ChainCatcher news, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood discussed the impact of political and technological changes with Research Director Sam Korus and Portfolio Manager Nick Grous in the latest episode of "The Brainstorm" podcast. Wood believes that a new government could drive significant reforms, particularly in the regulation of crypto assets.Key discussion points include Trump's reform experience, the future development of cryptocurrencies, the impact of tariffs on the dollar, and market expansion driven by innovation. Wood stated that technological advancements could lead to a decrease in inflation and interest rates.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, MKR token holders are currently voting to assess their opinion on whether MakerDAO should "rebrand" the Maker brand and abandon the new name "Sky" adopted in August. This non-binding vote currently shows that token holders support retaining the Sky brand, although participation is relatively limited at this time.MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen remained neutral on the branding issue during an interview but urged the community to resolve the branding controversy and refocus on growth. He stated, "The most important thing is to make a decision and focus on what matters, which is the product." Christensen emphasized that changing the name to Sky is not just superficial, "far from just renaming," but part of Maker's "endgame strategy," which has launched new products like the USDS stablecoin.Christensen mentioned that one way to track the success of this stablecoin is to observe the proportion of USDS that is idle and not earning rewards. Among the over $1 billion in circulation, although the amount is not large, it is noteworthy that a portion is not earning rewards—this indicates it is held by real humans rather than bots, as this idling behavior suggests genuine use, since real users treat USDS as cash, holding it temporarily without seeking to maximize returns. However, despite this move still being seen as successful and the launch of the USDS stablecoin exceeding expectations, Christensen also acknowledged that the rebranding to Sky faced challenges that affected community perception and market confidence. This round of voting will last until November 7. The next step will be a binding governance vote.

ChainCatcher message, Solana co-founder Toly tweeted that he hopes to see Firedancer launch on the mainnet soon to improve the security bus coefficient, while also enhancing consensus reduction and formal proof. Future discussions need to address increased computational load, asynchronous execution, multi-concurrent leaders, and DX improvements.

ChainCatcher news, top trader Eugene Ng Ah Sio posted on social media, "In an ideal world, I would like to see: a slow rise for the rest of October, Trump taking office in the White House, and then Bitcoin soaring to $100,000."

ChainCatcher message, Trump's official X account posted @ Three Arrows Capital co-founder Kyle Davies, stating that it will send important election updates from North Carolina to Kyle Davies to ensure that Kyle Davies is ready to vote for himself before November 5.

ChainCatcher news, blabla.group announced that it has secured seed round financing from Nebula Investment, Blockchain Association of Europe (BCAEU), and Hopechain, with the specific amount of financing not yet disclosed.It is reported that Blabla is a SocialFi project co-founded by former TikTok and Meta team members. It is the first DAPP in the Morse ecosystem, led by Morse's investment.Blabla is committed to breaking the limitations of traditional media platforms, linking WEB2 and WEB3, and allowing every user and creator to receive their deserved rewards on the platform through a decentralized mechanism and a transparent reward system.

ChainCatcher news, John Lee accepted an exclusive interview with Ta Kung Pao and stated that the country has requirements for Hong Kong, reflecting the central government's recognition of the advantages of the special administrative region in finance, shipping, and trade. Hong Kong must make good use of these advantages, promote them, and strengthen them. John Lee stated that the Hong Kong government is promoting the healthy development of the financial market in various ways. Taking the stock market as an example, the government established a dedicated task force to promote stock market liquidity last August, and most of the 12 short-term measures mentioned to improve market competitiveness have been implemented so far. The government is also actively seeking new economic growth points, and currently, virtual asset trading has been launched in Hong Kong. It is hoped that after tokenization trading and asset management, more applications in trade can be promoted.

