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– Accursed Share (https://accursedshare.art/), a production studio leveraging smart contract technology to push the boundaries of cryptoart, has announced a creative partnership with Wilmore Crossing Academy and New York Times best-selling author, Merlin Sheldrake. Together they will launch an NFT collection based on his award-winning book, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures. The NFTs are digitally curated from Sheldrake's personal studies of three-dimensional scans of thousands of sliced and rendered samples of plants and fungi exploring their codependent intimacy. The NFT collection, featuring his book and studies, will consist of 9,950 NFTs created with the help of screening technology and powered by Algorand's carbon-negative blockchain. The NFT drop starts February 10, 2022 at 6PM UTC. The first 1,000 unique ALGO addresses will receive a free animated NFT from the Entangled Life collection, while the top 100 referrers will receive a more exclusive NFT with dynamic features and surprises. 

“Fungi form living networks that can sprawl over tens or even hundreds of metres. These networks are decentralised, with no head or brain. And yet, fungi are able to integrate an unceasing flood of sensory information and engage in sophisticated trading relationships with plants, striking compromises and resolving dizzyingly complex trade-offs. Fungal coordination is dispersed across their networks, taking place both everywhere at once and nowhere in particular,” said Merlin Sheldrake. “I like to imagine the bewilderment of an extraterrestrial anthropologist who discovered only yesterday, after several decades of studying modern humanity, that we had something called the Internet. It's a bit like that for contemporary ecologists, grappling with the many ways that networks of symbiotic fungi change our understanding of how organisms interact.”

The NFTs in the Entangled Life collection showcase the symbiotic relationship between fungi and plants, highlighting how essential fungi are to life. More than 90 percent of plants depend on this relationship, making it a more fundamental part of planthood than flowers, fruit, leaves, wood or roots. Sheldrake explores how fungi form decentralized underground networks with plants, sometimes known as the ‘Wood Wide Web.' The NFT collection reveals an intimate view at these subterranean roots that make up the base of the food chain and sustain the future of all life on earth.

“Bridging biology with decentralized technology and NFTs is an ideal representation of how fungal networks work together to sustain life,” said John Connor, CEO of Accursed Share. “Merlin's work explores decentralized decision making and resource coordination in fungi, concepts which can help shape the way we understand and design optimal functioning DAOs and other web3 entities.”

Sheldrake explains that all organisms have a method to map and preserve their history. That is among one of the similarities that may be inferred between fungi and the blockchain as both act as decentralized entities with the ability to permanently store information. Blockchain has a similarly fashioned, immutable ledger, which helps record a timescape of inalienable history. Much like humans in the real world and in the Metaverse, fungi are able to navigate their environment, make decisions between alternative causes of action, form complicated and elaborate relationships within their intricate environments—all while achieving and sustaining their form as a decentralized entity. 

Since Accursed Share is an artist-led production studio and art accelerator focused on furthering the limits of NFT art, this collection truly breaks boundaries by bringing together art, education and science. Through its narrative-driven cryptoart pieces and installations, Accursed Share unlocks the creative realm of possibility through smart contracts and multifaceted and dynamic NFT creation. This collection fully embodies this mission, with a portion of proceeds going toward Merlin's study of decentralization in fungal networks and another in support of the Fungi Foundation. 

For more information, please visit https://accursedshare.art/ and sign up for the whitelist here. 

About Accursed Share:

Accursed Share is an artist-led production studio and art accelerator focused on pushing the limits of NFT art. In addition to producing narrative-driven cryptoart pieces and installations, Accursed Share is developing a no-code platform to unlock dynamic NFT creation for everyone, including artists who are not blockchain or smart contract developers.

About Merlin Sheldrake: 

Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist and author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures (2020). He received a Ph.D. in tropical ecology from Cambridge University for his work on underground fungal networks in tropical forests in Panama, where he was a predoctoral research fellow of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Entangled Life, a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, has been translated into twenty-two languages and has met with widespread critical acclaim. It was described by The Wall Street Journal as ‘food for the soul'; by The Guardian as ‘brilliant' and ‘entrancing'; by The Observer as ‘wondrous'; by The Mail on Sunday as ‘dazzling'; by The Spectator as ‘truly astounding'; by The Telegraph as ‘mind-boggling. Entangled Life won the Wainwright Prize 2021 and the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021. It has been nominated for a host of other accolades, including the British Book Awards Book of the Year 2021 and the Rathbones Folio Prize 2021, and been selected as a Book of the Year by The Times, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, New Statesman and Time, among others.

