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The MiCA Crypto Alliance Launches with Hedera, Ripple and Aptos Foundation as founding members

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Leading blockchain innovators Hedera, Ripple, and Aptos Foundation are joining forces with the technical support from DSF to advance crypto-adoption and regulatory adherence.The alliance will launch standardised templates for sustainability disclosures to help crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and regulated entities comply with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation.Members of the alliance will benefit from access to exclusive resources and support from industry leaders that will simplify compliance with the new regulatory standards.

LONDON, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The DLT Science Foundation (DSF) is proud to support the launch of the MiCA Crypto Alliance, with Hedera, Ripple and Aptos Foundation, as founding members. This groundbreaking association brings together some of the most influential players in the blockchain space, and is aimed at streamlining and enhancing compliance with the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, with a view to fostering a sustainable and compliant crypto ecosystem.

The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation will be fully applicable by the end of this year and has been established by the European Union to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for the crypto market, ensuring transparency, consumer protection, and market integrity. The cryptocurrency industry is in a state of rapid evolution, as global regulatory bodies recognise the urgent need for a solid framework that addresses the need for transparency, investor protection and cyber security. The MiCA regulation is being introduced at a critical time, providing much-needed clarity for the European market and fostering a more secure and dependable environment for cryptocurrency assets.

In addition to introducing well-publicised governance and transparency obligations, MiCA also introduces stringent sustainability-focused disclosure requirements that mandate Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs), which include centralised exchanges and other regulated entities to share information about the climate impact of their operations, at the same time as promoting uniformity and standardisation. The regulation requires that this climate impact assessment be shared via publicly accessible white papers and website descriptions. However, the absence of an official template or guideline document for these communications risks leaving CASPs, which are subject to the disclosure requirements, potentially facing non-compliance through no fault of their own. The MiCA Crypto Alliance, with the DLT Science Foundation (DSF) as its technical partner, is a member-governed initiative that aims to solve this problem by coordinating compliance efforts among leading blockchain projects, blockchain foundations, and CASPs. By standardising white paper content and sustainability indicators, the MiCA Crypto Alliance seeks to ensure consistency and comparability, ultimately reducing the complexities associated with regulatory compliance.

With over a third of crypto hedge funds expecting increased legal and compliance costs in the near future1, largely due to market volatility and evolving regulatory environments, the MiCA Crypto Alliance encourages blockchain innovators and exchanges to participate in this new initiative aimed at fostering a more standardised and compliant industry that will help reduce these costs, increase transparency and promote uniformity. Members will gain access to shared resources, such as advanced compliance tools, expert advice, and networking opportunities with prominent figures in the industry.

Commenting on the launch of the Alliance, Dr. Paolo Tasca, Founder & Chairman of the DSF, said: “In bringing regulatory clarity to the blockchain sector, MiCA represents a significant step towards mass adoption of digital assets and decentralised technologies. The sustainability disclosure requirements contained within the regulation are designed to drive climate accountability from projects operating within this space and encourage the responsible development of these powerful technologies. In enabling the launch of the MiCA Crypto Alliance, we are committed to setting the standards for compliance with the regulation and providing projects with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive in this new landscape.”

Members of the MiCA Crypto Alliance, including Hedera, Ripple, and Aptos Foundation, will have access to exclusive sustainability indicators and AI-powered white paper generation tools developed and provided by DSF. These resources are designed to help members meet MiCA requirements efficiently and effectively, promoting a high standard of compliance and sustainability within the industry.

Hedera, thanks to its unique consensus algorithm, will contribute its expertise in sustainability metrics, while Ripple’s strong commitment to transparency will help ensure regulatory compliance across the network. Finally, Aptos Foundation brings its experience in furthering blockchain-based security and scalability, further strengthening the alliance’s efforts.

Nilmini Rubin, Chief Policy Officer at Hedera, commented: “Becoming a founding member of the MiCA Crypto Alliance is a strategic move that allows us to collaborate with industry leaders, leveraging our combined expertise to achieve shared objectives. By partnering with other esteemed members, we aim to enhance transparency and establish a cohesive regulatory framework. Our goal is to develop a more efficient, transparent, and well-regulated environment that benefits consumers and the entire industry.”

Lauren Weymouth, Director, University Partnerships at Ripple, said: “Ripple is delighted to become a founding member of the MiCA Crypto Alliance. This is a unique opportunity to promote collaboration between the academic community and leaders in the digital assets space, supporting sustainability best practices and regulatory compliance. This underlines Ripple’s long-standing position as an advocate for industry regulation that protects consumers and provides clarity to enterprise, which is essential for the sustainable development of the crypto sector.”

“Aptos Foundation is honoured to be a founding member of the MiCA Crypto Alliance. In addition to delivering exceptional data and boosting interoperability across ecosystems, we believe that coordinated efforts in standardising disclosure obligations are crucial for the long-term success and credibility of Web3” added Bashar Lazaar, Head of Grants & Ecosystem at Aptos Foundation.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Roman Beck, member of the Steering Committee, MiCA Alliance and Head of the European Blockchain Center said: “At a time when transparency, compliance, and security are becoming increasingly important in the rapidly evolving blockchain and crypto landscape, the MiCA Crypto Alliance offers a unique opportunity to fill an existing gap to help organisations meet these regulatory requirements. The collaboration between some prominent names in the industry will not only foster trust among regulators and market participants but also pave the way for a more sustainable and scalable future for the industry.”

