According to @ItsDave_ADA, details regarding the Cardano Open Source Committee (OSC) budget and its goals are being inquired. The committee aims to enhance open-source collaboration within the Cardano ecosystem, but specific budget allocations have yet to be disclosed. The OSC is designed to be inclusive, potentially open to contributions from the broader community, fostering development and innovation. However, exact participation criteria remain unspecified. Source: @ItsDave_ADA.

According to The Kobeissi Letter, President Trump has announced that Elon Musk and the cryptocurrency DOGE will be involved in auditing the US Pentagon's spending. This development follows the Pentagon's failure to fully account for its $824 billion budget, marking the seventh consecutive audit failure. Last year, the Pentagon was unable to properly account for 63% of its budget. The involvement of a prominent figure like Elon Musk, alongside a cryptocurrency, could have significant implications for transparency and accountability in US government spending, potentially impacting DOGE's market perception and trading value as investors assess the cryptocurrency's role in such high-profile audits.

According to ZachXBT, there is a suspicion that the budget allocated for a project might have been used to purchase bots. This implies potential artificial inflation of metrics or engagement, which could mislead investors or traders about the project's actual popularity or success.