DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has welcomed a stream of successful community-led and backed listings through its ByVotes mechanism in January. To celebrate the listings, the exchange is offering exclusive rewards for three newly listed tokens: TOSHI, HAT, and HPOS10I in respective Puzzle Hunt events.

Now listed on Bybit, the tokens are available for Bybit Spot trading, Spot Grid Trading Bots, and Convert. Users can buy and convert them with more than 400 crypto assets or USDT at zero fee:

• Representing the BASE mascot, Coinbase co-founder Brian Armstrong’s beloved cat and BTC’s revered creator, TOSHI is native to the Meow DAO and exemplifies community governance in the tokenized economy as the oldest meme coin on the Base network.
• For the Top Hat token HAT, the listing will enhance access to the customizable AI agent revolution for Bybit users looking to tap into emerging technologies. It fuels the no-code AI agent generation platform, allowing users to create and personalize their very own AI agents within minutes and without hard technical skills.
• The iconic memecoin HPOS10I was the first of its kind to fuse the realm of fantasy and the chaotic lure of crypto since May 2023. It is known for its vibrant community, the Sproto Gremlins, an NFT collection of 3,333 exclusive unique manifestations of HPOS10I’s egregore. 

Spot Listing Perks

ByVotes users who carried the projects across the finishing lines have divided the respective prize pool for their voting success. Additionally, each listing comes with more exclusive Bybit Spot rewards.

From now to Jan. 31, eligible Bybit users may sign up for the TOSHI Puzzle Hunt and the HPOS10I Puzzle Hunt for a chance to win up to 1,000,000 TOSHI tokens or up to 600 HPOS10I from the total prize pools. To participate, users may earn or exchange puzzle pieces through simple tasks: check-ins, deposits, trading, or referrals.

Separately, from now to Feb.4, another 18,000,000 HAT are up for grabs for in the HAT Puzzle Hunt event.

Diversifying Bybit Spot Through ByVotes

ByVotes was upgraded in 2024 with resounding success, having launched 6 exciting new projects and saw a 300% increase in visits after the revamp. The platform also recorded a 200% growth in voters.

The benefits of the ByVotes platform include community innovation and enhanced dynamics between new projects and its backers. It offers an innovative alternative to decision making for token listings on Bybit, empowering the its users to help expand the offerings on Bybit Spot by popular votes. The ByVotes prize pools also provide early supporters with opportunities to gain from pre-listing rewards and airdrops. 

Users may visit ByVotes to get a headstart on supporting more upcoming projects championing innovation and creativity in the Web3 and blockchain space.

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About Bybit

Bybit is the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 60 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.

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Plataine’s AI-Agents reduce cost and improve efficiency, productivity, performance, and ROI, enabling manufacturers to operate at scale with agility and environmental responsibility.

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the manufacturing industry, and based on its assessment results, recognizes Plataine with the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Technology Trailblazer Award. The company’s Total Production Optimization (TPO) suite of AI Agents provides actionable insights and recommendations for solving complex problems in the manufacturing space. The innovative and disruptive technology revolutionizes traditional processes and enables manufacturers to optimize resource utilization and on-time delivery in real time. Plataine’s suite of AI Agents enhances decision-making and significantly improves production efficiency and agility in complex environments. It addresses core manufacturing challenges like day-to-day scheduling, long-term order-planning, ability-to-promise (ATP) and equipped-to-deliver (ETD) processes, materials and tooling management, supply chain connectivity, and more. Plataine’s agents, such as ATP and ETD agents, enable agent-to-agent communication, allowing coordination and orchestration of complex tasks within the factory as well as across the supply chain. Moreover, supplier- and customer-agents can coordinate plans and delivery in real time and present exceptions or other escalations to the users. Key benefits to end customers and the industry include:

• Enhanced Decision-Making and Efficiency
• Scalability and Support for Production Demands
• Improved Material Utilization and Sustainability
• Supply Chain Visibility and Integration
• Automated and Optimized Production Plan creation
• Automated Processes and Digital Transformation
• Higher Execution Rates and Enterprise-grade Oversight
• Ease of Use, Quick Deployment, and Customer Satisfaction
• Modularity, Digital Twin Creation and Digital Knowledge Capture
• Data Security and Edge Computing

