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Bitfinex Securities Launches Tokenized Bond Offering for El Salvador’s First Airport Hotel | IDOs News
Bitfinex Securities to Fund El Salvador’s First Airport Hotel
Bitfinex Securities, a leading securities trading platform, has officially launched a tokenized bond offering to fund the construction of a new Hampton by Hilton hotel at El Salvador’s international airport. This is the first project Bitfinex Securities El Salvador has initiated since becoming the first entity licensed to operate under El Salvador’s Digital Asset Securities Law.
Project Details and Capital Raising Information
The project consists of a five-story building with a total area of 4,484 square meters, including 80 rooms, five commercial spaces, and amenities such as a swimming pool, restaurant, gym, garden, and multipurpose room. The capital raising goal is $6.25 million, with an interest rate of 10% per annum for a term of 5 years. The minimum investment amount is $1,000 USD, and the token code is HILSV. The tokens will be traded on the Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain. Special incentives are also offered to investors, including complimentary hotel stays depending on the investment amount.
Remarks from Bitfinex Securities and Investment Partners
Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex Securities, stated that the HILSV project is the first digital asset tokenization project in El Salvador, opening new opportunities for investors and businesses. Jesse Knutson, Director of Operations at Bitfinex Securities, expressed pride in contributing to El Salvador’s development and creating numerous jobs through this project. The project is expected to create approximately 1,000 jobs during construction and 5,000 direct and indirect jobs once operational.
Roberto Laguardia, Chairman of Inversiones Laguardia, believes that the new digital asset law will allow them to access previously inaccessible capital markets, thus promoting tourism development and providing economic benefits for the people of El Salvador.
Future Plans and Verification Process
The HILSV project follows Bitfinex Securities’ successful $5.2 million token bond issuance for its AIFC Alternative in Kazakhstan. Bitfinex anticipates the launch of more tokenized assets in the first half of this year. The capital raising period will start on May 13, 2024, and is expected to last for one month. Customers wishing to participate in all Bitfinex Securities issuances must verify their identity with both units in Kazakhstan and El Salvador.
About Bitfinex Securities
Established in 2021, Bitfinex Securities is a leader in digital asset token trading, providing advanced financial solutions for investors and liquidity providers worldwide. Bitfinex Securities Ltd. continues this legacy, offering an efficient, regulated solution for capital raising through tokenized securities.
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NVIDIA and Mistral Launch NeMo 12B: A High-Performance Language Model on a Single GPU | IDOs News
NVIDIA, in collaboration with Mistral, has unveiled the Mistral NeMo 12B, a groundbreaking language model that promises leading performance across various benchmarks. This advanced model is optimized to run on a single GPU, making it a cost-effective and efficient solution for text-generation applications, according to the NVIDIA Technical Blog.
Mistral NeMo 12B
The Mistral NeMo 12B model is a dense transformer model with 12 billion parameters, trained on a vast multilingual vocabulary of 131,000 words. It excels in a wide range of tasks, including common sense reasoning, coding, math, and multilingual chat. The model’s performance on benchmarks such as HellaSwag, Winograd, and TriviaQA highlights its superior capabilities compared to other models like Gemma 2 9B and Llama 3 8B.
Model | Context Window | HellaSwag (0-shot) | Winograd (0-shot) | NaturalQ (5-shot) | TriviaQA (5-shot) | MMLU (5-shot) | OpenBookQA (0-shot) | CommonSenseQA (0-shot) | TruthfulQA (0-shot) | MBPP (pass@1 3-shots) |
Mistral NeMo 12B | 128k | 83.5% | 76.8% | 31.2% | 73.8% | 68.0% | 60.6% | 70.4% | 50.3% | 61.8% |
Gemma 2 9B | 8k | 80.1% | 74.0% | 29.8% | 71.3% | 71.5% | 50.8% | 60.8% | 46.6% | 56.0% |
Llama 3 8B | 8k | 80.6% | 73.5% | 28.2% | 61.0% | 62.3% | 56.4% | 66.7% | 43.0% | 57.2% |
With a 128K context length, Mistral NeMo can process extensive and complex information, resulting in coherent and contextually relevant outputs. The model is trained on Mistral’s proprietary dataset, which includes a significant amount of multilingual and code data, enhancing feature learning and reducing bias.
Optimized Training and Inference
The training of Mistral NeMo is powered by NVIDIA Megatron-LM, a PyTorch-based library that provides GPU-optimized techniques and system-level innovations. This library includes core components such as attention mechanisms, transformer blocks, and distributed checkpointing, facilitating large-scale model training.
For inference, Mistral NeMo leverages TensorRT-LLM engines, which compile the model layers into optimized CUDA kernels. These engines maximize inference performance through techniques like pattern matching and fusion. The model also supports inference in FP8 precision using NVIDIA TensorRT-Model-Optimizer, making it possible to create smaller models with lower memory footprints without sacrificing accuracy.
The ability to run the Mistral NeMo model on a single GPU improves compute efficiency, reduces costs, and enhances security and privacy. This makes it suitable for various commercial applications, including document summarization, classification, multi-turn conversations, language translation, and code generation.
