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UPCOMING HIGH-LEVEL EU FINANCIAL POLICY TALKS COULD STEER CRYPTO OVERSIGHT

EU Officials are planning to discuss digital finance, including cryptocurrencies, in an upcoming Financial Services Committee meeting in April. The talks may impact future policy and rules for crypto and a potential digital euro. The committee, which promotes policy coordination among EU states, will seek feedback on priorities and challenges concerning digital finance in the next five years. An informal document suggests that the EU is aiming to be at the global forefront of digital finance.

SP1: A PERFORMANT, 100% OPEN-SOURCE, CONTRIBUTOR-FRIENDLY ZKVM

Succinct Labs has introduced Succinct Processor 1, an advanced zero-knowledge virtual machine that supports the execution of arbitrary programs compiled through Rust or any LLVM-compiled language. The open-source SP1 promises performance improvements over existing zkVMs, with the alpha version already up to 28 times faster for certain programs. It is designed to foster collaboration and aims to transform the current paradigm of specialized teams building their own custom zero-knowledge stacks.

VERTEX EDGE — THE FUTURE OF LIQUIDITY IS SYNCHRONOUS

Vertex is launching Vertex Edge, an upgrade to its trading engine that assembles liquidity from multiple supported blockchain networks. With this, Vertex aims to overcome the fragmentation of liquidity in decentralized finance (DeFi), ensuring efficient trading across multiple chains. The system works by aggregating liquidity on a single decentralized exchange interface, enabling efficient order matching between different chains. Vertex Edge represents a significant departure from traditional cross-chain solutions that divide liquidity across separate platforms.

VANECK'S CRYPTO AI REVENUE PREDICTIONS BY 2030

This report from asset management firm VanEck predicts a boom in AI x crypto protocols and applications with projections of revenues hitting $10.2 billion by 2030. The firm anticipates that AI adoption with crypto incentives could enhance AI model security and efficiency. In addition to incentive alignment, the report also predicts that crypto will be instrumental in proving what is authentic in an increasingly AI-content-filled world. AI x crypto has been somewhat of a meme over the past year, but VanEck makes it clear that they see great potential in the use cases it enables over the long term.

STARKWARE CEO DISMISSES STARKNET AIRDROP, TOKEN UNLOCKS CONTROVERSY: 'WE BUILD DIFFERENT'

Starkware CEO Eli Ben-Sasson defended the firm's decision to allow investors and contributors to sell off their STRK tokens less than two months after launch, contrary to typical airdrop rules that enforce a one-year lock-up period. Despite concerns of instability and potential lawsuits, Ben-Sasson affirms faith in his team's commitment to the project, declaring the structure representative of Starkware's unconventional approach. He views the shorter lock period as a deserved reward for core contributors' efforts.

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