ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Canadian crypto custodian Balance has announced that it has obtained qualified custodian status. So far, the crypto ETF assets issued by Canadian ETF providers 3iQ, Purpose Investments, and Evolve have been held under sub-custody arrangements with companies like Coinbase and Gemini in the United States.Balance CEO George Bordianu stated in an interview, "We want to bring these assets back to Canada, and we are working to optimize it so that new asset management companies can invest more in ETFs and mutual funds in Canada more cheaply and easily."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, Ripple's Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty recently stated when the SEC officially appealed the Ripple case in the U.S. that the ruling confirming that XRP is not a security for retail sales remains unchanged.He wrote on X: "This is not surprising at all------ once again, everything is clear. The court's ruling that 'XRP is not a security' has not been appealed. This decision is the law of the land." In the appeal, the SEC questioned several key rulings, including the decision that Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen's non-cash distribution and sale of XRP did not violate securities laws.Ripple plans to submit its Form C next week as a cross-appeal against the institutional sales ruling. Both parties are preparing to extend the appeal process, which could impact the classification and regulation of digital assets in the future.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan believes that if the United States does not balance its spending with economic growth, it will regret it. If this issue is not addressed, the U.S. may lose its "gold standard" status in the economy.He also stated that the debt issue is not something that can be handled in the first week of a new government taking office, nor is it a problem that the old government can continue to govern------it is a discipline issue that spans time.

ChainCatcher news, according to ABC News, U.S. Vice President Harris released a report on Saturday detailing her health and medical history, as her team attempts to prompt the public to reconsider the health and advanced age of former President Trump. Harris's doctor, Simmons, stated that she is "in very good health." "She has the physical and mental resilience needed to successfully fulfill presidential duties." The doctor noted that seasonal allergies and hives are "notable" parts of her health history, but the symptoms have never been "severe."A senior aide to Harris indicated that they see the release of the vice president's medical report as an opportunity to highlight how little is known about the health of 78-year-old Trump. The most detailed report on Trump's health came seven years ago, in which it was revealed that Trump suffers from high cholesterol, is overweight, and has rosacea, a benign skin condition.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune panel data, the EIGEN token of EigenLayer has claimed 95.74 million in Stakedrop1, and Stakedrop2 is currently ongoing with a claiming rate of 27.1%, approximately 23.306 million EIGEN.Currently, 69.25 million EIGEN are in a staked and locked state, while approximately 49.796 million EIGEN tokens are in circulation.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized messaging application Status announced the public launch of the Status mobile app and the latest desktop beta version. However, this is not the final version. They are still working to完善 the complete functionality of the app, aiming to protect users' privacy rights and community sovereignty.According to RootData, Status is a secure messaging application, encrypted wallet, and Web3 browser. Status empowers users to chat and transact, and supports users in accessing the world of DApps on a decentralized network. Status is also building infrastructure for the entire Ethereum ecosystem, including the Nimbus ETH 1.0 and 2.0 clients, Keycard hardware wallet, and Waku messaging protocol (the continuation of Whisper).

ChainCatcher message, TON Status announced: "Block production has now resumed and remains stable; currently, validators can remove - F 39987437:600844:7 - F 39987437:600845:7 from ExecStart at their convenience. After that, please run: 'systemctl daemon-reload'. There is no need to restart the validator after removing these flags. In the coming days, we will release node updates to address recently identified issues. Please stay tuned."Previously, it was reported that the Ton network had stopped producing blocks since today at 06:11:46 Beijing time, lasting over 7 hours.

ChainCatcher message, TON Status announced that mainnet validators with an index less than 100 have not yet had enough validators restart their nodes using the correct flag. It urges participants who have not yet restarted their nodes with the new flag to do so as soon as possible.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the open-source communication platform Status based on Ethereum has announced a partnership with Consensys-supported Linea to launch a Layer 2 scaling solution. The two parties are collaborating to develop a Layer 2 network called Status Network, which will run in parallel with Linea's zkEVM chain. Status core contributor Cyprien Grau stated, "By launching Status Network, we aim to build the infrastructure necessary to support a decentralized applications and services ecosystem."Linea's global head Nicolas Liochon remarked, "Given Status's contributions to the core operations of Ethereum and its consumer-facing Status application, our collaboration with Status is a natural fit." The Ethereum consensus client Nimbus developed by Status will be transformed into a Linea client. This collaboration will focus on decentralizing Linea's ordering and proving processes and will support innovative initiatives in areas such as public financing, social applications, GameFi, and governance experiments.

ChainCatcher news, former U.S. President Trump returns to the X platform (formerly Twitter) after three years. In his latest tweet, he stated: "They want to silence me, but I will never allow them to silence you. They are not just coming for me; you will be next. I just happen to be standing in their way, and I will never back down. We will make America great again!"Although this tweet is currently only accessible via direct link and is suspected to be in a "search visible" state, it has quickly garnered over 360,000 views.