Teacher of cryptography loses $1.2 million student investment in phony hedge fund
The US securities regulator has charged a cryptocurrency trading course teacher for deceiving fifteen students into depositing a total of $1.2 million in
The US securities regulator has charged a cryptocurrency trading course teacher for deceiving fifteen students into depositing a total of $1.2 million in
The first bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to surpass Grayscale’s GBTC trading volume on Thursday were BlackRock’s IBIT and ProShares’ BITO. As of
According to the government’s nonfarm payrolls data issued Friday morning, the labor market momentum continued in a significant way in January, with the
Continuous trades exchange Avantis’ developer believes that its novel solution to the age-old issue of balancing the cryptocurrency futures markets would be attractive
Crypto launchpads combine the trustless investment capabilities of the community with the decentralised ecosystem philosophy.The community has been at the forefront of innovation
The developer company Polygon Labs, which created the layer-2 rollup network Polygon, announced in a blog post on Thursday that it had eliminated 60 positions, or around 19% of its workforce.The downsizing is being done “for the sake of enhanced performance, rather than for financial reasons,” the announcement said.The company also disclosed that in the upcoming months, the Polygon ID team will split out from the corporation. Polygon announced that individuals who were spared the layoffs will receive a minimum of a 15% rise in their overall salary and that geo-pay models would be discontinued.The latest round of layoffs occurs less than a year after Polygon previously reduced 20% of its workforce in February 2023 as part of a reorganization. “The reality is that achieving our mission often demands challenging decisions, and while difficult, the founders and I agree that we
A crypto trading startup called Velar announced on Thursday that it has secured $3.5 million in venture capital to develop a set of tools for decentralized finance (DeFi), which is a developing area of Bitcoin.CEO Mithil Thakore of Velar told CoinDesk that the company intends to open the first permanent swaps exchange using the Bitcoin network, which is the most widely used and ancient blockchain. Unlike Ethereum, however, Bitcoin cannot support the smart contracts required for DeFi. With the rise of Bitcoin’s Layer-2s and side chains, that has started to alter.Through methods like merge mining, these networks capable of smart contracts obtain their fundamental security from Bitcoin, according to Thakore. Thakore and Velar are specifically placing bets on Stacks’ impending Nakamoto Release, an update to its universe of Bitcoin layer that will involve the launch of a synthetic bitcoin asset called sBTC that is linked to the mother-of-all-cryptos, BTC.According to Thakore, sBTC is intended to allow bitcoin owners to access the DeFi value of their assets without requiring them to give up custody.The context of trading could be one of the use cases.With regard to Velar v3, also known as Artha, which is scheduled for release in Q2 2024, Thakore stated, “People will be able to use sBTC as collateral and trade with leverage.”According to Thakore, there have been attempts to make Bitcoin DeFi a reality, but for now, it is more of a theoretical concept. A portion of the reason for this is that certain solutions are stalled due to Bitcoin’s 10-minute block timings, which are much too slow for trading settlement.This will be reduced to five seconds with the Nakamoto release of stacks. “Bitcoin DeFi is just too nascent as of now,” he said. “Even the infrastructure isn’t there to cater to
In an effort to grow both its operations and technological stack, Web3 game developer Saltwater Games has raised $5.5 million in seed money.After purchasing game companies Maze Theory, Nexus Labs, and Quantum Interactive—whose portfolios included titles for Peaky Blinders and Doctor Who—Saltwater concluded its seed round. According to an email statement obtained by CoinDesk on Thursday, cryptocurrency investment firms Deus X and Fourth Revolution Capital (4RC) spearheaded the funding round. As part of the agreement, Tim Grant, the CEO of Deus X and the former head of EMA for Galaxy Digital, a provider of digital asset finance services, would take up the role of chairman at Saltwater.With $1 billion in assets and support from a family office, Deux X debuted in October of last year.With the money, Saltwater intends to hire more people, buy new equipment, and extend its reach into other areas.
