ChainCatcher news, Strategas ETF strategist Todd Sohn stated that the launch of Bitcoin ETF options could trigger the emergence of new funds for these options. He explained, "Grayscale has already applied for a covered call option fund, and I believe BlackRock will also apply. Then the related market will gain some buffer, and any other trend-following strategies that come to mind will be implemented. I think the crypto options ecosystem will really start to take off from here."

ChainCatcher news, President-elect Trump confirmed on Monday that he will declare a national emergency to implement a large-scale (illegal immigration) deportation action. A post by Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton on Truth Social stated that Trump is "prepared to declare a national emergency and will utilize military assets to reverse Biden's 'invasion' through a large-scale deportation plan." Trump replied, "Correct!!"It is reported that Judicial Watch is a non-profit organization in the United States that files lawsuits under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to investigate misconduct by government officials and is dedicated to promoting transparency, integrity, and accountability in government, politics, and law.Nevertheless, Politico reported that the Trump team is drafting an executive order that can withstand legal scrutiny to avoid the failures he encountered when trying to implement similar orders during his first term. The new administration also plans to terminate the parole program for undocumented immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on the X platform that after Trump's victory, the Ethereum ETF has emerged from the abyss of capital outflows, ultimately welcoming fresh air and net inflows.Data shows that the cumulative capital flow of the Ethereum ETF has turned from negative to positive.

ChainCatcher news, former Goldman Sachs executive and founder of macro research firm Real Vision, Raoul Pal, posted on the X platform stating that he and Michael Saylor have reached a consensus once again.He expressed that he also believes BTC is a pristine asset, and that the tokenization of all assets, cultures, etc., will occur, but they will not be the same, ultimately leading to a variety of assets based on BTC as the foundational layer.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, foreign media reports that Trump’s social platform Truth Social may merge with Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter). Data shows that Truth Social's revenue in the third quarter of this year was only $2.6 million, with 698,000 monthly active users on mobile and 11.3 million monthly website visits; in contrast, X platform is expected to have an annual advertising revenue of $2 billion, with 70.4 million monthly active users and up to 1 billion monthly website visits.Erik Nisbet, director of the Center for Communication and Public Policy at Northwestern University, stated that since Musk took over, the content style of X platform has gradually aligned with that of Truth Social. Both platforms promote "freedom of speech" as their selling point, primarily targeting conservative audiences. Data shows that 57% of Truth Social users consider it a daily news source, while 59% do the same for X platform.In terms of content moderation, X platform still maintains relatively strict standards, banning approximately 5.3 million accounts for violations in the first half of this year. This is mainly because the platform needs to maintain relationships with large corporate advertisers. Truth Social, on the other hand, has almost no advertising business, resulting in relatively lenient content moderation. Industry insiders believe that a potential merger would be more commercially meaningful for Trump, serving as a cash-out exit strategy, with his shareholding currently valued at approximately $3.3 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, digital asset financial institution Arca and crypto investment firm BlockTower Capital intend to merge. The two companies have signed a letter of intent for an all-stock transaction. While their respective business units will transition to a unified brand, BlockTower Venture Capital will remain independent.Data shows that BlockTower Capital has invested in well-known projects such as Aptos Labs, Dapper Labs, and Solana, while Arca's portfolio includes Mintify and Bitwave.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Dogecoin (DOGE) has been trading at a premium on South Korea's major cryptocurrency exchanges Upbit and Bithumb.Data shows that the DOGE/KRW trading pairs on these two exchanges are 1.5% higher than Binance's DOGE/USDT, marking the largest premium in three months. Since Trump won the U.S. presidential election, the price of Dogecoin has increased by 78%.