Merlin's work has been endorsed by numerous scientific, literary, and public figures, including: Margaret Atwood, Russell Brand, David Byrne, Tyler Cowen, Elizabeth Kolbert, Jaron Lanier, Helen Macdonald, Robert Macfarlane, Michael Pollan, Paul Stamets and Ed Yong. His writing has inspired a couture collection by Iris van Herpen (‘Roots of Rebirth', 2021).

Merlin is a research associate at the Vrije University, Amsterdam, and works with the Fungi Foundation and the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks.

About Wilmore Academy

Wilmore Academy is an NFT marketplace committed to freeing the spirit of enquiry by supporting academic and educational research through the sale of NFTs to individual sponsors. It enables academics, foundations and brands to launch NFTs to support research, typically through donations to universities and foundations. Sponsors of each project join research-focused communities through exclusive discussion channels, progress updates and participation in real-life experiences.

Media contact: [email protected]

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AUCKLAND NZ - 1/31/22 - Algoracle and Brave New Coin today announced a collaboration between the two companies, bringing Brave New Coin's data, analysis, and research to the Algorand ecosystem. 

Founded in 2014, but tracking cryptocurrency prices since 2010, Brave New Coin is a leading provider of standard and nonstandard, institutional grade data solutions. On a mission to provide greater market transparency and price discovery, Brave New Coin has established a uniform classification system (taxonomy) for cryptographic assets, and cemented its position as a thought leader in the Blockchain industry.

Algoracle is the first decentralized oracle network on the Algorand blockchain. Currently in Testnet, Algoracle has been building towards Mainnet launch in April and will become a much needed utility for the Algorand community.

"We are very proud to bring Brave New Coin to the Algorand ecosystem, we feel their track record of providing solid data to the world's financial market will be a huge asset to the Algoracle project and every project in the ecosystem that is wanting to build or utilize accurate data," said Algoracle CEO, Abdul Osman.

This partnership opens the door to a new growth opportunity for all the parties involved including dApps and developers who are wanting to take advantage of the security, speed, scalability and low cost transactions fees of the Algorand Blockchain.  

“We were one of the earliest market data vendors and price aggregators for crypto assets, and we built the first Bitcoin index, the BLX, which is widely used by traders and analysts as a reliable reference tool for price discovery,” Fran Strajnar, CEO of Brave New Coin added. “We are always happy to support key infrastructure such as the Algorand ecosystem and projects like Algoracle which bring market initiatives in Blockchain and digital assets, including industry standards, interoperability, derivatives, structured products, DeFi and oracles.”

Brave New Coin is a reliable data provider for Chainlink, Band Protocol, Amazon Alexa, Nasdaq, Refinitiv, RIMES and QuantHouse to name a few. This same high-quality data is now available to dApps on the Algorand Blockchain via Algoracle. Through Algoracle, Brave New Coin will be providing market volume-weighted reference rates for over 6500 market pairs to the Algorand ecosystem. 

ABOUT BRAVE NEW COIN

Brave New Coin (https://bravenewcoin.com/) (BNC) is a data and research company focused on the blockchain and cryptographic assets industry. Founded in 2014, BNC provides data, analysis and research to a global network of market participants. Brave New Coin supplies spot-pricing, index solutions, research and news both aggregate and proprietary, via partners such as Amazon Alexa, Dow Jones Factiva, NASDAQ, Refinitv, RapidAPI and dozens more. The company's experience and expertise make us the leading provider of standard and non-standard institutional grade, highly compliant, data solutions. BNC Pro leverages all our experience and data into a user-friendly dashboard solution. 

