Conflux Community, the primary regulatory compliant public blockchain in China and international communications community, China Telecom, right this moment unveiled its collectively developed Blockchain SIM (BSIM) card on the Xuhui District West Financial institution Synthetic Intelligence Middle in Shanghai.
In a world first, the BSIM card is a cellular consumer identification card primarily based on blockchain know-how. With an look almost similar to conventional SIM playing cards, the BSIM card is absolutely suitable with mainstream cellular terminal methods equivalent to Android and iOS. It additionally boasts space for storing 10-20 occasions bigger than conventional SIM playing cards and computing energy a number of dozen occasions higher.
Alongside conventional communications features, the BSIM card can also generate and retailer customers’ private and non-private keys inside the card. By performing digital signatures in a “non-public key by no means leaves the cardboard” method, the cardboard reduces the chance of customers’ cellular terminals being focused by malware and virus software program assaults. Moreover, the BSIM card can implement encrypted storage, key restoration features and even combine conventional U-shield features. Leveraging the {hardware} safety benefits of the BSIM card to guard customers’ non-public keys. It’s presently the most secure and most handy Web3 consumer terminal entry resolution accessible.
In the course of the launch occasion, Dr. Wu Ming, CTO and Co-Founding father of the Conflux Community, efficiently transferred a Commemorative NFT of the China Telecom and Conflux Partnership by urgent the ship button inside the app. This marked the primary on-chain, public use of the BSIM card, because the NFT was transferred from the BSIM card account of Shanghai Conflux Analysis Institute to the BSIM card account of China Telecom.
Dr. Wu Ming from Conflux said: “Any more, all cellular communication customers can receive a safer digital id via cellular terminals and entry Web3 and the metaverse with minimal technical limitations. Blockchain know-how has advanced past its status as a fancy and inaccessible idea, remodeling into a really sensible infrastructure for functions within the international financial system and other people’s day by day lives.”
Li Anmin, Deputy Dean of the Analysis Institute at China Telecom Group added: “We’re dedicated to working alongside Conflux Community in creating and selling sensible communication options tailor-made to fulfill real consumer wants. The BSIM card is only a first step as we collaborate in exploring a various vary of utility situations and supplementary merchandise, made potential via the modern integration of blockchain know-how with fashionable communication developments.”
The BSIM card might be piloted in Hong Kong earlier than being progressively launched to mainland and abroad markets.
Conflux is a permissionless Layer 1 blockchain connecting decentralized economies throughout borders and protocols. Lately migrated to hybrid PoW/PoS consensus, Conflux gives a quick, safe, and scalable blockchain surroundings with zero congestion, low charges, and improved community safety.
As the one regulatory-compliant public blockchain in China, Conflux gives a novel benefit for initiatives constructing and increasing into Asia. Within the area, Conflux has collaborated with international manufacturers and authorities entities on blockchain and metaverse initiatives, together with town of Shanghai, McDonald’s China, and Oreo.
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