ChainCatcher news, according to News.bitcoin, economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff harshly criticized Trump's economic policies on the social media platform X this week, highlighting the risks he sees in current financial practices and some unfulfilled promises.Schiff believes that the optimism surrounding the "Trump-induced economic boom" is misguided, pointing out that potential economic vulnerabilities could undermine this positive outlook. He stated that tax cuts are likely to continue, but corresponding spending cuts are almost certain not to happen.Schiff further warned that uncontrolled deficits could prompt the Federal Reserve to re-implement quantitative easing, leading to increased inflation. For those concerned about inflationary pressures, Schiff suggested that "Trump's best deal right now is to buy when gold and gold mining stocks are down," believing that gold is a stable asset during times of economic uncertainty.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the SingularityDAO community vote has approved the merger proposal with Cogito Finance and SelfKey. The three parties will form a new entity, Singularity Finance, focusing on the tokenization of the AI economy on EVM Layer 2. It is reported that this vote was conducted through the Snapshot governance framework, with over 15 million SDAO participating in the voting, achieving a support rate of 94.78%. The new entity will integrate the strengths of all three parties, focusing on AI-driven financial services, including real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and on-chain identity management.Singularity Finance will be led by a committee consisting of SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel, Cogito Finance CEO Cloris Chen, and SingularityDAO co-founder Mario Casiraghi. The project will continue to enhance SingularityDAO's existing AI-driven portfolio management services and combine SelfKey's compliance solutions with Cogito Finance's RWA tokenization technology to provide users with more comprehensive AI financial services.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the SingularityDAO community vote has approved the merger proposal with Cogito Finance and SelfKey. The three parties will form a new entity, Singularity Finance, focusing on the tokenization of the AI economy on EVM Layer 2.It is reported that this vote was conducted through the Snapshot governance framework, with over 15 million SDAO participating in the voting, achieving a support rate of 94.78%. The new entity will integrate the strengths of the three parties, focusing on AI-driven financial services, including the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and on-chain identity management.Singularity Finance will be led by a committee consisting of SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel, Cogito Finance CEO Cloris Chen, and SingularityDAO co-founder Mario Casiraghi. The project will continue to enhance SingularityDAO's existing AI-driven portfolio management services and combine SelfKey's compliance solutions with Cogito Finance's RWA tokenization technology to provide users with more comprehensive AI financial services.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, two cryptocurrency hedge fund management companies, JellyC and Trovio Asset Management, announced a merger aimed at attracting institutional investor funds, including pension funds. Australia-based JellyC will become the main shareholder of the merged entity.

ChainCatcher message, Placeholder partner Chris Burniske posted on X: "Whether you believe the GOAT was produced by a machine or not, this marks the beginning of people and machines realizing the extent to which machines will utilize blockchain."Former Goldman Sachs executive and founder of macro research firm Real Vision, Raoul Pal, replied: "Exactly, this showcases the power of future autonomous generative AI."

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, before the European Union introduces a new round of laws and regulations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, Irish Finance Minister Jack Chambers will draft "emergency" legislation to update the country's cryptocurrency regulations. However, the minister did not explicitly indicate what these rules would include, nor did he specify when they would take effect. Chambers was appointed to the position in June 2024, having had little experience as a cryptocurrency regulator.It is reported that the EU's Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act will take effect on December 30, 2024, granting EU member states' Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) greater investigative powers and the ability to suspend transactions.

ChainCatcher news, SingularityDAO plans to merge with Cogito Finance and SelfKey to form a joint project focused on the tokenization of the artificial intelligence (AI) economy.The new entity, Singularity Finance, will provide a second-layer network for tokenizing assets such as GPUs and offer AI financial tools. The planned merger will make SelfKey's existing token KEY the new token SFI of Singularity Finance.SingularityDAO's SDAO and Cogito's CGV will merge into SFI at ratios of 1:80.353 and 1:10.89, respectively. This process will vary based on discussions among stakeholders.It is reported that SingularityDAO's SingularityNET completed a similar merger in June with other AI-focused projects Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol, forming the ASI token.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Pool officially launches Bellscoin (BEL) merged mining. Users can earn rewards in LTC, DOGE, and BEL by mining Litecoin (LTC).

ChainCatcher message, Arbitrum Developers posted on the X platform stating that the Arbitrum Security Council is planning to take emergency action to activate ArbOS 32 in the coming days. Version v3.2.0 includes security fixes activated by the newly upgraded ArbOS 32, and the source code will be available at 10 AM Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, after which the upgrade process will begin.Previously, Arbitrum Developers announced that Arbitrum Nitro v3.2.0 has been released, and relevant parties need to upgrade to this version as soon as possible.