This article serves as an updated all-in-one post with all the important news and updates about Waltonchain and its subsidiaries being consolidated with working links to various sources. This article will expand upon the original post I have published some time ago, which contained some basic informations about Waltonchain.
Before I continue, I highly recommend readers who are new to Waltonchain to first browse through the Waltonchain All-in-one sub-reddit to understand more about the project itself.
The following news and links are sorted from A to Z in alphabetical order for ease of browsing and finding information. Do note that certain links are repeated as it may be relevant in multiple different sources of information.
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Alibaba Cloud Partnership Agreement Link.
Annual Meeting 2018 Link.
Accenture: a senior consultant of Accenture visited Waltonchain and joined a blockchain industry sharing session Link.
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Beidou Navigation Satellite Network. Waltonchain subsidiary Citylink was awarded the Best Application Solution Award Link.
B2W: Brazil’s leading e-commerce company, B2W, visited Waltonchain’s office in Shenzhen. Apart from getting more in-depth understanding of the blockchain industry, the B2W team also discussed the direction of future cooperation with Waltonchain Link.
Big Data Industry Expo: Waltonchain CTO Professor Wei Songjie and CSO Welson Wong were invited to the event, with leading technology companies from China and around the world. Corporate executives of Tencent, Alibaba, 360, Apple, Facebook, AMD, IBM, Qualcomm, Dell and other renowned enterprises joined the Expo Summit to discuss the future of the industry Link.
Bitsogu- A grand meetup event sponsored by Bitgosu, Korea’s largest crypto channel, was successfully held at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. Waltonchain was invited to attend the meetup together with its first child chain Freyrchain and delivered a presentation as the premier project Link.
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Citylink, subsidiary of Waltonchain: Smart Environment Sanitation System system Link.
Partnership with the Zhangzhou Branch of China Telecom Corporation Limited Link.
Xiamen Hubian Garden Smart Community Pilot Project Link.
Outstanding Product Award for Smart Waste Management System Link.
CAST-USA members visit Citylink Link.
Best Application Solution Award Link.
Director Lin of Xiamen Municipal Development and Reform Commission visited Citylink in Xiamen together with a work group Link.
A delegation of 50 members of Yunnan Province Yuxi City Commerce Bureau visited Citylink Link. Smart Waste Classification System highly appreciated by officials from Zigong City, Sichuan Province Link.
Listed in Top 100 China IoT Enterprises 2018 Link.China Mobile IoT Alliance: Waltonchain is working with China Mobile IoT Alliance to help develop a global network of Internet of Things devices Link
China Telecom Smart Community Pilot Project and Partnership Link 1. Link 2.
Card Cube, partner of Waltonchain: Shenzhen Card Cube Group is specialized in the production of contact IC card, contactless IC card and RFID tag products (low frequency, high frequency, UHF), smart card reader manufacturers Link.
China Blockchain Security Alliance: Waltonchain Joins China Blockchain Security Alliance to Promote the Healthy Development of the Blockchain Industry Link.
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Direct Delivery: partnership to change all their 1100 stores to automated, unmanned retail stores Link.
Dr. Wei Song Jie- CTO of waltonchain. Speech at 2018 China Internet of Things CEO Thousand Conference Link. LEO satellite network by Dr. Wei Song Jie Link.
"Drive the Blockchain Future — Connect 100 Cities” global blockchain technology popularization campaign sponsored by TokenBook had its first stop in Hangzhou East Software Park. Waltonchain was invited to the event as a co-host and presented to the audience Link.
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- "Explore Invengo” Event of the “Secret of Smart Retail” Campaign: Shenzhen Retail Business Association (SZRBA) invited Waltonchain Chief Strategy Officer Welson Wong to participate in the “Secret of Smart Retail” Campaign held in Shenzhen Invengo RFID Industry Park Link.
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Freyrchain is the first child chain of Waltonchain, and is the world’s first and only blockchain-based collectibles data authenticity platform Link.
Fashion Chain (FashionET), second child chain of Waltonchain, is a fashion industry public chain initiated by the joint team from China and South Korea. It aims to break the traditional pyramidal centralized fashion industry structure via blockchain and also to create an e-commerce platform of bottom-up decentralized content to reconstruct the global fashion industry ecology Link 1. Link 2.
FINWISE SUMMIT · Tokyo: Waltonchain was invited to participate in 2018 FINWISE SUMMIT · Tokyo held at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan. Waltonchain COO Mr. Chen Zhangrong (Monitor Chan) attended the summit on behalf of Waltonchain and delivered a keynote speech titled “The IoT Revolution in the Blockchain Era” Link.
