ChainCatcher news, Coinglass data shows that the total open interest of Bitcoin futures contracts across the network is 649,360 BTC (approximately 64.1 billion USD).Among them, the open interest of CME Bitcoin contracts is 216,820 BTC (approximately 21.4 billion USD), ranking first;The open interest of Binance Bitcoin contracts is 124,530 BTC (approximately 12.3 billion USD), ranking second.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong media reports, the Trump team is reviewing candidates specifically responsible for cryptocurrency policy-related positions. Although it is still unclear whether this position belongs to the senior White House staff level, known as the "Cryptocurrency Czar" (responsible for overseeing policy regulations within the federal government), personnel from the cryptocurrency industry are striving for this opportunity to directly engage with Trump.It is reported that recently many individuals have gone to Mar-a-Lago for "interviews," including former Binance executive Brooks, who is also considered a potential candidate for the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, Coinbase CEO Armstrong also met with Trump this week.

ChainCatcher news, according to coinglass, the total liquidation amount across the network in the past 24 hours was 538 million USD, with long position liquidations amounting to 324 million USD and short position liquidations amounting to 214 million USD. Among them, the liquidation amount for BTC was 134 million USD, for ETH it was 93.86 million USD, and for DOGE it was 24.63 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson suggested Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong as the best candidate for the proposed cryptocurrency policy position in Donald Trump's second administration. In a post on X on November 20, Hoskinson outlined the key qualifications for the "crypto czar," emphasizing neutrality, cross-protocol collaboration, and a solid grasp of the unique values of cryptocurrency. Hoskinson believes that Armstrong's leadership at Coinbase makes him an ideal choice. Under Armstrong's leadership, Coinbase has become the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States and one of the first publicly listed cryptocurrency companies:"Coinbase has grown to be one of the pillars of the cryptocurrency industry and has had to endure the unfair tactics of the government to impose regulation through enforcement. I know Armstrong can build a broad tent coalition to unite the entire industry and help us get the government to come together to take real action, including through new legislation."

ChainCatcher news, monitored by Aggr News, after the well-known short-selling firm Citron announced a short position, MSTR is expected to drop 22% compared to the opening price in the U.S.

ChainCatcher news, according to Workers' Daily reports, the People's Court of Changping District, Beijing recently released a case where an employee used their position to obtain virtual currency for profit, constituting the crime of illegally obtaining data from a computer information system. Zhang, a blockchain engineer at a certain internet company, learned that there was a large amount of Ethereum in the account while participating in project development, and planned to attack the company's account to obtain it.Taking advantage of his work, he asked colleagues for program codes and private keys beyond his authority and shared them in a "technical exchange group," inviting group members to crack and attack the company's account, successfully obtaining 106.15 Ethereum and illegally profiting 38,329.76 yuan.The court found that Zhang violated regulations by illegally obtaining Ethereum information from the company's computer system and trading for profit, constituting the crime of illegally obtaining data from a computer information system. Although there were management loopholes in the company, this was not a valid excuse for Zhang's crime. Ultimately, Zhang was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison, fined 60,000 yuan, and ordered to return the illegal gains of 38,329.76 yuan. The second-instance ruling rejected the appeal and upheld the original judgment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the transition work revealed that President-elect Trump's team is discussing whether to establish a new position in the White House specifically responsible for cryptocurrency policy within the digital asset industry.Insiders say that Trump's team is reviewing candidates for this position. If established, this would be the first position in the White House dedicated to the cryptocurrency sector, highlighting the influence of the emerging industry on the new administration.It is currently unclear whether a senior White House position or a "crypto czar" will be established (a term used in Washington to refer to the person overseeing federal government policy and regulation). They stated that advocates from the crypto industry are pushing for this position to have a direct connection to Trump.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale address has increased its holdings by 750 BTC (approximately 69 million USD) in the past 12 hours, bringing the total holdings to 24,660 BTC (approximately 2.27 billion USD).

ChainCatcher message, according to coinglass data, the total liquidation amount across the network in the past 24 hours was 294 million USD, with long position liquidations amounting to 194 million USD and short position liquidations amounting to 99.56 million USD. Among them, the liquidation amount for BTC was 63.02 million USD, for ETH was 45.52 million USD, and for DOGE was 16.40 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, Jason Lowery, author of Softwar and a major in the U.S. Space Force, announced that he has submitted an application to serve as a military advisor to the National Security Council (NSC) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) at the White House. Lowery plans to advise the Department of Defense on the national strategic significance of proof-of-work (PoW) technology and propose policies related to strategic Bitcoin reserves and U.S. computational power forces. He believes that PoW technology can serve as a non-kinetic defense system, deterring cyber threats by imposing physical costs on electricity consumption.

ChainCatcher message, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, in the past half hour, "smart money with a swing win rate of 82.3%" has increased its position by 6,591 WETH, worth 20.56 million USD, at an average price of 3,119 USD.Therefore, the quantity for the 18th swing has been updated to 10,528 WETH (approximately 32.96 million USD), with an average cost of 3,121 USD. One hour ago, this address built a position of 3,936.56 WETH at an average price of 3,125.7 USD, worth 12.3 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, Polymarket data shows that the probability of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh being appointed as U.S. Treasury Secretary by Trump has risen to 46%, maintaining the top position; the probability of Scott Bessent being appointed has dropped to 27%, while Howard Lutnick's appointment probability has decreased to 9%.The total amount wagered on this event exceeds $2 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the BIO ecosystem token $RIF has a market cap exceeding $115 million, with a 13% increase in the past 24 hours.Smart money GcYC1...quyt6 positioned at the low before the DeSci Meme narrative took off, making a profit of $1.05 million from just $14,000, a return of 7400%. In late September, he built a position in RIF at an average price of $0.0003264, and started selling when the price rose three days ago, currently holding only 750,000 tokens.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, a smart money address cvvhD spent 9.78 SOL (2151 USD) during the internal market phase to build a position of 42.79 million DeSi sector donation concept coin SCIHUB, with a cost of only 0.00005035 USD (current price 0.03685 USD); subsequently, before the market cap reached 10 million USD, 75% of the position was sold, with the remaining 10.73 million coins still yielding a profit of 380,000 USD, totaling a profit of 576,000 USD, with a return rate of 25759%.