ChainCatcher news, according to short-selling research firm S3 Partners, the short interest in Bitcoin mining stocks has surged by 50% over the past 30 days, reaching $4.6 billion.This is the highest level for 2024, with Bitcoin mining stocks like Riot, Marathon Digital, and CleanSpark seeing price increases of 86%, 55%, and 73% respectively since September, far exceeding Bitcoin's gains.Matthew Unterman, Managing Director at S3 Partners, stated that this rapid increase could trigger a short squeeze, leading to market volatility.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office plans to scale back its handling of cryptocurrency cases.Scott Hartman, co-head of the Securities and Commodities Task Force for the Southern District of New York, stated that the office will not overlook cryptocurrency cases, but the number of prosecutors handling these cases is fewer than during the 2022 crash in digital asset prices (the so-called "crypto winter").

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, an entity named "7 Siblings" has purchased 1.06 million EIGEN in the past two days, with an average purchase price of $2.43.

ChainCatcher news, recently, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated on social media X that he is studying articles related to biotechnology and considering how to leverage cryptocurrency technology to accelerate the flow of research funding. Industry insiders believe that if Zhao Changpeng, who has ample time and resources, enters the DeSci field, it will bring new development opportunities to this sector. Currently, crypto leaders such as Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong have also expressed strong interest in this field.Overall, the development of the DeSci sector is still in its early stages. According to RootData, the DeSci sector completed $11.2 million in financing in 2024 (as of November), a year-on-year decrease of 18.1%. This year, several financing rounds in this sector include: the DeSci financial layer protocol BIO Protocol completed a $6.2 million public round of financing on August 21 and received strategic investment from Binance Labs on November 8, marking Binance Labs' first investment in the DeSci sector; on September 25, a16z led a $5 million seed round for AminoChain. Additionally, Pfizer had previously invested in VitaDAO in January 2023.In terms of financing scale, the decentralized biotechnology protocol Molecule has raised a total of $13.7 million through three rounds of financing, with over 50 investors including Shine Capital, Northpond Ventures, and Sora Ventures. So far, projects in the DeSci sector have cumulatively raised over $60 million.Data shows that the market capitalization of DeSci project tokens exhibits a clear stratification, with ResearchHub (RSC) leading with a $496 million FDV, followed by HairDAO and VitaDAO with $105 million and $86.83 million, respectively. The second tier is represented by ValleyDAO, GenomeFi, and Data Lake, all with FDVs in the $15-30 million range, but still significantly lower than the leading projects. In September, the Solana ecosystem project Pump.science introduced a meme mechanism for drug research predictions, while the Arweave super parallel computer AO provided new solutions for research data storage; these innovative attempts may drive the development of the DeSci sector.

ChainCatcher news, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: The Federal Reserve is committed to completing the task of controlling inflation. A strong economy allows the Federal Reserve to make decisions cautiously.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by Protos, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has started selling DOGE-themed T-shirts on his official campaign website for $28 after appointing Musk as the head of the newly established "Department of Government Efficiency." The T-shirt design features the portraits of Musk and Trump against an orange Mars background, with a Shiba Inu next to the shoulder, symbolizing Dogecoin.