February Q&A 2018 Link.
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Great Hall of the People: As the distinguished guest at the rostrum of the forum, Waltonchain CEO Mo Bing discussed the technology innovation of blockchain with the present national officials. At the forum, Mr. Mo Bing addressed the current domestic and global blockchain technology development Link.
GMN Airdrop Link.
Global Blockchain Technology Expo 2018: received The Most Promising Blockchain Internet-of-Things Solution of the Year Award Link.
Global Blockchain Technology Achievements Forum 2018: The First Global Blockchain Technology Achievements Forum 2018 gained unanimous appraisal. Hainan Government gave its high approval and has big expectations towards Waltonchain Link.
Global Digital Summit 2018: Waltonchain COO Monitor Chan (Chen Zhangrong) delievered a speech on the theme “The IoT Revolution in the Blockchain Era” and participated in an interview with the media at the scene Link.
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Huodull strategic cooperation agreement Link.
Huobi: Waltonchain invited to Huobi · Central Crypto Summit and Trading Executive Program. At the summit, Waltonchain was officially appointed the consultant unit of Huobi Business School, and Waltonchain CSO Welson Wong was appointed its consultant Link.
Hurun Blockchain Awards 2018: Waltonchain, as the winner of the Hurun Blockchain Innovators 2018 award, was invited to attend the awards ceremony. More than 1,000 industry leaders from all over Asia gathered at the conference. These included blockchain practitioners, experts, investors and big names such as Huawei, Ant Financial and Xiaomi Link.
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IOT Technology, a subsidiary of Waltonchain: Signed a strategic partnership and purchase agreement on the intelligent food and beverage management system with ISHIJAH Trading Link. Received the Jimei District Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Fund for their innovative “Unmanned Retail Clothing Store Solution” Link. Visit by a research team from Xiamen Municipal Development and Reform Commission Link.
IoT IC Summit: The IC-driven Waltonchain Opens a New Door to the Future Link.
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JU&KE Creative Design- Rebranding of Waltonchain Link.
JoeOne- is a Chinese fashion brand with a 1.3-billion-dollar market cap. WTC worked with them on SEVERAL RFID projects and will use WTC in all their already deployed RFID projects Link.
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KEDIHENG: The Representative Director of NIDS (Korea) Hwang Hak In visited KEDIHENG, subsidiary of Waltonchain. Guo Rongxin, the GM of KEDIHENG, showed them the exhibition hall of KEDIHENG. Prof. Hwang Hak In and Guo Rongxin discussed the cooperation issues concerning dust sensor application to achieve the goal of mutual benefit Link.
KALTENDIN: Founded in 1993, Kaltendin is a well-known chain of retail stores. They are an integration of marketing, R&D, manufacturing and retail management focusing on the development and expansion of China's luxury menswear market. Kaltendin, working together with Waltonchain, released the world’s first blockchain-based high-end clothing authenticity traceability platform, WTC-Garment Link. Video Link.
Korean IoT Research Center- is a group of South Korean companies with a cooperative agreement to develop and share Internet of Things technology Link.
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Loci strategic partnership: opens opportunities for Waltonchain to create more revolutionary inventions and innovations with the support of Loci’s resources and their platform for IP research, management, and marketplace Link.
Launch of Mainnet Link.
Lipson Plastic- Waltonchain have successfully completed pilot RFID projects with Lipson and will use Waltonchain in all RFID projects already deployed with them Link.
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March AMA 2018 Part 1 Link.
March AMA 2018 Part 2 Link.
Mobius partnership Link.
Morpheus Network: "This involves the integration with other blockchains such as using the Walton Blockchain to signify the arrival of a shipment with an RFID scan" Link. Video Link.
Monitor Chan COO of Waltonchain Interview Link.
Mo Bing CEO Interview: Waltonchain will be the Qualcomm + Cisco in the blockchain industry, the ‘Google’ of blockchain Link. A few days ago, Waltonchain CEO Mr. Mo Bing had an interview with ETNEWS, the largest technology media outlet in South Korea, to talk about the original intention of establishing and investing in the Blockchain Research Institute Link.
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Ninechain is an affiliate of Waltonchain, being a child-chain development and technology support arm of the Waltonchain umbrella Video Link
NIDS Sensor Technology- "NIDS is a partner of Waltonchain for Smart City technology. NIDS is a leader in Smart City sensor technologies, such as air and water detection. We cooperate with NIDS on Smart City projects and this will promote the development of Waltonchain in smart cities." Link.
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One Belt ans One Road Initiative (OBOR) Link.
On-site Review on the Opening Ceremony of Walton Blockchain Institute Link.