The parent companies of Google, Alphabet, and Microsoft, the Big Tech titans, announced their quarterly results on January 30. Among the highlights were advancements in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). The tech industry’s most talked-about topic last year was artificial intelligence (AI), whose global market is expected to reach $196.6 billion by 2023.With the release of their own sophisticated chatbots in 2023, Microsoft and Google were two of the industry leaders in AI development.At the end of the year, Microsoft’s sales increased, and a big part of it was its AI products.The company’s revenue increased to almost $60 billion in December, up 18% on an annual basis from September to December, according to the article. In the Q4 earnings call Satya Nadella, the chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, commented on Microsoft’s AI developments saying,
Quantstamp, a decentralized finance (DeFi) security firm, has determined which five smart contract protocols saw the greatest losses in January due to hacker and exploit attacks.Quantstamp noted in a post on the social networking platform X that $38.9 million in damages were incurred in January as a result of malicious actors’ use of a variety of attack techniques, including key breaches, smart contract hacks, and frauds. Early in January, Radiant Capital suffered losses of $4.5 million due to a flash loan assault.The problem was traced to a “known rounding issue” in the Compound/Aave codebase as of right now, according to blockchain security company PeckShield.In order to address the issue, the DeFi lender suspended its USD Coin pool on Arbitrum.Radiant made it clear that user monies were safe, and following an inquiry, business as usual was restored. On January 4, just hours after the Radiant attack, Gamma Strategies was also the target of a flash loan attack that led to a coding fault that let hackers to steal $6.1 million from Gamma’s vaults that were visible to the public.Gamma momentarily stopped deposits to resolve the problem, which closed the vulnerability.On January 12, a flash loan assault cost Wise Lending at least $460,000.This was the second attack on the protocol in six months, and the exploit entailed changing the pricing oracle that Wise Lending employed.170 Ether were removed from the Web3 lending app. A security flaw in user verification input resulted in a breach of Socket, a multichain protocol, on January 16.Because of this, hackers were able to take almost $4 million worth of approximately 2,000 ETH.But as part of its strategy to return customer cash, Socket was able to retrieve 1,032 ETH, or roughly $2.3 million, and paid all impacted users.A flash loan assault at Goledo Finance resulted to the theft of $1.7 million in a security breach akin to Gamma’s exploit.As of January 28, Goledo has declared a prize for the restoration of the monies, and negotiations with the offender are still ongoing. The hacker’s centralized exchange accounts were declared frozen by the lending protocol.Goledo has informed local law enforcement of the situation and is assessing the magnitude of the loss in order to create a recovery plan.The Goledo group has outlined its payment procedure for the retrieval of user assets.Users can submit their claims via a Google form that the team has made available.
The second of three test networks saw the launch of the largest Ethereum blockchain upgrade since early 2023, which moved the much-anticipated “Dencun” project and its “proto-danksharding” feature closer to reality.By creating a new, divided area for data called “blobs,” proto-danksharding aims to lower the cost of transactions for layer-2 blockchains and lower the cost of data availability.The update is viewed as a crucial component of the ecosystem’s vision for facilitating the rapid creation of layer-2 chains on top of Ethereum. The Dencun update took place on Thursday at 22:51 UTC (5:51 PM ET) on the Sepolia testnet, and it was completed by 23:10 UTC.Three testnets are being run through a Dencun simulation, with Sepolia being the second.Dencun went up earlier this month on the Goerli testnet, but at first it was unable to complete. Dencun’s final Ethereum testnet, Holesky, will go live the following week on February 7.Developers will then sign a date to enable Dencun on the main blockchain after that.Testnets replicate a primary blockchain and facilitate low-risk modifications to the protocol or underlying decentralized applications by developers.Dencun, which was initially scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023, will be the largest update for Ethereum since Shapella, which was released in March of last year and allowed for staked ether (ETH) withdrawals.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions have completely changed the way that we trade products and services and carry out business. P2P transactions, which include peer-to-peer
A cryptocurrency trading platform geared towards institutions is being introduced by Austrian fintech unicorn Bitpanda in response to the increasing demand for institutional crypto services in Europe.In order to better serve high-net-worth individuals, family offices, external asset managers, and corporate treasuries, Bitpanda, a prominent cryptocurrency broker that was established in 2014, has introduced Bitpanda Wealth.Bitpanda used the same infrastructure that several big European banks trusted to build the new institutional platform when announcing the news on January 30. Exchange-traded funds, leverage products, commodities, and other assets are among the services that Bitpanda Wealth provides in addition to a range of services that make investing in cryptocurrency easier. Bitpanda is turning its attention to a sector in Europe that “seems underserved,” Bitpanda co-founder and CEO Eric Demuth told Cointelegraph.
