack, Managing Partner, Hack VC
Lasse Clausen, Founding Partner, 1kx
Keywolf, Partner and CPO, SlowMist
Blue, Partner and CTO, SlowMist
Rita Liu, CEO, RD Technologies
Devon Sin, Alternate Chief Executive, ZA Bank
YU Chen, Chief Advisor, 鲲KUN
Michael, Co-founder, Brevis
Alex Rawitz, Co-founder, DIMO
Bugra Celik, Director of Digital Assets, HSBC
Stanley Huo, Partner & Head of Asia, Hivemind Capital
Terence Kwok, Founder and CEO, Humanity Protocol
Tetsuya Sanada, CEO, BlockSmith & Co.
David Lee, Chairman, Global FinTech Institute
Hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group and organized by W3ME, Hong Kong Web3 Festival is Asia’s premiere crypto gathering that convenes the world’s smartest minds in the Web3 and crypto space. Its previous editions, which took place in April 2023 and 2024, brought together over 250 exhibitors, more than 800 speakers, 80,000 visitors and 300 side events.
The Web3 Festival 2025 has forged a strategic alliance with the region’s trade statutory body, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). Furthermore, the event has revealed an impressive lineup of 2025 sponsors so far, including:
Title: OKX Web3
Platinum: CKB Eco Fund, SlowMist
Gold: Alchemy Pay, Beyond Gaming Labs, OneKey
Primary: Google Cloud, Hotcoin, 鲲KUN
Secondary: CertiK
Tertiary: Fufuture, Keyblock Solutions, MoneyCollect, PingCap
Knowledge: Brevis
Open Stage: Primecoin
The conference will feature keynote speeches, fireside chat, and panel discussions across various forums, including PayFi session hosted by the host together with RD Technologies, DePIN session by Arkreen, Bitcoin session by CKB Eco Fund, Crypto Finance Forum 2025 by MetaEra, Web3 Security and Compliance Session by SlowMist, Web3 Scholars Conference 2025 by DRK Lab, and more.
Taking an area of over 14,000㎡at the iconic HKCEC, which is 1.5 times larger than previous ones, the conference will create an ideal networking and learning environment, with regular conference areas and exhibition spaces embracing professionals, investors, enthusiasts, and leading projects worldwide who will delve into the latest progress, solutions, trends, and policies in Web3 and crypto.
$399 tickets are available for grabs now! Secure a spot at this fabulous gathering to meet industry leaders and professionals: https://www.web3festival.org/hongkong2025/#/en
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