ABOUT ALGORACLE

Algorable (https://www.algoracle.ai/) Developed in the fall of  2021 and the first place winner of the Encode's Algorand Hackathon, Algoracle is the first dynamic, decentralized oracle network built on the Algorand Blockchain. Algoracle's purpose is to provide simple oracle solutions which assist dApps built on Algorand to access off-chain data securely, accurately and quickly. There are a large number of exciting applications that can be built on blockchain, and a healthy network of oracles that is just as decentralized and transparent as the blockchain it is built on. Algoracle believes in security by reducing complexity.

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HONG KONG, Jan 31, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited ("CITIC Telecom", "the Group", SEHK: 1883), is pleased to announce that Mr. Brook Wong (Ching Wa, WONG), Vice President of CITIC Telecom has been appointed to the additional role of Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Telecom CPC effective 1st February, 2022, succeeds Mr. Esmond Li who has decided to retire and step down from CEO of CITIC Telecom CPC after over 20 years of service in the Group.
"Mr. Wong has long been a visionary in telecommunications, applying his tremendous insight, depth of experience, and passion for technology to the cause of creating the innovative and intelligent future," said Mr. Frank Cai, Vice Chairman of CITIC Telecom CPC. "We are delighted to welcome Mr. Wong to CITIC Telecom CPC, and I'm confident that he will lead the team to continue pursuing our motto "Innovation Never Stops" and to win in this fast changing, dynamic industry. I believe that all of us will benefit from his leadership and expertise."

Mr. Wong is the Vice President of CITIC Telecom, overseeing China market since 2008. He has extensive leadership experience working with various telecommunications companies. An expert in developing and executing strategies for the Greater China market. His ability to see the big picture, from crucial market development to macro strategic perspectives, will be invaluable to CITIC Telecom CPC's customers.

"I am honored and truly proud to be appointed to lead CITIC Telecom CPC. Under all the former managements' leadership and accomplishments, together with its innovation, technology and talents, it lays a solid foundation for a leading DICT service partner around the globe. We are committed to delivering the most innovative and intelligent solutions to propel the ICT industry forward," said Mr. Wong. "Over the 14 years I have worked at CITIC Telecom, I have seen the many ways in which our people, product and service creating a rapid growing and innovative company. I look forward to working closely with the management and the team, to continue promoting our company culture of "Unity, Collaboration, Tolerance and Caring", to lead and accelerate CITIC Telecom CPC to be "Best-in-class Global-Local Intelligent DICT Service Partner", to foster customer-oriented corporate culture, create win-win situation with our partners, and strive for new heights."

About CITIC Telecom CPC

We are CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited ("CITIC Telecom CPC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), serving multinational enterprises the world over by addressing their specific ICT requirements with highly scalable tailored solutions built upon our flagship technology suites, comprising TrueCONNECT(TM) private network solutions, TrustCSI(TM) information security solutions, DataHOUSE(TM) cloud data center solutions, and SmartCLOUD(TM) cloud computing solutions.

With the motto "Innovation Never Stops," we leverage innovative technologies, embracing AI, AR, Big Data, IoT, and other cutting-edge emerging technologies to transform technical potential into business value for our customers. As an enterprise digital transformation partner, we strive to help our customers achieve industry-leading positions, high agility, and cost-efficiency through digitalization.

With our Global-Local capabilities, we are committed to providing our customers with one-stop-shop ICT solutions with superior quality. Having a worldwide footprint across 160 countries, including Asia, Europe and America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, our global network resources connect over 160 points of presence (POPs), 19 Cloud service centers, 30+ data centers, and two dedicated 24x7 Security Operations Centers (SOCs). As one of the first managed service providers in Hong Kong to achieve multiple ICT-related certifications, including ISO 9001, 14001, 20000, 27001, and 27017, we offer local professional services, superior delivery capabilities as well as exceptional customer experience and best practices through our global presence and extensive industry know-how, becoming a leading integrated intelligent ICT service provider to enterprise customers. For more information, please visit www.citictel-cpc.com

Media Contact:
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CITIC Telecom CPC
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Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.comCITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited ("CITIC Telecom", "the Group", SEHK: 1883), is pleased to announce that Mr. Brook Wong (Ching Wa, WONG), Vice President of CITIC Telecom has been appointed to the additional role of Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Telecom CPC effective 1st February, 2022.

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