Plataine’s TPO suite empowers manufacturers with agentic AI solutions that optimize production processes, enhance resource utilization, increase production agility, and enable rapid scalability. These agents solve a wide range of complex problems and may communicate with other AI agents, users and other systems to ultimately drive operational efficiency and sustainability while bridging the knowledge gap between experienced and new employees. TPO suite’s AI-driven alerts, recommendations, and automation tools and agents empower plant managers, factory operators, and production planners to make quick, effective decisions, optimizing scheduling and resource management and increasing production efficiency. It enables manufacturers to scale operations efficiently with existing resources, accommodating post-COVID production surges and achieving 10% to 20% productivity gains without major investments in new equipment or labor. Advanced algorithms optimize material use, reduce waste, and help manufacturers meet sustainability goals by lowering carbon footprints and promoting efficient energy use. The solution enhances transparency within the supply chain and integrates seamlessly with existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, manufacturing execution systems (MES), and customer relationship management (CRM), allowing manufacturers to adapt swiftly to disruptions and maintain smooth workflows. This enhances functionality, improve supply chain visibility, and facilitate data-driven decision-making across multiple production sites.

Ojaswi Rana, Best Practices Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, observed “Plataine’s TPO suite of AI agents represents a significant leap forward in manufacturing technology, solving complex problems and addressing critical gaps in real-time data integration and decision-making. By harnessing AI, the company enhances operational efficiency and scalability and empowers manufacturers to navigate modern production demand complexities while promoting sustainability and reducing waste.”

Plataine’s disruptive TPO suite automates routine planning and scheduling tasks, enabling staff to focus on strategic goals. The solution leverages AI and cloud technologies, driving digital transformation and attracting a tech-savvy workforce. It implements edge computing for local data processing, enhancing data security and effectively managing sensitive operational information. Designed for rapid deployment with minimal training, the solutions ensure high user satisfaction, low churn rates, and a customer-centric approach incorporating user feedback for continuous improvement. Plataine’s TPO suite digitally captures operational knowledge to bridge the expertise gap between experienced and new employees, ensuring knowledge continuity within the workforce.

With ERP providers seeking specialized partners and the expected ‘sunset’ of legacy on-premises systems, Plataine is well-positioned to complement and enhance existing solutions with its cloud-based scalable agents. Successful pilot programs further validate Plataine’s capacity to deliver measurable value, solidifying its role in helping manufacturers meet growing production demands without significant capital investments. The suite integrates manufacturing dimensions to improve execution rates significantly, up to 90% to 95%, and provides seamless management of multiple global sites, ensuring comprehensive oversight.

“In this era of digital disruption, Plataine is at the forefront of transforming the advanced manufacturing ecosystem by seamlessly blending AI and Industrial IoT technologies to redefine efficiency and innovation. With its intelligent, real-time solutions, Plataine stands as a game-changer, empowering contemporary manufacturers to stay ahead in an ever-evolving global landscape and setting new benchmarks for optimizing the Factory of the Future,” added Ankit Shukla, Vice President – TechVision, Frost & Sullivan. For its strong overall performance in the manufacturing industry, Plataine earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Technology Trailblazer Award.

About Frost & Sullivan

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DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is orchestrating an intellectual sparring match between Web3’s AI luminaries. The upcoming livestream “Web3 Roasts: Are AI Memes Just Hype or the Real Deal?” offers the perfect occasion for meme and AI skeptics: users in the audience may tune in to watch top projects make their case for AI’s role in Web3, and the robustness of GoPlus Security’s Web3 security solution, and join the “Debunk Squad” for a chance to win from a $1,000 prize pool in AI meme tokens.

When and Where

In what promises to be the spiciest Web3 livestream in 2025, the worlds of artificial intelligence and internet meme culture are about to collide on Jan. 23, 2024 at 5AM UTC on Bybit Livestream. MK Chin, Head of Marketing at Bybit Web3, will referee this virtual sparring match  and showcase both the triumph and folly of artificial intelligence in the memescape. The following speakers and creators will be braving the roast session:

• Luna, AI Idol at Luna by Virtuals
• Solomon, CMO at Moonpump
• Patrick, Marketing Comms Lead at GoPlus Security
• Victoria, Head of APAC at VANA

What to Expect

The audience will witness the hottest takes and the coldest burns exchanged between some of the most high profile AI projects in Web3. The cerebral interactive sessions will explore everything from accidental masterpieces to spectacular AI fails, challenging the synthetic minds that are shaping the meme culture of the times.

The agenda is a crash course in the AI meme evolution of 2024, featuring unsparing critique sessions that challenge the existential quandaries of AI agents and the occasionally questionable aesthetics of the meme economy. It is up to the projects to defend their honor and demystify their AI magic in front of a live audience. 