Following the resolution of its legal dispute with the US Department of Justice and the payment of a $4.3 billion settlement fine, cryptocurrency exchange Binance has begun to regain its market share in terms of trading volume.Two months after the exchange resolved its legal dispute with US regulators, Binance’s trading volume market share increased to 49%, according to statistics from the crypto research firm Kaiko.The increase comes after multi-year lows while the exchange worked out its legal problems. Despite having a great start to 2023, Binance’s spot market share was negatively impacted over the year.According to cryptocurrency data provider CCData, the exchange’s spot market share decreased from 55.2% in January 2023 to as low as 34.3% in September of last year. Data aggregator DefiLlama recorded a higher amount of $3.35 billion in money leaving Binance, while analytics company Nansen reported a net outflow of $2.36 billion in June 2023.Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, asserted that the data might not be accurate because outflows are measured as changes in assets under management (AUM) by third-party analytics companies.According to Binance, despite the hits to its market share, it added 40 million new users in 2023.The exchange stated that they had seen growth in their “key services” and that this represented an almost 30% rise over 2022. In a statement sent to Cointelegraph, a Binance spokesperson said that the exchange is focusing on its users and is
Global payment giant Visa is stepping up its efforts to encourage the use of cryptocurrencies by opening up yet another way to convert cryptocurrency to fiat money without utilizing a centralized exchange.The companies announced on January 30 that Visa, in collaboration with Web3 infrastructure provider Transak, will launch cryptocurrency withdrawals and payments via the Visa Direct service.With the help of this new integration, users may now withdraw cryptocurrency like Bitcoin straight to a Visa debit card from a wallet like MetaMask.The integration is instantaneously available and allows users to convert cryptocurrency to fiat and make payments at 130 million merchant locations that accept Visa. “By enabling real-time card withdrawals through Visa Direct, Transak is delivering a faster, simpler and more connected experience for its users —
The Ordinals protocol is viewed as a hindrance to Bitcoin by some, but others are more confident in its position regarding nonfungible tokens (NFTs) within the Bitcoin ecosystem.With traders growing increasingly interested in NFTs based on Bitcoin, OKX’s NFT marketplace overtook its rivals on December 18 in terms of daily trading volume.The company said on January 29 that it will be adding Atomicals and Runes to its marketplace, further intensifying its efforts to accommodate Bitcoin NFTs.To further explore supporting Ordinals in other chains, it will also incorporate Dogecoin’s Doginals.Aside from its marketplace, OKX also declared that its Web3 Wallet would handle Atomicals, Stamps, Runes, and Doginals’ token standards. Although OKX publicly backs both Bitcoin protocols and Ordinals, other participants in the Bitcoin ecosystem have made it clear that they don’t like Bitcoin Ordinals—some have even gone so far as to call them digital spam.Chief innovation officer Jason Lau of cryptocurrency exchange OKX, on the other hand, isn’t convinced. on an interview with Cointelegraph, Lau claimed that on open, permissionless networks like Bitcoin, “spam” does not exist.As long as the fees are paid and the transactions follow the established guidelines, the executive thinks that all transactions are legitimate. He continued.“Historically, OKX has been a strong supporter of the Bitcoin ecosystem, being one of the earliest to support upgrades like
According to different reports by Tencent News and Bloomberg, Harvest Global Investments, a significant asset management firm in China, has applied for a spot-bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and is in talks with regulators regarding the city’s stablecoin sandbox. Regulators in Hong Kong said in December 2023 that they were prepared to take applications for spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), less than two weeks after almost a dozen applicants were approved for such products in the United States.According to a Bloomberg story earlier this month, Hong Kong-based Venture Smart Financial Holdings has also stated that it will submit an application for a spot bitcoin ETF and anticipates opening for business in the first quarter. According to Bloomberg, which cited persons familiar with the situation, Venture Smart Financial, Harvest, and RD Technologies are some of the organizations reportedly in talks with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) regarding the proposed stablecoin sandbox. “The sandbox arrangement is intended for fiat-reference stablecoin (FRS) issuers who have a genuine interest in and a reasonable plan
