ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI blockchain platform Sahara AI has released a countdown image and is expected to announce important news in 2 days (December 19). Sahara AI is currently accepting applications for the product waitlist.

ChainCatcher news, the AI blockchain platform Talus Network has completed a $6 million financing round, with a valuation of $150 million. Polychain Capital led the round, with participation from Foresight Ventures, Animoca, Geek Cartel, Echo, and angel investors including Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, Sentient core contributor and Symbolic Capital co-founder Kenzi Wang, 0G Labs CEO Michael Heinrich, Allora Labs CEO Nick Emmons, and Nuffle Labs co-founder Atlan Tutar. This brings Talus's total funding to $9 million.The funds will help further develop the Talus ecosystem, including Protochain, the Nexus framework, and the "AI Dating Experience" application.According to RootData, Talus Network is a blockchain platform focused on decentralized artificial intelligence. The network leverages the powerful capabilities of Move, emphasizing security, speed, and an enhanced developer experience. Talus Network creates a future that empowers users in a fair and accessible way by cultivating a diverse ecosystem of intelligent agents for decentralized applications.

ChainCatcher message, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng replied to Wang Hanyang's article "Binance and Dubai Memoirs" on social media, saying, "Very well written! How come I feel like I took pictures with everyone, at least over a thousand, right?It's just that most people don't have time to chat. I'm not very good at chatting either. It often goes silent, so there's not much loss."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the data AI platform Vana, supported by Paradigm, has partnered with the AI blockchain platform Talus. By leveraging Vana's vast user-controlled private data network, Talus can access fresh and diverse datasets, which are crucial for training and fine-tuning AI agents on Talus.Additionally, through Vana's data application layer, developers on the Talus platform will have access to high-quality, privacy-compliant datasets. This access will drive innovation, enabling creators to build and train AI agents to perform a variety of specialized tasks.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Shanghai Cyberspace Administration, a city-wide meeting on the management and coordination mechanism for blockchain development was held in Shanghai, focusing on the coordinated promotion of the blockchain industry, technology, and ecological planning layout. The first Shanghai Blockchain Expert Committee was established at the meeting. The term of office for committee members is 2 years.The first committee consists of 7 experts: Zheng Zhiming (Chairman of the Expert Committee, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences), Dong Jin, Yao Qian, Lu Qi, Li Xie, Lei Ming, and Ma Xiaofeng. The Shanghai Municipal Cyberspace Administration and the Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission introduced the preparation of the "Shanghai Blockchain Development Management Work Plan (2023-2025)" and the recent progress in promoting the blockchain industry.Zhao Jiaming, a member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, presented certificates to the experts and delivered a speech, emphasizing the need to rely closely on the coordination mechanism, adhere to technology first, enhance innovation capability, prioritize application to better empower various industries, focus on ecology to optimize the industrial development environment, and base security to improve the comprehensive governance system, balancing risk control and efficiency enhancement, so that blockchain technology can better empower high-quality economic and social development.[Source link]

ChainCatcher news, at the "Future Blockchain Summit" in Dubai, Bitget announced the launch of the Bitget Card program. It is a high-limit, USD-denominated Visa credit card that will support usage in 180 countries and regions, providing users with a comprehensive cryptocurrency payment solution.In addition, during the summit, Bitget's General Manager Gracy Chen delivered a speech on the topic "Top Crypto Opportunities in Q4 2023 and Beyond." She discussed key issues in the cryptocurrency industry with attendees, such as the potential approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF, the impact of significant events like the Bitcoin halving and the Ethereum Cancun upgrade, and their effects on global market trends. She also emphasized that there is no competition between Web3 and artificial intelligence technologies, and more collaborative potential should be explored.

ChainCatcher news, the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission issued a notice on the release of the "Shanghai Blockchain Key Technology Tackling Special Action Plan (2023-2025)." The document states that by 2025, innovations and breakthroughs will be accelerated in foundational theories such as blockchain system security and cryptographic algorithms, as well as in technical fields including blockchain-specific processors, smart contracts, cross-chain, new storage, privacy computing, and regulation. This aims to form a new generation of open permissioned blockchain technology system and standards that can support the development of Web3.0 innovative applications, ensuring they are manageable, controllable, and open-source, laying the foundation for building a trustworthy and secure technological base for the digital economy and cultivating a new generation of blockchain innovation ecosystem with global influence.The document highlights three main focus areas: new system architecture, resource scheduling and control, and trust enhancement. Key tasks include breakthroughs in foundational hardware and software technology; innovations in system architecture technology; tackling resource scheduling technology; research on security control technology; and breakthroughs in trust enhancement technology. The document also mentions zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zk-EVM), distributed digital identity (DID), and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Aptos is leveraging Microsoft's infrastructure to deploy new products that combine artificial intelligence and blockchain, including a new chatbot called Aptos Assistant, which will answer user questions about the Aptos ecosystem and provide useful resources for developers building smart contracts and decentralized applications. The chatbot is powered by Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service.In addition, the two companies have agreed to explore blockchain-based financial service solutions, including asset tokenization, payment options, and central bank digital currencies (CBDC), to expand the use cases of blockchain. Aptos will run validator nodes on Microsoft Azure to enhance the security of its network.

ChainCatcher message, the 9th 2023 Shanghai Blockchain International Week, hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Lab, will be held from September 15 to 20 in Hongkou District, Shanghai. This event consists of three parts: a hackathon, an open day, and the Blockchain Global Summit, focusing on application innovation, ecological prosperity, and in-depth sharing.Among them, the hackathon will take place from September 15 to 17, gathering outstanding blockchain developers and enthusiasts from around the world: September 18 is the "Open Day!" which will promote the development of the blockchain industry together with ecological partners and the world; from September 19 to 20, the 9th Blockchain Global Summit will be held, inviting internationally influential guests to explore the new achievements, dynamics, and ideas in the blockchain industry over the past year around key industry topics. This global summit will also continue to be live-streamed online. (Source link)