EPIC Westport, New Zealand now home to NEM Blockchain Hub
It was a memorable evening last Wednesday, 25th July 2018. ProximaX Founder and CEO, Lon Wong was invited to speak at the grand opening of NEM Blockchain Hub in the lovely town of Westport, New Zealand. In his speech, Lon expressed his delight at the way NEM is blazing the way to help communities, especially ones in the more rural areas to embrace blockchain technology and create job opportunities to become centers of growth and excellence.
Lon, who was a founding member and the first President of the NEM.io Foundation explained that ProximaX, which is an extension of the NEM Blockchain, would endeavor to hold the hands of local industries and government in adopting blockchain technology for an array of use cases such as medical health records, land registry, car registrations, identity records and archiving.

Other prominent speakers for this launch were the Hon. Damian O’Connor, Minister of State Trade and Export, Benjamin Dellaca, Founder & CEO of Cerebralfix / EPIC Westport, Caleb Yeoh, CEO of TravelByBit, and Jason Lee, NEM.io Foundation’s Expansion Director for Australia and New Zealand. We were also honored to have Chairman Andrew Robb, of the Regional Council and Mayor of the Grey District who was out of the country to address the guests at the launch via a pre-recorded video.
Many distinguished guests were present that evening, including Mayor Garry Howard of Buller District Council Mayors, Mayor Bruce Smith of Westland District, Council Members, representatives and leaders in the New Zealand Crypto and Blockchain Ecosystem such Cryptopia, Blue Block and Bitprime, and NEM representatives from Japan, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.
To stay in touch with what is happening in New Zealand, join the ProximaX’s latest telegram community at
https://t.me/proximaxnewzealandSource:
https://medium.com/@proximaxio/epic-westport-new-zealand-now-home-to-nem-blockchain-hub-6c4ffced09b7
Pulsifi, named one of 25 Hottest Artificial Intelligence Companies 2018 in APAC by CIO Advisor magazine, uses ProximaX blockchain solution suite to strengthen predictive 'people analytics' engine.GIBRALTAR, SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ProximaX Ltd. today announced Pulsifi has selected its blockchain technology to strengthen its predictive analytics engine. Named one of the '25 Hottest Artificial Intelligence Companies' this year, Pulsifi helps organizations identify, retain, and grow talent at scale by truly understanding people through a multi-dimensional approach. Pulsifi's Software-as-a-Service and Artificial Intelligence-powered platform collects and analyzes data to scientifically predict how people will perform at work and prescribe targeted actions including selection and development.
"Pulsifi is among the first and only companies in the world to use Artificial Intelligence for talent prediction in a holistic manner. Using blockchain and storage technology to provide a fool-proof data infrastructure for the Pulsifi platform further adds to their cutting-edge offering. This strongly validates ProximaX as a go-to technology," said Lon Wong, Founder and CEO of ProximaX Ltd.
Source:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pulsifi-selects-proximax-to-power-predictive-analytics-300690906.html
NEM & ProximaX with Lon Wong - Cryptocurrency ChatLon Wong (former NEM president) and I discuss NEM in New Zealand, NEM Catapult, and the new project being launched by him ProximaX.
https://proximax.io/
Watch interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC44t3V9TAc

Tech blog:
https://blog.proximax.io/all-about-tech/Full blog:
https://blog.proximax.io/
ProximaX NIS1 - Java SDK - 0.1.0-betaFeatures:
- Upload content to ProximaX gateways
- Download content from ProximaX gateways
- Secure content upload and download using Privacy Strategies
- Search for files on the NEM Blockchain
- Transaction Lookup
- Account Lookup
- Remote and Local connection
Info:
https://blog.proximax.io/proximax-nis-java-sdk-open/Source code:
https://proximax-storage.github.io/xpx-java-sdk/
iOS Wallet available nowhttps://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/proximax-wallet/id1415635524?mt=8The ProximaX Wallet app enables you to manage multiple ProximaX accounts on your phone. Send and receive XPX and messages. Using QR codes, it is even faster and easier than with a desktop client.
Features
• All private keys and other important data stored locally and encrypted.
• Generate, import and export ProximaX accounts
• Multisignature contract edits and account management
• Managing multiple accounts and local address books
• Displaying account information
• Displaying recent transactions on an interactive messaging interface
• Encrypted and plain text messaging
• Signing multisignature transactions
• No blockchain download. The ProximaX app is a lite client using NEM’s APIs.
• Reading and making NEM addresses with QR codes
• Shows XEM Harvesting status and details.
• No in-app purchases, advertisements, or sharing of data. Your privacy is fully respected.
Catch Lon Wong in action at a recent panel discussion in KL titled, " ICO - Gold Rush or Capital Raising 2.0?”
A summary of Lon's thoughts:
• It is a fallacy that it is easy to raise money through an ICO and it is not a gold rush.
• It is important for ICOs to come up with a value proposition in view of regulators clamping down on ICOs and scam projects.
• On what 2 cryptos he would back, Lon declined to name any specific project but said that one should always look for ones that are backed by real projects.
• When asked whether regulators can stop ICO processes globally, Lon pointed out that this was not possible as there are already jurisdictions around the world that are already open and welcoming ICOs.
• Lon also warned that it is not possible to stop scammers and fraudsters so it is up to the investor to use his own intelligence to size up a project.
• Lon stressed again that ICOs are not a gold rush and it is important for projects looking at doing an ICO to have a good value proposition and working model before going out to raise funds.
https://youtu.be/dZpiVOd0HdY
ProximaX listed on CoinMarketCap:
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/proximax/[moderator's note: consecutive posts merged]