The audience will also get to defend their favorite project in the debate—$1,000 prize pool in AI meme tokens will be unlocked by the top 50 live chat participants with the wittiest commentary.

Utility, Community, Sustainability, and Security

Rising to the intellectual gauntlet, the speakers will be debunking common myths and take the audience on an adventure to AI’s tokenized future and security landscape. The discourse touches on real-world applications of trending AI tokens, heartwarming and inspiring tales of community triumph, and culminates in their ambitious visions for 2025 and beyond.

“AI has basked in glamor in the past year. We are keeping it real in Web3 by introducing it to the ruthless and chaotic energy of meme culture,” says MK Chin, Bybit Web3 Evangelist. “Expect plenty of ‘neural network walks into a bar’ jokes and maybe even AI Web3 mishaps that are too good not to share.”

To sign up for the livestream, users may visit the event page for a chance to debate and win AI tokens.

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About Bybit Web3

Bybit Web3 is redefining openness in the decentralized world, creating a simpler, open, and equal ecosystem for everyone. We are committed to welcoming builders, creators, and partners in the blockchain space, extending an invitation to both crypto enthusiasts and the curious, with a community of over 130 million wallet addresses across over 30 major ecosystem partners, and counting. 

Bybit Web3 provides a comprehensive suite of Web3 products designed to make accessing, swapping, collecting and growing Web3 assets as open and simple as possible. Our wallets, marketplaces and platforms are all backed by the security and expertise that define Bybit as the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, trusted by over 50 million users globally.

Join the revolution now and open the door to your Web3 future with Bybit.

For more details about Bybit Web3, please visit Bybit Web3.

About Bybit

Bybit is the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 60 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.

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VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The ARMswap team is thrilled to announce the launch of its 1^st version of its DeFi protocol. The web3 world is booming with numerous layer-1 and layer-2 blockchains, each having their unique algorithms and capabilities. However, their closed architecture hinders seamless interaction and information flow between networks, creating inefficiencies. ARMswap’s launch addresses this fundamental inefficiency in the current blockchain architecture and introduces a more optimized version of the multi-directional cross-chain swaps and bridges.

Simplifying Cross-Chain Transactions

“The fragmentation of blockchain networks has been a critical issue, and users were compelled to navigate through various DEXs and third-party bridges to perform a single cross-chain transaction,” notes the CTO of ARMswap. “ARMswap’s launch represents a watershed moment in addressing this fragmentation that has constrained Defi’s evolution.”

ARMswap’s architecture, validated through rigorous security audits by the leading Blockchain security firm Hashlock, combines advanced cryptographic protection for user funds. ARMswap’s protocol delivers secure and rapid swap/bridge operations, setting new industry benchmarks for transaction processing efficiency.

The platform supports 31 blockchains and their native coins in its V1 launch in Jan 2025, with plans for expansion to include more blockchains every quarter.

In V2, ARMswap will integrate with protocols like Chainlink, Axelar network, Layer zero, Wormhole, etc., to provide extensive coverage of EVM & non-EVM chains. In V3, Armswap will introduce its own framework for relayers and oracles for seamless interoperability across Web3.

ARMSP Fair Launch

ARMswap is launching its utility token, ARMSP, in Jan 2025, incentivizing liquidity providers to actively participate in the ecosystem and to share platform and pool returns with the platform participants.

ARMswap is also releasing its DeFi Mobile App (IOS & Android) in March 2025, enabling users to connect their existing wallets and perform swap transactions and participate in liquidity pools and rewards.

Limited Supply 

Join the ARMswap V1 platform and participate in the ARMSP token Fair Launch on 13^th Jan 2025, with a limited supply of 400 million tokens out of 1.25 billion max supplies. Early participants can enjoy bonuses and earn rewards through the ARMswap MVP program. After a 12-month vesting period, ARMSP will be listed on all major exchanges globally.

About ARMswap:

ARMswap UAB simplifies cross-chain asset transfers and brings the power of Web3 and the de-centralization of blockchains into our daily lives and businesses.

Website: www.armswap.com 

For Media Inquiries:
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Title: Chief Technology Officer
Email: media@armswap.com 

Round led by Ansa Capital underscores industry need for an end-to-end carbon accounting platform that engages overlooked industries and drives business impact

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gravity, the leading enterprise carbon accounting and energy management platform, today announced a $13M Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to over $20M. The round was led by Ansa Capital, with participation from existing investors Eclipse, Hanover, and Caffeinated Capital, along with new investors Communitas Capital, Buoyant Ventures, and WEX Venture Capital. As part of the round, Marco DeMeireles, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ansa Capital, will join Gravity’s board of directors.

