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Taiwan holds 2021 World System Integration Conference, focusing on AI and IoT to Lead Smart City Progression

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The 3rd annual World System Integration Conference in 2021 was held online and it was the first time the forum was held virtual (offline and online). The conference discussed smart city development trends and brought about system integration international cooperation business opportunities.

Industrial Development Bureau Deputy Director General Pei-Li Chen at the address mentioned that system integration has become an important industrial development trend in recent years. Industrial Development Bureau is promoting Smart City and Town 2.0 Project, linking international partnership as the goal.

SIPA “Online Exhibition” Initiation

Responding to post-Covid era, in order to demonstrate Taiwan’s diversified system integration smart solutions, Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs works with Taiwan’s Osense Technology Co., LTD O’EXPO online exhibition solution’s “SIPA Online Exhibition Center” to bring System Integration Promotion Alliance Project Office online. The office provides system integration and offline-virtual integration’s new type of service, virtualizing offline business discussion processes. At the same time incorporating AI analysis techniques to see user behavior, leading client business discussions, optimizing exhibition results and increasing resolution efficiency.

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2021 System Integration Outbound Award

The award-winning FETC International CO., LTD. Implemented RFID Multi Lane Free Flow in India’s NH-44 highway (From Delhi to Chandigarh) project scope includes design, construction, operation and maintenance. Potential markets include all highways in India, state highway and other ETC-derived smart city solutions had successfully been duplicated in Thailand.

Glory Technology Service Inc.’s “Manila Metro 3rd Line Renovation and Maintenance Project” is an example where Glory Technology Service Inc. utilized domestic metro and HSR’s data transmission system integration experience to demonstrate Taiwan’s strength of successfully sending outbound supply chain system. Aside from Thailand and Philippines, this year they also got India’s metro system’s project, successfully entering the Indian market.

Asus Cloud’s “AI Cloud System Solution” provides cloud AI solutions. It works with Temasek Holdings Private Limited’s Certis Group to assist the establishment of Certis Centre for Applied Intelligence (CCAI), research and develop technological compliance and surveillance and AI applications which turning these into business opportunities. Through continuous updating and optimizing AI pipeline automation process to reach low-latency, independence, compliant, simplified data and security. In the future, this successful model will be duplicated to all clients over the world.

AAEON Technology Inc., with integrated diversified sensory equipment and identification techniquesprovides road condition detection services, “AI Road Detection System”, IOB products and solution through cooperation with international partners from United States and England. By integrating environmental monitoring devices, identification and wireless transmission technology, data such as air quality, temperature, humidity, snow level detection, amount and kinds of vehicles, and personnel will be sent to a control center platform, effectively monitoring environmental quality. This project was based on England’s Slough, a system integration solution which is suitable for cities with a wide application scope.

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International Cooperation Creating New Game

Through SIPA’s introduction 5 MOU were signed. Airtree Inc., focuses on aeroponics technology, including agricultural construction, big data, cloud computing, integrating smart aeroponics cloud solution, signed the MOU of smart agriculture cooperation with America’s FiO, which specializes in blockchain technology. Airtree Inc. also signed smart cloud farm cooperation with a Singaporean company, Ochlos. Ochlos will find test sites for Airtree’s aeroponics cloud technology for plantation processes.

Chunghwa Telecom and Philippine’s Sung Yuen Construction Corporation cooperated to help implement smart infrastructure in the industrial park, including smart monitoring, smart streetlight, transportation management, industrial park management center…etc. Chunghwa Telecom is continuously duplicating this success story to other new southbound countries, helping local industrial parks with smart vertical integration.

Glory Technology Service Inc. signed a metro operation cooperation project with Thailand’s CWTel, working to improve Thailand’s metro reliability. If the cooperation goes well, Glory Technology Service Inc. will continue this partnership for future bid projects on Thailand’s orange line project.

C-Link Technology Inc. signed an “AI Smart Transportation Investigation Analysis System” joint project with NIPPON SYSTEMWARE CO.,LTD. This system will be able to put forward preventive smart transportation analysis, resolving traffic congestion and safety issues. This time both parties decided to use AI imagery analysis to combine monitor and drones for road traffic analysis application.