From today, the MiCA Crypto Alliance welcomes new applicants to join this alliance and partner with other members in their collective ambition to enhance transparency and foster a sustainable development of the crypto industry.

For more information on how to become a member, please visit www.micacryptoalliance.com or contact us at mica@dltscience.org.

About the DLT Science Foundation

The DLT Science Foundation (DSF) is a global leader in P2PFISY. DSF’s initiatives aim to build trust and discover truth within the blockchain industry, supporting the development of transparent and sustainable solutions.

About Hedera 

Governed by a council of the world’s leading institutions, Hedera is a high-performance, secure, and sustainable public, permissioned DLT network. It enables seamless tokenization of real-world and digital assets with unmatched performance, security, and compliance. From regulated security tokens to NFTs, Hedera empowers the efficient creation of diverse asset types by providing enterprises and developers with robust open-source tools to unlock illiquid assets and drive the evolution of financial markets.

For more information, visit www.hedera.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Hedera Admin, Telegram at t.me/hederahashgraph, or Discord at www.hedera.com/discord. The Hedera whitepaper can be found at www.hedera.com/papers.

About Ripple

Ripple is the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions—delivering simple, compliant, reliable software that unlocks efficiencies, reduces friction, and enhances innovation in global finance. Ripple’s solutions leverage the XRP Ledger and its native digital asset, XRP, which was purpose-built to enable fast, low-cost, highly scalable transactions across developer and financial use cases. With a proven track record working with regulators and policymakers around the world, Ripple’s payments, custody and stablecoin solutions are pioneering the digital asset economy—building credibility and trust in enterprise blockchain. Together with customers, partners and the developer community, we are transforming the way the world creates, stores, manages and moves value.

About Aptos Foundation

Aptos Foundation is dedicated to supporting the development of the Aptos protocol, decentralised network and ecosystem and driving engagement with the Aptos ecosystem. By unlocking a blockchain with seamless usability, Aptos Foundation aims to bring the benefits of decentralisation to the masses.

1 PwC Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report, July 2023

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The Denver Post Names Luminate Bank the #1 Large Top Workplace in Colorado for 2026

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MINNEAPOLIS, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Luminate Bank® earned the #1 ranking among large companies in The Denver Post’s Colorado Top Workplaces 2026 awards. The company also received the Special Award for Appreciation, recognizing its culture of employee support and recognition. This distinction is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures the employee experience and its component themes, including that employees feel Respected & Supported, Enabled to Grow, and Empowered to Execute, to name a few.

“Being named a Top Workplace is incredibly meaningful because it comes directly from the individuals who choose to grow their careers with us and show up every day with purpose and conviction. They are the foundation of our success,” said Eric Lovins, President of Mortgage Lending at Luminate Bank. “We don’t take the responsibility of earning their trust lightly, and we remain committed to creating an environment where they can thrive, succeed, and feel proud of the work they do.”

Luminate Bank traces its roots to 1937, when it first opened as Equity Bank. In 2020, the organization was acquired and reintroduced as Luminate Bank and Luminate Home Loans, reflecting a renewed commitment to guiding customers through complex financial moments with clarity and care. In 2025, Luminate Home Loans and Luminate Bank unified under one brand, combining full-service banking with a strong mortgage platform to expand offerings and better serve customers. Today, Luminate Bank’s team of more than 700 professionals nationwide continues to focus on relationship-based banking paired with digital innovation, supporting responsible growth and long-term customer success.

“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “That’s something to be proud of. In today’s market, leaders must ensure they’re allowing employees to have a voice and be heard. That’s paramount. Top Workplaces do this, and it pays dividends.”

About Luminate Bank® — At Luminate Bank, We Open Doors—empowering individuals and families to achieve their financial dreams through personalized service and innovative digital solutions. As a nationwide bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, we are committed to helping our clients meet their financial goals with a blend of modern technology, traditional values, and the trusted guidance of experienced professionals. Known for our exceptional commitment to customers, we take pride in delivering a seamless, supportive experience for every step of the journey. Our dedicated mortgage division has branches and a team of loan originators across the US, making expert home financing solutions accessible to communities nationwide.

Luminate Bank is committed to safeguarding your money and accounts with FDIC insurance coverage up to applicable limits. Learn more about how we can open doors for you at www.luminate.bank, follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook, or call (952) 939-7200.

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Making the world a better place to work together.™
Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 20 years of culture research and the results from 30 million employees surveyed across more than 80,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.

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InfoSight Launches AI-Enabled Purple Team SOCaaS: Machine-Speed Defense, Human-Led Control

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Purple SOC Unifies Offensive Testing, Defensive Monitoring, and AI-Driven Detection Engineering Into a Single Human-Led Security Program

MIAMI, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — InfoSight today announced the general availability of its AI-Enabled Purple Team Security Operations Center as a Service (SOCaaS)—a managed security solution that combines AI-driven attack path intelligence with human-led security governance. The service redefines how organizations detect, validate, and respond to modern cyber threats by unifying offensive adversary emulation and defensive monitoring into a single, continuously operating program.