ChainCatcher news, the crypto betting platform BetHog has completed a $6 million seed round financing, led by 6MV, with participation from Will Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Karatage, Advancit Capital, and several angel investors including Eilers & Krejcik, LLC honorary partner Chris Grove, and Flutter Entertainment co-founder Josh Hannah.The company was founded by tech entrepreneurs Nigel Eccles and Rob Jones, who co-founded FanDuel in 2009. FanDuel is a leader in the U.S. sports betting market, with a market share of 42% in 2022.BetHog is built on Solana, with SOL as the supporting token for its PvP games. BetHog will also accept Bitcoin, ETH, and USDT in other games. After the first round of financing, BetHog will prioritize investment in product development while expanding its business through strategic partnerships. The company currently has 10 employees.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Unichain team has disabled its public RPC after details of early developer access were publicly disseminated. However, some users have transferred funds to Unichain through related contracts, and currently, these users' funds are temporarily inaccessible.Previous news, Unichain stated that some details of early developers accessing the Unichain mainnet have been publicly circulated, but the Unichain mainnet has not yet gone live, and the specifications for the bridge have not been finalized. Since it is not yet ready for public use, the RPC during the developer access period has been disabled, and details of the public RPC will be released once it is ready.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by The Data Nerd, 6 hours ago, Longling Capital deposited 3,200 ETH (approximately 10.65 million USD) to Binance. In the past 3 days, it has deposited a total of 8,200 ETH (approximately 26.35 million USD) to Binance.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, "a giant whale that has profited $18.99 million by buying low and selling high on ETH since May 2023" has recharged 3,200 ETH to Binance four hours ago, approximately $10.65 million.In the past 10 months, this whale/institution has accumulated 46,600 ETH (about $127 million) at an average price of $2,715, of which 24,800 ETH have been recharged to exchanges at a recharge price of $3,359. If sold all, it would profit $15.98 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinGape, ADA (Cardano) founder Charles Hoskinson expressed his willingness to collaborate with the U.S. government under Trump to help formulate cryptocurrency legislation. The goal is to create a clear regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency industry.Hoskinson announced these plans in a recent speech, stating that developing positive policies regarding cryptocurrency requires support from both Democrats and Republicans. His company, Input Output Global (IOG), will establish a separate policy department for cryptocurrency regulation. This office will focus on creating a legislative framework that incorporates the provisions of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) and the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA). He added, "I will work with lawmakers and the government to push a bipartisan bill through."

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale address started selling ETH 6 hours ago after being dormant for 8 years. Eight years ago, this whale address received 12,229 ETH from @ShapeShift, worth $149,000, at an average price of $12.22.Six hours ago, this whale address transferred all its ETH to a new address and began selling. So far, this address has sold 3,367.5 ETH for $101.6 million, at an average price of $3,018. The wallet still holds 8,862 ETH, worth $270 million.

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by the Guangming Daily, the Ministry of State Security announced a case on November 8: Wang XX, a former public official at a sensitive unit, was considered a good young man by his unit and family. However, due to losses in virtual currency investments, he incurred huge debts and was lured and incited by foreign espionage intelligence agencies, gradually leading him down the path of crime.Through investigations by the national security agency, it was discovered that Wang XX provided top-secret and confidential national secrets to the other party, obtaining espionage funds equivalent to over 1 million yuan through methods such as virtual currency recharge and trading. Ultimately, Wang XX was sentenced to life imprisonment for espionage by the people's court, with lifelong deprivation of political rights.The unit where Wang XX worked did not strictly implement confidentiality management systems and protective measures, providing an opportunity for Wang XX to steal and supply secrets to foreign espionage intelligence agencies. The national security agency, in conjunction with relevant departments, will carry out joint law enforcement work on Wang XX's unit and order it to rectify within a specified time.

ChainCatcher message, according to lookonchain monitoring, the pump.fun fee account has just sold another 78,000 SOL, worth approximately 15.11 million USD.Total revenue: 1,151,586 SOL (approximately 223 million USD)Total sold: 750,243 SOL (approximately 123 million USD)

ChainCatcher news, according to Caixin, JPMorgan stated that the election results have reduced the risk of intense debates surrounding the U.S. debt ceiling in the first half of 2025 and alleviated uncertainties regarding the evolution of the Treasury General Account (TGA). The debt ceiling has been suspended until January 1, 2025, after which the Treasury will begin to utilize extraordinary measures and its cash balance to meet its debt obligations.JPMorgan believes that assuming the Treasury's TGA forecast for the fourth quarter of 2024 is $700 billion, and with a slight increase in extraordinary measures, the Treasury is unlikely to exhaust its resources and face the risk of a technical default before July 2025.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.live reported that the election market is rapidly cooling down. Despite significant increases in Bitcoin and Ethereum, and an optimistic sentiment in the cryptocurrency market, the options market is clearly ending profit-taking.The implied volatility of Bitcoin's end-of-month options has fallen below 50%, with implied volatility across all major indicators significantly declining. Ethereum has benefited from today's substantial rise, with a smaller pullback compared to Bitcoin.Whales have begun to position themselves for the year-end market and even the spring market next year. Today's Bitcoin block trade volume reached $1.2 billion, while Ethereum block trade volume reached $600 million, primarily consisting of sell options, which is also the main driver behind today's sharp decline in implied volatility.Recent blockchain movements are worth noting, as whales have started to take action.