The SIGN Foundation is collaborating with Sierra Leone Communications and Bhutan NDI to advance the development of a national digital identity system.
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Sign has partnered with Bhutan's sovereign wealth fund to create a sovereign digital identity and verifiable credential system.
According to Mars Finance, on July 7th, official news indicates that Sign has officially partnered with Bhutan's sovereign wealth fund, Druk Holding & Investment (DHI), through its subsidiary, the National Digital Identity Company (Bhutan NDI), to jointly build a secure, inclusive, and interoperable sovereign digital identity and verifiable credentials system for governments worldwide. Previously, on June 18th, the SIGN Foundation, Bhutan NDI, and the Ministry of Communications, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI) of Sierra Leone signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly design, develop, and implement Sierra Leone's national digital identity platform. This platform, built on open-source technology and W3C-compliant verifiable credentials, allows citizens to securely prove and manage their identities while upholding high standards of privacy, security, and data sovereignty.
SemiAnalysis' latest report: Meta computing power procurement will accelerate, and capital expenditure may increase significantly next year.
According to Mars Finance, a recent report by semiconductor research firm SemiAnalysis emphasizes that computing power demand is far from peaking. The report points out that Meta's computing power construction will continue, predicting its capital expenditure next year will be astonishingly high, and the market need not worry about it cannibalizing the market share of new cloud competitors. SemiAnalysis analysis indicates that Meta's data center and computing procurement will accelerate, not slow down, and that Meta will become a significant source of revenue growth for new cloud companies such as CoreWeave and Nebius. (Cailian Press)
Ant Financial, Edfin Financial, and Panrui Capital signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in new energy and blockchain finance.
According to Foresight News , citing Aastocks Finance, Ant Financial, Edfin Financial, and Panrui Capital have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore blockchain applications in Hong Kong's green energy sector, leveraging the decentralized and traceable characteristics of blockchain technology to enhance the transparency of ESG and green projects.
Bitplanet and Antalpha signed a memorandum of understanding to invest 15 billion won in equipment to shift to Bitcoin mining.
According to Foresight News , citing CryptoSlate, South Korean Bitcoin treasury company Bitplanet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nasdaq-listed Antalpha and its partners to invest 15 billion won in Bitcoin mining equipment and launch full-scale mining operations this month. The mined Bitcoins will be recognized as operating revenue and managed as long-term financial assets. According to the plan, the first phase of the equipment is expected to produce more than 7 BTC per month and more than 80 BTC per year (subject to equipment utilization and electricity prices). The mining equipment will be deployed in overseas regions with competitive electricity costs, including Oman and Paraguay, and will adopt an overseas hosting and joint venture operation model.
Reports indicate that TSMC is significantly expanding its PIC (Picture Assembly and Display) production capacity, which is expected to reach 25,000 wafers per month by 2028.
According to Mars Finance, analysts predict that TSMC's photonic integrated circuit (PIC) production capacity will experience rapid growth. TSMC's capacity is expected to increase from the current level of approximately 500 wafers per month to 10,000 wafers per month by the second quarter of 2026, further increasing to 15,000 wafers per month in the fourth quarter, and projected to reach at least 25,000 wafers per month by 2028. Analysts estimate that, assuming each wafer contains 648 dies, the annualized output of TSMC's PIC production will increase significantly from approximately 4 million units to 78 million units after the monthly capacity increases from 500 to 10,000 wafers. If capacity further reaches 25,000 wafers per month, the annualized PIC output is projected to reach 194 million units. (Taiwan Commercial Times)
The United Nations Development Programme and the Stellar Development Foundation plan to expand their collaboration to promote mature digital payment solutions.
According to Foresight News , the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Stellar Development Foundation have signed a new agreement to take their collaboration in blockchain-based digital payments to the next level, moving from a series of mature pilot projects to a permanent capability that UNDP country offices can use as a regular means of project implementation. The agreement, coordinated by the UNDP AltFinLab in its Istanbul regional center, focuses on shifting the emphasis from testing the technology in specific environments to establishing the institutional conditions for its large-scale application. The Stellar Development Foundation provides technical advisory support and coordination, including expertise on networks and their protocols, as well as collaboration with solution providers operating within the scope of UNDP projects, while UNDP retains responsibility for delivery and implementation.