AI-Enabled Purple SOC: Offensive Testing, Defensive Monitoring & Detection Engineering in One Human-Led Security Program

Modern enterprises face a growing mismatch between attacker speed and defender capability. AI-driven attack tools now operate at scale—testing controls, chaining vulnerabilities, and adapting faster than traditional SOC workflows can respond. Meanwhile, many Security Operations Centers (SOC) remain constrained by human-speed processes, where alert queues backlog, tickets accumulate, and threats progress before action is taken.

The challenge is no longer visibility—it is speed, correlation, and execution.

InfoSight’s Purple Team SOCaaS addresses this gap by delivering continuous threat exposure management across the full attack lifecycle. Rather than reacting to alerts alone, the AI-enabled experts continuously hunt for Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and indicators of compromise (IOC)while decoding real-time threat signals to anticipate adversary behavior before incidents occur.

Core Capabilities

AI-driven attack path correlation across identity, cloud, and critical systemsAdversary emulation aligned to real-world MITRE ATT&CK techniques TTPsReal-time validation of SIEM, XDR, and EDR detections and response workflowsDynamic feedback loops that continuously update rules, telemetry, and playbooksHuman-led oversight for threat modeling, risk acceptance, and executive reporting

By fusing traditionally siloed red team and blue team functions with AI enablement, Purple SOCaaS creates a continuously learning security program. When detection gaps are identified, rules, telemetry configurations, and response playbooks are refined continuously instead of waiting for scheduled review cycles.

When analysts engage, alerts are already enriched, correlated, and prioritized. Evidence is pre-assembled across identity, endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry, allowing security teams to shift focus from manual triage to higher-value decisions such as determining scope, assessing control weaknesses, and directing response actions.

Purple SOCaaS delivers measurable business outcomes, including:

Reduced Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)Expanded detection coverage across high-risk attack vectorsReduced blast radius through continuous control validationStrengthened identity and privileged access controls based on proven adversary pathwaysBoard-level reporting tied to quantified exposure reduction over time

InfoSight’s Purple SOCaaS is delivered through a structured 30–60-day onboarding and launch program, followed by continuous validation cycles.

“Bad actors can operate at machine speed on a scale like never before, so organizations no longer have the luxury of reactive 8-5 security operations. Adversaries operate continuously, so defenses must too. Purple SOCaaS allows security teams to go on the offense and anticipate threats bases upon intent signals to stay ahead of modern threats. Attacks are running at machine speed so modern SOC operations must match the new pace. — Tom Garcia, President & CEO, InfoSight

InfoSight’s AI-Enabled Purple Team SOCaaS is available immediately for enterprise and mid-market organizations. Organizations can request an executive overview or technical brief by contacting InfoSight directly.

About InfoSight

InfoSight, Inc. is a cybersecurity services firm helping organizations reduce cyber risk across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, energy, and government sectors. Founded in 1998, InfoSight delivers advanced security operations, risk management, and compliance solutions that help organizations strengthen defenses, reduce exposure, and protect critical systems and digital assets.

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Tuya Inc. to Hold Annual General Meeting on June 18, 2026

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tuya Inc. (“Tuya” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391), a global leading AI cloud platform service provider, today announced that it will hold an annual general meeting of the Company’s shareholders (the “AGM”) at 2:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Huace Center, Building A, 3/F VVIP room, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 310012, China, for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing each of the Proposed Resolutions as defined and set forth in the notice of the AGM (the “AGM Notice”). The AGM Notice and the form of proxy for the AGM are available on the Company’s website at ir.tuya.com. The board of directors of the Company fully supports the Proposed Resolutions and recommends that shareholders and holders of American depositary shares (“ADSs”) vote in favor of the Proposed Resolutions.

Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares as of the close of business on May 22, 2026 (Hong Kong time) are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the AGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Holders of record of ADSs as of the close of business on May 22, 2026 (New York time) who wish to exercise their voting rights for the ADSs underlying Class A ordinary shares must give voting instructions directly to The Bank of New York Mellon, the depositary of the ADSs, if ADSs are held directly by holders on the books and records of The Bank of New York Mellon or indirectly through a bank, brokerage or other securities intermediary if the ADSs are held by any of them on behalf of holders.

The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F, including its audited financial statements, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed on the Company’s website at ir.tuya.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

About Tuya Inc.

Tuya Inc. (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391) is a global leading AI cloud platform service provider with a mission to build an AI developer ecosystem and enable everything to be smart. Tuya has pioneered a purpose-built AI cloud platform with cloud and generative AI capabilities that delivers a full suite of offerings, including Platform-as-a-Service, or PaaS, AI application & others and Smart home & robot products for developers of smart device, commercial applications, and industries. Through its AI developer platform, Tuya has activated a vibrant global developer community of brands, OEMs, AI agents, system integrators and independent software vendors to collectively strive for smart solutions ecosystem embodying the principles of green and low-carbon, security, high efficiency, agility, and openness.

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