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WSIC is the platform to continuously bring out Taiwan’s smart technology system integration to the world. We work towards “shaping Taiwan to be a reliable system integration brand to the world”, also “system integration outbound impression”, establishing Taiwan to be a “global system integration solution provider” to the world.

Wladimir P. is a Content Editor at European Gaming Media and at PICANTE Media and covers a large variety of industries.

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Blocks & Headlines: Today in Blockchain – April 30, 2025

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Today’s blockchain ecosystem is defined by soaring ambitions, regulatory crosswinds, and an ever-evolving tapestry of decentralized applications. In this edition of Blocks & Headlines: Today in Blockchain – April 30, 2025, we cover five pivotal developments shaping Web3’s next chapter:

  1. Telegram’s TON Factory Launch – A breakthrough in on-chain scalability.

  2. EU Data-Protection Ruling Threatens Full Blockchain Histories – The fight between GDPR and immutability.

  3. One Championship MMA Game Debuts on Sui – A major Web3 foray into mobile gaming.

  4. U.S. Senate Eyes New Blockchain Act – Bipartisan push to regulate digital assets.

  5. DMG Blockchain’s AI Data-Center Investment – Convergence of crypto mining and AI infrastructure.

Below, we deliver concise yet detailed analyses of each story, infused with expert commentary on their strategic significance. Read on to understand how these trends will influence protocol adoption, developer incentives, regulatory frameworks, and the future of decentralized networks.


1. Telegram’s TON Factory Boosts On-Chain Scalability

What happened:

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Telegram’s Open Network (TON) team officially unveiled TON Factory, a novel toolkit designed to streamline the deployment and scaling of decentralized applications. Built atop TON’s sharded architecture, TON Factory enables developers to spin up isolated “factories”—subnets that can host smart contracts, NFTs, and DeFi modules—while sharing security guarantees with the main chain. According to the announcement, early tests show that each factory can process up to 15,000 transactions per second (TPS) in isolation, with near-instant finality.

Why it matters:

Scalability remains blockchain’s Achilles’ heel. TON Factory’s factory-of-subnets approach promises to lower the barrier to entry for high-throughput dApps—everything from micro-payment systems to real-time gaming. By offering elastic compute and fee-optimization mechanisms, Telegram aims to undercut legacy Layer-1 networks and attract a new generation of builders.

Opinion & Implications:

  • Developer Experience: Abstractions like preconfigured factories could accelerate time-to-market for teams lacking deep consensus expertise.

  • Network Effects: If TON’s UX outpaces rivals (e.g., Ethereum’s zk-rollups or Solana’s Turbine), we may see a migration of liquidity and talent.

  • Security Trade-Offs: Isolating factories can mitigate cross-dApp failures, but adds complexity to transaction routing and dispute resolution. Audits will be essential to validate this novel model.

Source: Cointelegraph – Telegram TON Factory Launch

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2. EU Regulators Propose Deleting Entire Blockchains for GDPR

What happened:

European data-protection authorities have floated a radical interpretation of GDPR: the “right to erasure” could extend to purging entire on-chain histories containing personal data. Under this view, controllers operating within the EU must either anonymize linked data or entirely delete chain segments—potentially forcing chains to implement selective pruning or permissions.

Why it matters:

Blockchain’s immutability ethos directly clashes with GDPR’s erasure mandate. If regulators enforce selective deletion, networks may need to retrofit privacy-preserving layers (e.g., zero-knowledge proofs, chameleon hashes) or risk noncompliance fines up to 4% of global turnover.

Opinion & Implications:

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  • Protocol Evolution: Expect a surge in privacy-by-design protocols that segregate PII off-chain while anchoring proofs on-chain.

  • Jurisdictional Fragmentation: Projects may geo-fence EU users or spawn EU-compliant forks—fracturing unified global ledgers.

  • Commercial Impact: Exchanges and custodians face urgent deadlines to audit on-chain data holdings and deploy erasure tools—or face hefty penalties.

Source: Daily Hodl – EU Blockchain Erasure


3. One Championship’s MMA Game Launches on Sui for iOS/Android

What happened:

One Championship, Asia’s premier martial-arts league, has partnered with Mysten Labs to release “ONE Fight Manager”—a play-to-earn mobile title powered by the Sui blockchain. Available now on iOS and Android, the game lets users train NFT fighters, compete in PvP leagues, and earn SUI tokens through ranked matches. Mysten Labs touts sub-two-second transaction finality and near-zero gas fees, enabling seamless gameplay even for on-chain microtransactions.