PeckShield, a blockchain security company, has released statistics that summarizes the losses incurred in 2023 from scams and breaches.Excluding multichain losses, the corporation reports that it lost $2.61 billion in the fiscal year.PeckShield said on January 29 that the sum is down 27.78% from 2022, when worldwide cyber thefts were estimated to be about $3.6 billion. The security company also stated that, out of the more than 600 large-scale attacks they investigated, roughly $674 million, or 25% of the cryptocurrency that was taken, was returned.The PeckShield team noted in a statement to Cointelegraph that the sum recovered had increased dramatically from 2022, when it had only anticipated that roughly $133 million had been recovered from hacks.The security team stated that increased activity in discussions with hackers and the growth of bug bounty programs were the reasons behind the monies being recovered. “Engaging in active negotiations with hackers can lead to the return of stolen funds. […] Implementing bug bounty programs or
In the midst of volatility in the stock market, the Chinese securities regulator has announced yet another action to restrict short-selling activity. According
The widely awaited Stellar blockchain update, which was supposed to include Ethereum-style smart contracts, may be delayed as a result of a glitch
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) of the United States is interested in finding out more about the potential applications of artificial intelligence
Rume Ophi, a Nigerian crypto analyst, believes that the virtual asset services providers (VASP) criteria should be reviewed by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to make it easier for local crypto exchanges to obtain licenses to operate in the nation.In an interview with Cointelegraph, Ophi clarified that local cryptocurrency exchanges should have been given priority when creating the SEC’s current guidelines, which are meant to direct the registration of VASPs but do not support them.Exchanges have to meet the conditions for application processing, pay a registration fee, and pay any other necessary costs in order to receive a VASP license from the SEC. Ophi clarified that many local exchanges are unable to meet the 500 million naira ($556,620) minimum upfront capital requirement. As a result, he predicted that international exchanges will dominate the Nigerian exchange market rather than a stable balance. Nigerian Web3 lawyer Kue Barinor Paul, who backed Ophi’s position, stated in a recent conversation on X that Nigerian crypto exchanges and VASPs would probably need to combine in order to meet the SEC license criteria.According to Paul, the existing system for license registration by the Nigerian SEC has to be revised because it primarily benefits international exchanges. The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission released a 54-page paper titled “New Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms and Custody of Digital Assets” in May 2022.In addition to providing instructions on how Nigeria’s banks and financial institutions can deal with digital assets, the paper opens doors for bitcoin service providers operating in the nation.Ophi added, “To make sure that the SEC’s licensing requirements are in line with the current realities of the country’s economy, the Nigerian National Assembly needs to get involved.” Nigeria, the biggest economy in Africa, has the highest degree of cryptocurrency awareness globally, according to a global poll comprising participants from 15 countries.Out of 154 nations evaluated, Nigeria ranked second in terms of cryptocurrency adoption, according to Chainalysis’ “2023 Cryptocurrency Geography Report.”It was projected that the country’s high level of cryptocurrency acceptance will draw more foreign investment in the space.Ophi, however, blames the low investment rate on the recent lifting of the prohibition on banking institutions handling cryptocurrency exchanges.
The cryptocurrency markets are showing signs of life, with Bitcoin and Ethereum indicating a possible upswing.Bitcoin experienced a significant surge on Saturday, rising to $41,833, or more than 4%.The CFTC chair’s recent proposal for more regulation, which explicitly addresses worries about spot BTC ETFs, has raised doubts about the future of cryptocurrencies.The current surge in Bitcoin is taking place against a complex backdrop that includes regulatory monitoring and a growing dissatisfaction among ECB workers over Christine Lagarde’s leadership. The price of Bitcoin has decreased by 15% since the SEC approved it on January 10.Spot Bitcoin ETFs were announced, which was greeted as a very positive move.This fall is attributed to the significant withdrawals from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), which changed from a closed-ended trust to an exchange-traded fund (ETF).Not every one of the over $3 billion redeemed from GBTC has been invested in other Bitcoin ETFs.VCChris Burniske is a bearish investor who thinks Bitcoin might fall to $20,000. Despite concerns, long-term barriers to Bitcoin seem to be few, since regulatory clarity is expected to increase and GBTC outflows are expected to stop. The long-term sustainability of the asset class is demonstrated by the launch of the ETF, which has attracted retail investors in record-breaking quantities.
