ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, last Sunday, Marla Maples, the second wife of U.S. President Donald Trump, posted on social media platform X, calling for Trump and his team to drop the lawsuit against early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver. Videos related to Roger Ver's charitable work have been widely circulated online, with several libertarian advocates, including "Students for Trump" co-founder Ryan Fournier, among the disseminators.Last week, a group of international supporters released a video showcasing Roger Ver's charitable work, which Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples retweeted to her 61,500 followers on the X platform on Sunday. Maples added, "Share more about the call to drop the lawsuit against Roger Ver." In her message, she tagged U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, White House Counsel Dave Warrington, Elon Musk, and President Trump’s @realDonaldTrump X account.In May of last year, Roger Ver was arrested in Spain and was charged by the U.S. with mail fraud, tax evasion, and submitting false tax returns. He is known online as "Bitcoin Jesus" and is the former CEO of digital wallet developer Bitcoin.com.

ChainCatcher news, according to Solana officials, the voting rate for the Solana on-chain governance proposal SIMD 228 has reached 72%, surpassing the voting rates of all U.S. presidential elections in the past 100 years. The chart shows that the voting rates for presidential elections in U.S. history typically range between 50% and 65%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi's report from CNBC, President Trump's tariff policy will be delayed and may start on April 1.

ChainCatcher News, the newly appointed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by President Trump, Russell Vought, has stated that he has cut off new funding sources for the agency and has reportedly asked staff to suspend all activities.Vought stated in a post on X on February 9: "I have informed the Federal Reserve that the CFPB will not draw down the next tranche of unallocated funds, as this is 'not reasonably necessary' for fulfilling its duties. Given the current fiscal environment, the agency's current balance of $711.6 million is actually excessive."It is understood that the agency was established to regulate financial companies such as banks and remittance companies, preventing them from engaging in abusive and predatory practices. It also accepts complaints against U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges.

ChainCatcher news, Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on social media, "Trump will launch the Bitcoin Plus ETF. You could say he will be the first U.S. president to issue an ETF."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that Microsoft (MSFT.O) is in acquisition talks with TikTok.

ChainCatcher news, according to foreign media reports, on Thursday Eastern Time, a user posted on the X platform claiming that when searching for "US Presidents" or "US Presidents in order" on Google, the term of former President Biden was completely overlooked. The search results showed that Trump was the most recent two presidents of the United States, while Biden's name was nowhere to be found. The list of presidents before Trump took office in 2016 was accurate, including Obama, Bush, and Clinton, all the way back to the first President of the United States, Washington.Although Google has identified the root cause and quickly resolved the issue, no one knows how long Biden had "disappeared" from the search results. Google acknowledged the mistake and attributed it to a "data error."

ChainCatcher News: U.S. President Trump will deliver a speech at Davos via video on Thursday at 11 AM Eastern Time (Friday at midnight Beijing Time).

ChainCatcher news, CESS co-founder and chairman Nick Zaldastani is honored to be invited to the official celebration of the 2025 Presidential Inauguration held in Washington ------ Presidential Inaugural Ball. This event has been approved as a celebration that the newly elected President Trump will attend, celebrating together with the attendees. This symbolic event brings together leaders from politics, business, and technology, serving as an important platform for promoting cooperation and communication.As a pioneer in decentralized data infrastructure, CESS has been committed to providing secure and efficient innovative data solutions for government and public sectors, from promoting data sovereignty to ensuring privacy and compliance, supporting policy-making and industry standardization development.This invitation not only reflects CESS's leadership position in the industry but also highlights its close collaborative relationship with the government and legislators. CESS will continue to empower global government agencies to jointly build a transparent, secure, and open digital future.

ChainCatcher news, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced: At the invitation of the U.S. side, Special Representative of President Xi Jinping and Vice President Han Zheng will go to Washington, D.C. to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Trump on January 20.China has always viewed and developed China-U.S. relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. We are willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the new U.S. government, properly manage differences, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations, paving a new path for correct interactions between China and the U.S. in the new era.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler stated in an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box that he believes the funding from cryptocurrency voters and digital asset interest groups is unlikely to influence the U.S. election, resulting in a victory for President Trump.Gensler will step down on the day of Trump's inauguration, and he discussed his previous talking points on investor protection during his leadership at the SEC in the interview.Gensler said, "I believe that, although as you pointed out, this election has raised funds from the cryptocurrency space, I think it is unrelated to the outcome of this election. The cryptocurrency space is a highly speculative area that has consistently failed to comply with various laws, whether it be anti-money laundering laws, sanctions laws, or securities laws."

ChainCatcher news, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that Microsoft will donate $1 million to the inauguration fund of the incoming President Trump, matching donations from Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The company previously donated $500,000 to Trump's committee in 2017 and $500,000 to President Joe Biden's committee in 2021, making this donation double the previous amounts. This symbolizes the tech industry's comprehensive effort to win over Trump.Since Trump's victory in the 2024 election, he has been dining with CEOs from the tech industry at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (Jinshi)

ChainCatcher news, the financial website Forexlive reports that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has passed away, and his funeral is scheduled for January 9.Historically, the U.S. stock market has closed on the national day of mourning for former presidents, and it is expected to be the case this time as well. Federal non-essential employees will also have a day off, which may affect the economic data released that day. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher News, the elected President of the United States, Trump, stated that Congress should eliminate the debt ceiling. A day earlier, Trump publicly opposed the agreement reached by congressional members to fund the government before a shutdown.In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said that completely eliminating the debt ceiling would be "the smartest thing Congress could do." "I would fully support it." "The Democrats say they want to get rid of it. If they want to get rid of it, I will take the lead." Trump stated that the debt ceiling is a meaningless concept, and no one knows exactly what would happen if the debt ceiling were ever breached—whether it would be a disaster or meaningless. "No one should want to know the answer." "It makes no sense other than psychologically," he said. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, as reported by Cointelegraph, Eric Trump, the son of former President Trump, stated during his keynote speech at the "Bitcoin MENA Conference" in Abu Dhabi: "Imagine, this is the first time a U.S. president is committed to making America the cryptocurrency capital of the world."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, on December 1 local time, U.S. President Biden announced a pardon for his son Hunter Biden. U.S. media analysis suggests that this decision marks a reversal of Biden's stance as president, as he has repeatedly stated that he would not use his executive power to pardon his son or reduce his penalties.According to NBC News, this pardon was granted before Hunter Biden is set to be sentenced on December 12 for federal gun charges. Hunter Biden is also scheduled to be sentenced on December 16 in another criminal case, after he admitted to nine federal tax charges in September.

ChainCatcher News: U.S. President Biden stated that he had a conversation with Trump and assured him that the government would work with Trump's team. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, as the AP, Fox, and NBC announced Trump's election, the Polymarket U.S. presidential election contract is set to end on Wednesday morning local time.