PlanetWatch

Planetwatch, a French startup that decentralizes and incentivizes environmental monitoring, announced that its PLANETS utility token will be listed on Bitfinex today. PLANETS is Algorand's first standard asset (excluding stablecoins) to be listed on a major international exchange.

PlanetWatch pays particular attention to air pollution as it causes over 7 million deaths per year (source: WHO). In addition, recent studies provide evidence linking long-term exposure to air pollution to increased mortality from COVID-19 infection, as well as a significant risk of indoor aerosol transmission, where air quality may be a proxy for infection risks. .

PlanetWatch is actively supported by renowned partners such as Algorand, the Algorand Foundation and CERN, the leading physics research laboratory in the world where the web was born.

As an environmental data provider, PlanetWatch has naturally partnered with Algorand, which provides a highly scalable, decentralized and secure blockchain that is also one of the greenest in terms of energy consumption. As far as CERN is concerned, PlanetWatch is the only company in the global blockchain ecosystem that is an official “CERN spin-off.”

The PlanetWatch network is growing very fast. It currently includes about 700 sensors, mainly in Europe and the USA. Based on the installation's current pipeline, the milestone of 1,000 sensors will be reached in a few weeks. For more information on Planetwatch visit https://planetwatch.io and for more information on Algorand visit https://algorand.com