Due to Tesla’s reluctance to “hodl” Bitcoin, over $300 million in potential revenues were lost. With a historic $1.5 billion investment, Tesla made its first step into the Bitcoin market in February 2021.The cost of Bitcoin was approximately $36,000 at the time.Compared to Bitcoin, Tesla’s stock price has decreased by over 40% since the initial BTC amount was disclosed on February 8, 2021. But in an unexpected move, Tesla sold almost 10% of its shares in March 2021.Then, in 2022’s second quarter, the business sold about 75% of its reserves of Bitcoin.These sales, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk pointed out, were meant to support Tesla’s balance sheet in tumultuous financial times and to show the liquidity of Bitcoin.With the current value of Bitcoin at over $41,500, Tesla might have made a profit of almost $300 million if it had kept its full investment in the cryptocurrency. However, the company’s remaining Bitcoin holdings, which are believed to be worth 9,720 BTC, have not changed over the past several quarters, indicating a more cautious attitude in what market observers believe will be a positive year for Bitcoin. It’s interesting to note that Tesla’s earlier Bitcoin sales coincided with periods with lower free cash flows.It is the money left over after a corporation pays for the expenses necessary to keep up or expand its operations.For instance, Tesla’s $272 million Bitcoin transaction in the first quarter of 2021 accounted for a startling 93% of the company’s free cash flows at that time. Similarly, in Q2 2022, Tesla’s 73% reduction in free cash flows coincided with its Bitcoin sales. To put it plainly, Musk relied on Bitcoin to support his finances when Tesla was experiencing cash flow issues.He might not need to use the same approach right now, though, considering Tesla’s projected growth in free cash flows through 2023.For instance, Tesla’s free cash flow in Q4 2023 was robust at $2.1 billion, helping the company earn $4.4 billion for the year. A number of analysts predict that the value of Bitcoin will increase in 2024. They attribute their confidence to the US government’s approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds as well as the expected effects of the impending Bitcoin halving event.
Craig Wright’s attorney told CoinDesk on Thursday that the U.K. Supreme Court has refused to grant him permission to appeal a decision in his lawsuit against Peter McCormack.The decision was eventually confirmed by a Supreme Court post.“Permission to appeal is refused on the ground that the appeal does not raise an arguable question of law,” the denial stated. Regarding Wright’s allegation that he is the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, a panel of judges decided in July that Wright was only entitled to 1 GBP in compensation for his libel suit against bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack. “We actually only just found out about it but it was at the end of end of last year, [the] Supreme
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly popular in the global IT scene throughout the last year or two.This is mostly because of its inventive capacity to transform how organizations and people approach innovation, problem-solving, and decision-making.In reality, as evidenced by its fast growing market size, the efficiency and variety of generative AI applications have led to their acceptance across a wide range of industries, from healthcare to entertainment.The global generative AI industry was estimated to be worth $12.1 billion in 2023, while some forecasts indicate that this amount might increase to $119.7 billion by 2032. Furthermore, generative AI startups raised $2.6 billion through 110 deals in 2022, when the topic had not yet gained widespread attention. By 2023, that amount had nearly doubled to $50 billion, with notable firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Inflection AI securing several billion dollars each.The fact that more and more searches are being made using the term “generative AI” is another obvious sign of growing interest in this field.The graph below shows how interest in the technology increased sharply after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform, especially in nations like Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, and Israel. Interest peaked in June. As a result, more businesses are incorporating AI-enabled technologies into their operations as the field of this technology develops and its application range grows.Cointelegraph spoke with Ilan Rakhmanov, the founder and CEO of ChainGPT.org, an AI infrastructure provider for Web3 projects and blockchain companies.“Most well-known brands can now afford to engage with generative AI and use it as a competitive edge. Also, we know