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Partnership Agreement with Korean Standards Association: The Korean Standards Association(KSA) stated on June 11 that it has signed a partnership agreement with the Walton Blockchain Institute on the development of the blockchain technology to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution Link.
Public Chain Battle high-end blockchain forum Link.
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- Q2 Progress Report 2018 Link
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- Receiver Chips mass production Link.
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Silicon Electronic Technology Co., Ltd (Silitec), subsidiary of Waltonchain: Signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the world leading cross-border logistics platform Huodull Technology Link. Showed its smart store solution and the smart heated insoles during the 20th Jinjiang Footwear & The 3rd Sports Industry International Exposition held at Jinjiang, Fujian Province Link.
Skynovo: Waltonchain teamed up with Fujian Skynovo IoT Technology to launch the world’s first blockchain-based two-way traceability food authenticity platform, WTC-Food. Link. Video Link.
Shenzhen Retail Business Association: Waltonchain Chief Strategy Officer, Welson Wong, and Director of Operations, Kevin Wong, were invited to visit the Shenzhen Retail Business Association (SZRBA) Headquarters. "After the meeting, President Hua Tao insisted that Waltonchain attend the 2018 China Smart Retail Expo and the 2018 Shenzhen Retail Informatization & Unmanned Retail Exhibition, organised by the China IoT Industry Application Alliance (CIoTIAA) as well as other nationally recognised associations." Link.
Simex: Listing of WTC at Simex; fiat/$WTC exchange Link.
SWFTCOIN Strategic Agreement Link.
SMEN: SMEN are not a PLC but a respected fashion house in China based in Xiamen. The company has a number of brands and has over 1200 stores. Waltonchain have successfully completed pilot RFID projects with SMEN and will use Waltonchain in all RFID projects already deployed with them Link.
Septwolves- Fujian Septwolves is a 7.3 billion dollar company and household label in China. One of the owner of Waltonchain is a former Director for Supply Chain Management of Septwolves Link.
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Taiwan Cloud Service Association - working with Zhangzhou Municipal Government Link, Strategic Cooperation Agreement Link.
Tsinghua Institute for Data Science Blockchain Industry Development Forum Link.
TANYU- The COO of Waltonchain founded and owns Tanyu Garment Company. They have contracts to supply companies such as Burberry, Joeoone, Hugo Boss, Guess and more. Link.
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- Unmanned Retail Clothing Store Solution Link.
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- Vice-President of the Fujian Province IoT Industry Association Link.
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Waste Management System- tailored to be implemented through mobile communication networks and BeiDou Location Tracking technology Link.
Walton Blockchain Institute: The Walton Chain Foundation has set making contribution to the society as one of its development goals and thus has established the non-profit Walton Blockchain Institute authorized and supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Government of the Republic of Korea Link.
WTC-Food:WTC-Food will achieve mutual benefit for consumers, enterprises and technology through the powerful and flexible data collection, information traceability and credit endorsement. It will be widely promoted and applied in the food industry in the future. Video Link.
WTC-Garment: The platform not only improves the efficiency of business operations of high-end clothing retailers in manufacturing, logistics and store management through comprehensive smart solutions, but also provides an immersive shopping experience for customers. With the help of Big Data, the business can also analyze customers’ needs, improve service quality, data utilization, store sales and turnover rate. Video Link.
World Blockchain Technology Application Summit 2018: Waltonchain attended this conference and received the 2017–2018 Outstanding Blockchain Enterprise award. Besides that, Waltonchain COO, Mr. Chen Zhangrong was awarded the title of 2017–2018 Outstanding Blockchain Pioneer Link.
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Xiamen ZhongChuan IoT Industry Research Institute, a subsidiary of Waltonchain: Co-hosted the Cross-Strait IoT Summit & 2018 Workshop on Advanced Wireless Communications, Networks, and IOT Applications Link.
Xiamen ZhongChuan IoT Industry Research Institute listed as member of Alibaba Industry Alliance Link.
Reached a comprehensive cooperation intention and signed a partnership agreement with Alibaba Cloud Link.Xiamen City government leaders Link.
Xiangyu Group Link.
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- Yunnan Province- Waltonchain spoke to delegates of Yuxi City, Yunnan Province (core part of OBOR route), about the smart sanitation system Link.
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“Zero Distance to Blockchain” TV Program: Waltonchain was invited as a special guest to attend the premiere press conference of “Zero Distance to Blockchain”, China’s first (and possibly a world’s first too) Blockchain TV program launched by Shenzhen Media Group Link.
Zlink- Established by one of Waltonchain's founders, Lin Herui, in 2015. Link.
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