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Protests against the expansion of data centers have erupted in multiple locations across Europe, demanding a halt to construction

According to Bloomberg, protests against the expansion of data centers continued in multiple locations across Europe on November 7. RTE reported that around 2,000 people participated in a march in Dublin; YLE stated that about 1,300 people gathered in Helsinki, with protests also occurring in several small towns in Finland. Demonstrators in Helsinki marched to Google's office and the location of the parliament. The Stop Dirty Data Centres alliance, composed of local democracy and climate action groups, stated that the action aims to prevent the unchecked expansion of AI data centers.Groups from Scotland, Spain, France, and Denmark participated in the action, calling for a halt to construction until the public can determine through democratic processes how related projects should serve society and the environment. Previously on Friday, hundreds of protesters clashed with police at a Microsoft data center in Amsterdam, resulting in one arrest. As technology companies invest hundreds of billions of dollars in building AI infrastructure, community residents' concerns about land and electricity demands, rising energy costs, and whether the local area can gain economic benefits have intensified. Ireland has become one of Europe's major data center hubs, with official statistics showing that data centers will account for 23% of the country's total electricity consumption by 2025.Finland is also facing large-scale construction. Google announced in September an investment of 13 billion euros, approximately 14.5 billion dollars, to expand existing data centers and build two new facilities, marking its largest investment in Europe to date. According to the Finnish Industrial Federation, data center projects in various stages of planning and construction in Finland are valued at around 80 billion euros. Reports indicate that representatives from Google cleared forest land, stripped topsoil, and built roads before the environmental impact assessment for one project was completed, causing dissatisfaction among local residents. The company responsible for the construction of the project is facing a criminal investigation, and the Finnish government is also advancing legislation to constrain AI expansion. The opposition in Europe echoes recent situations in the United States, where the expansion of data centers has become a significant issue in this week's midterm elections, with some state voters electing local officials who promised to stop or pause related construction.

Gate pioneered the PoSEC fund security certification, with a cold storage coverage rate of 104.58%, enhancing security guarantees

According to the official announcement, Gate has officially launched a new Proof of Security (PoSEC), becoming the first digital asset trading platform in the industry to propose a PoSEC security certification system, extending security verification from reserve adequacy to asset storage structure and risk protection.According to Gate's official page, as of the snapshot on November 4 at 08:00 (UTC+8), the platform's cold storage coverage rate reached 104.58%, with cold storage and hot wallet asset ratios being 88.26% and 11.74%, respectively. This means that according to the corresponding statistical criteria, even if all hot wallet assets are lost, cold storage can still cover all user assets. Currently, this data is being verified by an independent third-party auditing agency, and the report will be published on the official website once completed.In 2020, Gate was the first to launch an open-source Proof of Reserves (PoR) related program, and has since continued to strengthen a multi-layered security system that includes mechanisms such as the separation of cold and hot wallets, multi-signature, multi-party secure computation (MPC), and dynamic risk monitoring. The introduction of PoSEC further extends the verification of fund security from reserve adequacy to storage safety and extreme risk coverage capability, providing a new practical path for establishing a more comprehensive and transparent fund security standard for the industry.
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