The Algorand Foundation requested that its users abstain from clicking links and replying to direct messages after revealing on X (previously Twitter) that its CEO Staci Warden’s account had been hijacked. Someone else appears to be in possession of Warden’s X account, as evidenced by a message made on January 26 that called the Algorand community impoverished and used a well-known racial epithet.After then, the hacker advised everyone to purchase Ether instead of Algorand. The attacker then posted a spoof tale about how Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, will take Algorand to new heights.All they needed to do, the hacker claimed, was grant Sun “total control” over Algorand so that he could mint any token back to True USD (TUSD).In writing, the hacker said. “Of course, I accepted this offer immediately. Soon, Algorand will be pegged to VERY REAL USD and a new era
The market for cryptocurrencies has grown quickly in recent years as more companies and investors want to get involved. As a result, institutions
A developer has embedded the iconic first-person shooting game Doom from the 1990s onto the Dogecoin blockchain, which was created out of memes and inventiveness.A pseudonymous developer on X known as “Mini Doge” inscribed Doom on the Dogecoin blockchain using the Dogecoin Ordinals protocol, often known as “Doginals.”By visiting the inscription link, anyone can use this to play the timeless game on their PCs or smartphones. When Doom was originally published in 1993, it quickly rose to the top of the gaming charts.In honor of the game’s 30th anniversary, Mini Doge claims that the free version of Doom was added to the Dogecoin network.There are nine game levels in the blockchain game that can be published without causing legal problems. Following its launch on BitcoinAfter an anonymous Twitter user going by the handle Indigo Nakamoto promised $500 worth of LTC to anyone who could integrate the Ordinals protocol into Litecoin, BTC, the Ordinals protocol, found its way onto the Litecoin network.Following suit, DOGE enthusiasts Doge Labs made it possible for the protocol to be implemented on Dogecoin. Users are able to engrave audio, video, and image data into the two blockchains as a result.Due to the introduction of the Ordinals protocol into the DOGE blockchain, the Dogecoin network achieved a new 24-hour transaction record on May 18 of 1.2 million transactions. Using Ordinals, other developers inserted a vintage game emulator onto the Bitcoin blockchain prior to Doom being added to the Dogecoin network.The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator was released on a Satoshi by developers of the Bitcoin Ordinals portfolio tracker Ninjalerts on January 8.90% of classic video games are endangered, according to a research mentioned by Ninjalerts CEO Trevor Owens, who made the announcement about the inscription.Additionally, the CEO maintained that Bitcoin was the ideal platform for safeguarding games that served as “cultural digital artifacts” for upcoming generations.
As part of a package of initiatives to help European startups and SMEs build reliable artificial intelligence (AI) that complies with EU regulations, the European Commission has suggested the establishment of an AI factory, an AI Office, and other AI-related projects.According to a statement posted on the Commission’s blog, European companies would have easier access to specialized AI supercomputers, which will encourage the creation of general-purpose AI models.Accelerating the deployment of AI technology is the goal of this program. This follows the December 2023 agreement on the EU AI Act, the first worldwide comprehensive law regulating the use of potent AI models, such Google’s Bard and Microsoft-backed ChatGPT.The purpose of the legislation is to make it easier for the EU to develop, implement, and adopt trustworthy AI. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed plans to launch a new project in September 2023 to allow forward-thinking European AI firms access to Europe’s supercomputers for the purpose of training their reliable AI models.A reward that provides AI firms with financial support and access to supercomputing facilities is the Large AI Grand Challenge, which the Commission also introduced in November 2023.The Commission stated that AI entrepreneurs and researchers will benefit from the AI Factories, or one-stop shops, which will help with algorithm development, large-scale model testing and validation, and guaranteeing access to specialized AI supercomputers. The Commission has decided to open an AI Office as part of its efforts to support AI entrepreneurs and innovation.This office will oversee the enactment and enforcement of the upcoming AI Act in addition to ensuring the development and coordination of AI policy at the European level. Among the initiatives that have been introduced is an EU AI Start-Up and Innovation Communication initiative that aims to raise an additional €4 billion in total investment between public and private funds until 2027.The Alliance for Language Technologies (ALT) was created by the Commission in cooperation with multiple member states to address the lack of European language data for AI training. It also supports the creation of large language models while maintaining linguistic diversity. Utilizing cutting-edge AI technologies, the second EDIC, called “CitiVERSE,” will create and enhance local digital twins for smart communities.This effort supports cities in simulating and optimizing operations, including traffic management and trash management.