ChainCatcher news reports that the Kremlin has expressed hope that Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, can organize an effective legal defense regarding his arrest in France. The charges against him in France need to be supported by solid evidence. Unless the accusations are backed by evidence, this will be seen as an attempt to restrict freedom of communication and will be regarded as a direct threat to the head of a large company.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik posted on X: "I support RWA, and I hope to see them more diversified on-chain so that applications can use them without being affected by systemic risks from a single issuer or asset class."

ChainCatcher news, according to a video interview with Telegram CEO Pavel Durov by the famous American political commentator and journalist Tucker Carlson, Durov stated in the interview: "Whenever we come to the United States, we receive too much attention from the FBI and other security agencies. The last time I went to the U.S., I brought an engineer who works at Telegram. Cybersecurity officials or agents tried to secretly recruit my engineer behind my back. They were very eager to know which open-source libraries are integrated into the Telegram application and tried to persuade him to use certain open-source tools that act as backdoors.""I have personally experienced similar pressure in the U.S. Whenever I go to the United States, I am greeted at the airport by two FBI agents who ask questions. My understanding is that they want to establish a relationship to better control Telegram."

ChainCatcher message, Vitalik Buterin responded to a netizen on social media, stating: "The type of applications I want to see are those that operate in a sustainable way; applications that do not sacrifice principles (such as permissionless, decentralized, etc.).I think DEXs are great, and I use them every week. I believe decentralized stablecoins (like RAI) are fantastic. I also think Polymarket is good.I think USDC is not as good as RAI, but as a practical matter, we have to respect that it is very convenient and many people are using it. It is very useful for me personally when making international donations, much more convenient than banks. We are trying to make the global economy and society more open and free, and the ability for people in emerging markets to trade freely with stablecoins is a real use case that is happening everywhere.USDC on Ethereum is also much better than account-to-account transfers within centralized exchanges, which happens often. If we get a lot of people using USDC, it will create a situation where it is easier for people to transition to other more decentralized stablecoins.What I 'do not' respect are basically those things whose appeal comes from some temporary sources, with no sustainability. I am not excited about the liquidity mining craze of 2021 because it was clear that it came from fundamentally temporary token issuance.If someone tells me: 'Put your money here for a good return', my question is always: 'Where does the return come from?' Who is on the other side of the trade, who is paying the return? If there is a concrete answer to this question and a good reason to believe that this answer will still be correct in 5 years, then I would be very excited about it."

ChainCatcher message, Federal Reserve's Schmidt stated that he wants to see more economic data before supporting any decision to start cutting interest rates. Schmidt acknowledged that inflation is moving in the right direction, while believing that the Federal Reserve should remain patient. "For me, it makes sense to really focus on some data in the coming weeks. Before we take action, at least before I take action or suggest taking action, I think we need to see more information." "I still believe that if we are not cautious in our decision-making, we might see a slight rebound in demand." Regarding the non-farm revision data released yesterday, he said, "While this is a big number, it doesn't really change my thinking when considering monetary policy." (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, Forbes reporter Eleanor Terrett stated on X that New York Senator Chuck Schumer revealed his goals regarding cryptocurrency regulation. He hopes to model it after AI regulation and aims to get some cryptocurrency bills passed in the Senate by the end of the year and become law.Chuck Schumer said: "My goal is to get some bills passed in the Senate and become law by the end of this year, and I believe we can achieve this goal. I think we should strike a balance between promoting innovation and providing common-sense guardrails for cryptocurrency. This is similar to our approach to another innovative technology, artificial intelligence. When it comes to artificial intelligence or cryptocurrency, we also need to provide some guardrails to ensure user safety, protect our national security, and ensure that this technology is not abused by criminal organizations or other malicious actors at the expense of the public good. Only Congress has the ability to provide this balanced regulation."

ChainCatcher news, the sell-off of cryptocurrencies is accelerating------Bitcoin has just fallen to its lowest point since February, and Ethereum also saw a significant drop that day. The yen has just taken off, appreciating over 1% against the dollar that day. This confirms analyst Mark Cudmore's view that the movements in virtual currencies may indicate that more sell-offs are yet to come.