Why it matters:

Gaming remains the killer app for mass blockchain adoption. By leveraging Sui’s Move VM and object-centric model, ONE Fight Manager addresses two critical pain points: UX friction and cost barriers. Real-time, feeless interactions are vital to onboard traditional gamers accustomed to instant feedback loops.

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Opinion & Implications:

  • User Acquisition: High-profile IP like One Championship can drive millions of installs—and funnel new users into the broader Sui ecosystem.

  • Economics & Tokenomics: Careful tuning of token emission and NFT scarcity will determine whether the game sustains long-term engagement or succumbs to “play-to-earn” collapse.

  • Cross-Chain Synergy: Success here may inspire similar partnerships on Aptos, Ethereum, or emerging Layer-1s, intensifying competition for flagship gaming titles.

Source: Decrypt – ONE Championship Sui Game


4. Ohio Senator Leads Push for U.S. Blockchain Act

What happened:

Senator J.D. Kerns (R-OH) has introduced the Blockchain Innovation and Consumer Protection Act, aiming to create a federal framework for digital-asset oversight. Key provisions include:

  • Defined Classifications: Differentiating between payment tokens, security tokens, and utility tokens.

  • Licensing Regime: Establishing a “Digital Asset Services Commission” to grant interstate licenses for exchanges and custodians.

  • Consumer Safeguards: Mandatory proof of reserves, clear disclosure requirements, and dispute-resolution protocols.

Why it matters:

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After years of fragmented state laws and agency turf wars, this Act represents Congress’s first cohesive effort to legislate blockchain. By preempting state-level divergence, it could streamline compliance for businesses—provided it balances innovation with investor protection.

Opinion & Implications:

  • Regulatory Clarity: Clear definitions can foster institutional entry, reducing legal ambiguity that stifles corporate treasuries from adopting crypto.

  • Unintended Consequences: Overly stringent licensing could entrench incumbents and erect high barriers for startups.

  • Global Competitiveness: U.S. leadership in blockchain law may influence other jurisdictions—critical as Asia and Europe race to craft their own regulatory regimes.

Source: The Street – Blockchain Act Proposal


5. DMG Blockchain Solutions Invests in 2MW of AI Data-Center Gear

What happened:

DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. has announced the acquisition of two megawatts of high-density GPU infrastructure, repurposed for both crypto-mining and AI-model training workloads. Housed in a new Quebec data center, the multi-use clusters will dynamically allocate capacity between proof-of-work operations and commercial AI clients—leveraging off-peak pricing to optimize ROI.

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Why it matters:

The convergence of crypto-mining and AI training infrastructure underscores growing synergies between two of the most compute-hungry industries. By offering GPUs for rent during mining downtimes, DMG anticipates 30% higher utilization rates compared to mono-purpose facilities.

Opinion & Implications:

  • Revenue Diversification: Dual-use data centers can hedge against crypto price swings and tap into booming AI-as-a-service demand.

  • Energy Efficiency: High-efficiency GPUs paired with Quebec’s hydroelectric power may set new benchmarks for sustainable compute.

  • Competitive Landscape: Other mining operators may follow suit, catalyzing a wave of AI-crypto hybrid hosting providers.

Source: GlobeNewswire – DMG AI Infrastructure Purchase


Conclusion

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April 30, 2025, illuminated blockchain’s boundless dynamism: scalability breakthroughs at Telegram’s TON Factory; privacy versus immutability in the EU’s GDPR debate; mass-market gaming on Sui; legislative clarity from Capitol Hill; and the AI-crypto infrastructure nexus in Quebec. These stories reveal an industry simultaneously innovating at the protocol layer, grappling with regulation, and exploring cross-sector partnerships. For developers, investors, and policymakers alike, the imperative is clear: build resilient architectures that anticipate regulatory shifts, prioritize user experience, and harness synergies across emerging technologies. Stay tuned to Blocks & Headlines tomorrow for your next daily briefing on the pulse of blockchain’s evolving frontier.

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