Amidst a surge in carbon reporting requirements, sustainability teams are drowning in disclosure obligations, with little business impact to show for their efforts. With the majority of their time and resources spent on reporting and stakeholder engagement, there is little focus on action, which leads to companies leaving an estimated $2T on the table in energy efficiency savings alone. Gravity addresses this challenge head-on by delivering a carbon management solution that automates data collection and reporting, while empowering companies, even those in critical hard-to-abate industries, to reduce their energy consumption and costs.

“Too often, sustainable disclosure is a manual, time-consuming chore that’s detached from evergreen business priorities. Ultimately, behind every ton of emissions is a cost – whether it’s energy spend, logistics investments, or purchased goods and services,” says Saleh ElHattab, CEO and Co-Founder of Gravity. “Gravity taps into the fact that these cost centers are already well-tracked and can be measured automatically, while connecting the task of reporting back to every company’s core financial priorities of cost and risk mitigation. Reporting should be easy and connected to business value.”

Unlike other platforms that require manual data entry, Gravity automates data collection and calculates audit-ready sustainability reports, offering a frictionless experience that has convinced over 60% of Gravity’s customers to switch from other providers. Gravity’s industry-leading data collection capabilities seamlessly integrate with each customer’s existing energy tracking, supplier engagement, ESG measurement, and reporting modules, dramatically lowering their compliance burden and time spent on disclosure. One customer reported that Gravity’s AI-powered bill scanning saved them an estimated 4,600 hours — or 578 days of work — annually.

Gravity’s platform also turns the act of reporting into one of value creation. Through energy audits, financing partnerships, and a marketplace of trusted vendors, Gravity is a one-stop shop for companies to execute projects that improve balance sheets by enhancing energy efficiency and unlocking new electrification and energy storage opportunities. One Gravity project – an HVAC optimization for a Midwestern utility – saved the customer over $2M annually. Another project, for a vertically integrated developer in Nevada, secured over $1M in federal incentives for construction improvements that were both sustainable and modernizing.

“Gravity is the first platform we’ve seen successfully leverage LLMs to automate emissions reporting for large-scale organizations and turn carbon accounting into a value driver by identifying and executing cost-saving opportunities through their marketplace,” said Marco DeMeireles, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Ansa Capital. “With a founding team that combines deep industrial expertise with world-class climate strategy and engineering excellence, we believe Gravity will be instrumental in helping the largest emitters move beyond emissions calculation to actively managing their energy costs through pragmatic, high-ROI actions on one convenient platform.”

The solution has struck a chord with the market, driving 400% year-over-year revenue growth. Gravity works with Fortune 500 companies, global enterprises, and leading private equity firms, including WM, Autodesk, and MiddleGround Capital. It is also supporting the companies that make up their supply chains and portfolios, including construction firms like McCarthy Holdings, Inc.; distributors like TTI, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Company; and metals suppliers like Wisconsin Aluminum Factory.

“We chose Gravity because it was the only solution that truly automated the data ingestion process and empowered us to go beyond reporting to reduce costs and increase business resilience,” explains Sachin Shivaram, CEO of Wisconsin Aluminum Factory. “Thanks to Gravity, we are executing energy projects that deliver over $400,000 in annual savings, more than paying for itself. The team consistently goes above and beyond to anticipate our business needs, shepherding us through a journey that would have otherwise been very difficult.”

Gravity plans to invest the Series A funds in product research and development as the company expands its carbon management solution and customer experience. In particular, Gravity will double down on its energy efficiency marketplace, making it easier for customers to identify and implement energy efficiency projects and introducing new decarbonization and financing partners. The company will also expand its team in the US and EU to deliver the platform to new markets and empower customers to meet new regulatory reporting requirements.

To learn about Gravity’s solution and see the platform, visit their website here.

About Gravity
Gravity is an end-to-end carbon accounting and energy management solution that aligns sustainability and business impact. Built for energy-intense operations and companies with complex supply chains, Gravity empowers the world’s makers and leading institutions to easily comply with emissions reporting requirements, win over customers, and reduce costs by optimizing energy use. With industry-leading technology, Gravity ensures customers can navigate the changing regulatory environment with confidence and execute projects that drive meaningful energy reductions, while protecting – and enhancing – their bottom line. Learn more and arrange a demo at www.gravityclimate.com.