Deployment with NVIDIA NIM
The Mistral NeMo model is available as an NVIDIA NIM inference microservice, designed to streamline the deployment of generative AI models across NVIDIA’s accelerated infrastructure. NIM supports a wide range of generative AI models, offering high-throughput AI inference that scales with demand. Enterprises can benefit from increased token throughput, which directly translates to higher revenue.
Use Cases and Customization
The Mistral NeMo model is particularly effective as a coding copilot, providing AI-powered code suggestions, documentation, unit tests, and error fixes. The model can be fine-tuned with domain-specific data for higher accuracy, and NVIDIA offers tools for aligning the model to specific use cases.
The instruction-tuned variant of Mistral NeMo demonstrates strong performance across several benchmarks and can be customized using NVIDIA NeMo, an end-to-end platform for developing custom generative AI. NeMo supports various fine-tuning techniques such as parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT), supervised fine-tuning (SFT), and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF).
Getting Started
To explore the capabilities of the Mistral NeMo model, visit the Artificial Intelligence solution page. NVIDIA also offers free cloud credits to test the model at scale and build a proof of concept by connecting to the NVIDIA-hosted API endpoint.
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Binance Introduces FDUSD Flexible Products with Up to 11.5% APR Rewards | IDOs News
Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a new promotional offer for its FDUSD Simple Earn Flexible Products. According to binance.com, eligible users can enjoy an exclusive Bonus Tiered Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of 10.5% on top of Real-Time APR rewards, bringing the total potential APR to 11.5%.
Promotion Details
The promotion period will run from July 26, 2024 (00:00 UTC) to August 8, 2024 (23:59 UTC). During this period, users who subscribe to the FDUSD Simple Earn Flexible Products on a first-come, first-served basis can benefit from the enhanced APR rewards.
Subscription and Rewards
Subscribers will start accruing Bonus Tiered APR rewards the day after their subscription, starting from 00:00 UTC. These rewards will be distributed daily between 00:00 UTC and 08:00 UTC to the user’s Spot Wallet. All users holding open positions in FDUSD Flexible Products will receive both Real-Time APR and Bonus Tiered APR rewards during the promotion period.
Once the promotion ends, only Real-Time APR rewards will continue. The Bonus Tiered APR rewards are calculated based on the subscribed amounts and are subject to specific tier limits. Users can view their Flexible Products assets in their Binance wallets under the ‘Earn’ section.
Terms and Conditions
Binance has outlined several terms and conditions for the promotion:
- Bonus Tiered APR rewards start accruing the day after subscription.
- Rewards are distributed daily to the user’s Spot Wallet.
- Real-Time APR and Bonus Tiered APR rewards are funded by Binance’s own resources and are not affiliated with the issuer of FDUSD.
- Redemption for Flexible Products subscriptions is instant, though daily redemption limits apply and may be subject to change.
- Binance reserves the right to disqualify participants who tamper with the system or act fraudulently.
- Binance may cancel or amend the promotion at its discretion.
Additional Information
Users are advised to refer to the Binance Simple Earn Terms & Conditions before participating. Discrepancies may exist between translated and original versions of the announcement, and users should refer to the original English version for the most accurate information.
Binance’s announcement also includes a general disclaimer about the volatility of digital asset prices and the risks involved in cryptocurrency investments. Users are encouraged to make informed decisions and understand that APR is an estimate and may vary.
For more details, visit the official announcement on binance.com.
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BitMEX Announces Updates to Basket Indices | IDOs News
BitMEX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced significant updates to the weight and index multiplier of its basket indices, effective as of July 26, 2024. This update impacts several key indices, including .BMEMEMEXT, according to the BitMEX Blog.
Details of the Updates
The changes took effect at 04:00:05 UTC on the specified date. These adjustments are part of BitMEX’s ongoing efforts to maintain the accuracy and reliability of its trading platform. The specific indices affected by these updates have seen alterations in their weight and index multipliers, which are critical for traders to note as these factors directly influence their trading strategies and outcomes.
Impact on Traders
For traders using these indices, it is essential to review and adjust their positions accordingly. The changes could affect the performance and risk profile of their trading strategies. BitMEX has emphasized that these updates are designed to reflect the current market conditions and improve the overall trading experience on their platform.
Compliance and Restrictions
BitMEX also reiterated its commitment to compliance with regulatory standards. The platform prohibits access to trading or holding positions for individuals or entities located in restricted jurisdictions, including the United States. BitMEX has warned that any user found to have provided false information regarding their location or residency will have their accounts closed and positions liquidated immediately.
The exchange reserves the right to update its Restricted Jurisdiction Policy and implement new controls to prevent access from these areas. Users are advised to stay informed about these policies to avoid any disruptions to their trading activities.
Advice for Traders
BitMEX has cautioned that the material posted on its blog should not be considered as investment advice or recommendations. Traders are encouraged to conduct their due diligence and consult with financial advisors before making investment decisions. The updates to the basket indices are part of BitMEX’s broader strategy to ensure a fair and transparent trading environment.
This announcement underscores the importance of staying updated with platform changes and regulatory requirements to navigate the dynamic landscape of cryptocurrency trading effectively.
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