In a world where trust and transparency are crucial, ORIGYN is pioneering a transformative approach to tokenizing real-world assets. By bridging the physical and digital realms, ORIGYN is setting new standards for authenticity, ownership, and asset management through blockchain technology. This article explores ORIGYN's innovative blueprint for redefining the RWA space.
The rise of RWA in blockchain
Real-world assets are tangible or intangible items that are digitized and presented on blockchain networks, such as luxury goods, artworks, real estate, and intellectual property. Tokenizing these assets can bring a range of benefits, including increased liquidity, transparency, and fractional ownership. However, to achieve a truly efficient RWA ecosystem, challenges such as provenance, security, and accessibility must be overcome.

The ICP Chain Fusion Hackathon: Bitcoin Edition has concluded and we are pleased to announce the winners. This four-week hackathon challenged participants to combine Bitcoin and Internet Computer technologies to produce some truly innovative projects.
A huge thank you to DFINITY and everyone who participated, shared their expertise, and contributed to this event. Read on to learn about the winning projects and the solutions that made an impact on their communities.
Winner 🏆
🎉 Best Overall Use of Bitcoin Integration on ICP - icRamp ($15,000 ICP Dev Grant)

The Internet Computer is fully committed to helping artificial intelligence reach its full potential. The new collaboration between the DFINITY Foundation and the ETH Zurich AI Center will benefit both ecosystems.
The DFINITY Foundation is pleased to announce that it has joined the ETH Zurich AI Center as its official industry partner. ETH Zurich is one of the top universities in Switzerland.
After joining the alliance, our R&D and business teams will have direct access to the latest research findings, faculty within universities, technical talent, networks, and a startup ecosystem rich in experience in artificial intelligence and deep technology.

CoinDesk, the most trusted media, events, indices, and data platform in the global crypto economy, announces that its flagship event, Consensus, will expand to Hong Kong, marking a historic milestone.
Consensus is the platform for global industry leaders to engage in the most important dialogues about digital assets, blockchain, and Web3. Consensus will take place from February 18 to February 20, 2025, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, marking the first time in five years that Consensus is held outside the United States.
Since its establishment in 2015, Consensus has become the world's oldest and most influential crypto and Web3 event, attracting over 15,000 attendees, 600 journalists, and 500 speakers at Consensus 2023. Notable figures from over 100 countries attended the event, including Fortune 500 CEOs, lawmakers, and sports and entertainment stars.

In recent years, decentralized finance (DeFi) has been a key aspect of the crypto ecosystem, especially challenging the limitations of traditional finance. Since DeFi was introduced on the Bitcoin blockchain, multiple protocols have launched DeFi functionalities on the Bitcoin blockchain, but we are still in the early stages.
This article discusses the different protocols for launching DeFi projects on Bitcoin and their status in providing DeFi functionalities on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Understanding how Bitcoin's blockchain operates
The Bitcoin blockchain operates using a proof-of-work consensus algorithm, which requires solving complex mathematical problems to verify transactions and secure the network.

The milestones of Tokamak, Beryllium, and Stellarator have significantly reduced the latency of ICP, introducing many quality of life features for developers and fundamentally transforming the on-chain data storage capabilities.
The DFINITY Foundation is the main contributor to the Internet Computer (ICP), which has announced the launch of three transformative upgrades - Tokamak, Beryllium, and Stellarator - aimed at achieving ultra-responsive, highly scalable, and developer-friendly 100% on-chain blockchain applications.
These milestones enhance ICP's position as a leading platform for decentralized applications by reducing transaction latency, enhancing developer tools, and enabling massive on-chain data storage.

The Internet Computer Protocol (\u003cc-231/\u003e) has recently added support for threshold Schnorr signatures in addition to existing threshold ECDSA support.
So what is it? What is Schnorr?
This article simply explains these complex cryptographic concepts and highlights the use cases they unlock.
Overview
Threshold signatures allow ICP smart contracts (containers) to securely access addresses on other blockchains.
ICP supports signature schemes compatible with widely used blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and more than twenty other chains.
With this support, containers on ICP can natively hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other assets, and sign transactions.