About Ansa Capital
Ansa Capital makes high-conviction, thesis-driven investments in technology companies scaling from early venture to early growth. Backed by leading institutions, including Princeton and Accolade Partners, we focus on investing in new markets, innovative distribution models, and modern software tools—serving as the hub for tomorrow’s leading companies, operators, and ideas. We leverage our prior experience as partners to companies like CrowdStrike, Coinbase, Zscaler, and Peloton to support our operators’ evolution into category definers. Our commitment extends beyond capital: our team and network of advisors aid founders in operational scaling, while our Revenue Council of experienced go-to-market leaders provides indispensable tools and resources to accelerate the path to market leadership. Our ambition is to be your most aligned and impactful partner. Learn more at www.ansa.co

• 21% YoY Increase in Revenue for the Fiscal Year 2025 Nine Months

HONG KONG, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Highway Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: HIHO) (the “Company” or “Highway Holdings”) today reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter 2025 and fiscal nine months ended December 31, 2024, with a 21% increase in revenue and a $0.05 increase in diluted earnings per share for the nine months results of fiscal year 2025, compared to the year ago period.

Net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased 13.5% to $1.9 million compared with $2.2 million in the year ago period. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased to $92,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared with $348,000 or $0.08 per diluted share in the year ago period.

Net revenue for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025 increased 21% to $5.9 million, compared with $4.9 million in the year ago period. Net income for the first nine months of 2025 was $421,000, or $0.1 per diluted share, compared with a net income of $223,000, or $0.05 per diluted share for the year ago period.

Roland Kohl, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Highway Holdings, said, “While our revenue growth was healthy for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, the overall near-term situation remains generally challenged as previously reported. Being an OEM manufacturer, we depend on the business health and quality of our customers. We are seeing some encouraging signs at specific customers, but the broader rebound has been slowed by the uncertain macro environment, following the fallout of COVID, as orders for customer products have been adversely impacted by the Russia/Ukraine war, the conflict in the Middle East, and uncertainty around potential policy changes from the incoming new administration in the U.S. It remains to be seen how much of the uncertainty and paused demand will be short-term in nature.”

“Longer-term, we see market changes as a positive and a better option than being stuck in neutral. We are optimistic and focused on leveraging the company’s strengths, customer relationships, highly valued experience and healthy financial position to benefit from the eventual uptick in demand and build value for shareholders. As noted last quarter, as part of our business growth strategy, we are evaluating numerous possible ventures, which could substantially improve the Company’s future. This includes diligently working a new restructured deal with Synova to reflect the significantly changed market situation. We are separately evaluating other potential strategic transactions regarding both direct and indirect manufacturing outside of Asia which may benefit our company and our customers. Lastly, we are working diligently on creating a new second line of business to help drive growth and diversification. We are confident that with our present efforts we will be less reliant on the business health our customers. In this respect, we are cautiously optimistic that the company is on the right track for a better future as we continue to build on our track record of success over the long-term.”

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Gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 was 34 percent, compared to 41 percent in the year ago period, mainly reflecting the impact of a different product mix with various margin levels particularly for a large game console customer. Gross margin for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025 increased 250 basis points to 36.5 percent, compared to 34 percent in the year ago period, with the improvement led by higher revenue and slight rebound in utilization levels.

The Company reported a $144,000 currency exchange gain for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, compared with a $58,000 currency exchange gain in the year ago period, primarily due to the weakening of the Chinese RMB and Myanmar Kyat. The Company does not engage in currency exchange rate hedging, and the fluctuation in the exchange rate of the RMB and Kyat are expected to affect the Company’s future results.

The Company’s balance of cash at December 31, 2024 was approximately $5.2 million, or a balance of cash of approximately $1.19 per diluted share.

The Company’s current ratio was 2.56:1 at December 31, 2024.

About Highway Holdings 

Highway Holdings is an international manufacturer of a wide variety of quality parts and products for blue chip equipment manufacturers based primarily in Germany. Highway Holdings’ administrative offices are located in Hong Kong and its manufacturing facilities are located in Yangon, Myanmar and Shenzhen, China. For more information visit website www.highwayholdings.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, political and technological factors affecting the company’s revenues, operations, markets, products and prices, the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and other factors discussed in the company’s various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, the company’s annual reports on Form 20-F.

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