ChainCatcher News: The elected President of the United States, Trump, has secured enough electoral votes in the Electoral College meetings across the states, officially winning the presidency. The Electoral College meeting is a key part of the U.S. presidential election system, where a candidate needs to obtain 270 out of 538 electoral votes to be elected president.Final statistics show that Trump won 312 electoral votes. Next, the results of the electoral votes from each state will be sent to Congress. Members of Congress will officially count the electoral votes in a joint session on January 6 and announce Trump and Vance as the next President and Vice President, respectively. Trump and Vance will be officially sworn in on January 20, 2025.

ChainCatcher message, The ETF Store President Nate Geraci posted on X: "Invesco (the fourth largest ETF issuer) today submitted multiple share class structure applications to the U.S. SEC. Currently, nearly 40 fund companies are seeking iterations of this structure. This will become the hottest ETF narrative of 2025 (along with other spot cryptocurrency ETFs)."

ChainCatcher news, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele released a screenshot of Bitcoin returns. The image shows that the country's total investment in Bitcoin amounts to approximately $270 million, with an unrealized profit of about $362 million, yielding a return of 133.95%.

ChainCatcher news, Fnality International announced the appointment of Michelle Neal as the new Chief Executive Officer. Neal is currently the Executive Vice President and Head of Markets at the New York Federal Reserve Bank (NY Fed) and will join Fnality in the first quarter of 2025. She has industry experience at BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada, and Royal Bank of Scotland.Fnality is a DLT settlement platform that launched the Sterling Fnality payment system last year, supported by 20 global institutions. Angus Fletcher is the CEO of Fnality UK. The company's system relies on a comprehensive central bank account that holds funds to support tokenized central bank currency. The platform plans to launch dollar and euro solutions, which require approval from the relevant central banks.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the South Korean National Assembly held a second voting session on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, which passed with sufficient votes.It is reported that the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary session at 4 PM local time on the 14th to vote on the impeachment motion of President Yoon Suk-yeol proposed for the second time by the opposition camp. According to the voting results, the impeachment motion was ultimately passed, and President Yoon Suk-yeol's presidential duties were immediately suspended. After the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was appointed as acting president.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Korean National Assembly's bill information system, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol submitted a consent proposal for the appointment of the Chief Justice to the National Assembly on the 12th, stating, "With the end of the Chief Justice's term, I request the National Assembly's consent to appoint a successor Chief Justice."After Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a speech to the public on the 12th, rejecting calls for an early end to his term, he approved 42 bills and enforcement orders, among other things, and submitted the consent proposal for the Chief Justice's appointment, continuing to exercise presidential powers. According to the South Korean Constitution, the Chief Justice should be proposed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (High Court) and appointed by the President after receiving the National Assembly's consent. (Kim Ten)

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, Argentine President Javier Milei announced his government's plan for the second year in office. Milei discussed key issues, including tax cuts, which will reduce national tax revenue by 90%, easing the burden on Argentinians and allowing provinces to set their own taxes.In addition, Milei also announced a plan to implement free currency circulation in 2025, enabling Argentinians to conduct business in the currency of their choice, including Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, Meta Platforms (META.O) has donated $1 million to the inauguration fund of incoming President Trump, marking the latest move by the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg to solidify the once-tense relationship with Trump.The company confirmed the donation, which differs from Zuckerberg's and his company's past practices. Previously, Trump threatened during his campaign that he would retaliate if Zuckerberg attempted to influence the election against him. Zuckerberg's efforts to strengthen the relationship began several years ago, including a dinner with Trump on the terrace of Mar-a-Lago in November. Before the dinner, Zuckerberg privately showcased Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses to Trump and gifted them to him.

ChainCatcher news, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a televised address to the nation on the morning of the 12th, justifying the emergency martial law implemented on the 3rd.Yoon stated that the actions of the opposition party threaten constitutional order, and that as president, the implementation of emergency martial law is not intended to undermine the country's constitutional order, but rather to inform the public that the nation is in a state of crisis, to protect constitutional order, and to restore the national constitution. He accused the opposition of falsely accusing him of "insurrection" and engaging in impeachment efforts, stating that he would fully cooperate with any impeachment or investigation. (Kim Ten)

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 the Korea Herald, the head of the South Korean senior official corruption investigation office has ordered a ban on President Yoon Suk-yeol's departure from the country.On the other hand, the South Korean KOSDAQ index plummeted 5% during the day, and the KOSPI index's decline widened to 2.6%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, on December 8 local time, U.S. President-elect Trump announced via social media the nomination of his personal lawyer Alina Habba as a presidential advisor.In addition, he nominated Michael Anton as the Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department; nominated Michael Needham as a State Department advisor; and nominated Christopher Landau as Deputy Secretary of State.

ChainCatcher news, senior advisor to El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, Max Keiser, posted on the X platform stating that the target price for BTC has been raised from $220,000 to $2.2 million. The reason is that Michael Saylor's speculative attack on the $20 trillion global gold market has a very high probability of success, and MicroStrategy is leveraging the $200 trillion global fixed income market to "Rug Pull" the gold market.

ChainCatcher news, The ETF Store President Nate Geraci stated on social media, "The Ethereum spot ETF has seen net inflows for 10 consecutive days, with a total inflow amount reaching $1.4 billion. Two of those days saw inflow levels reach new highs since its launch in July. I believe this indicates that advisors and institutional investors are just beginning to pay attention to this space."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is a proponent of Bitcoin, and he celebrated the $100,000 milestone in a unique way.It is reported that Nayib Bukele shared a screenshot showing that his Bitcoin investment policy over the past three years has brought El Salvador more than $300 million in unrealized gains, in order to criticize his detractors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Special Investigation Department of the Korean Prosecutor's Office stated that it has received many complaint letters regarding President Yoon Suk-yeol and has initiated an investigation.

ChainCatcher news, Argentine President Milei forwarded a response to KIP co-founder and CEO Julian's tweet, welcoming KIP to invest in Argentina and Latin America and promote AI development. Following their one-on-one meeting in September, Milei publicly interacted with KIP again on social media, expressing his recognition and strong support for KIP. This is also the first Web3 project, aside from memes, to receive multiple endorsements and interactions from international presidents.KIP is a Web3 infrastructure built for AI app developers, model creators, and data owners, allowing for easy deployment and monetization of AI assets while fully retaining ownership. It is reported that KIP has announced its TGE will take place on December 10 at 10 AM (Beijing time) on KuCoin, Gate.io, and BingX.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, former New York Fed Chairman Bill Dudley stated that if the Trump administration truly wants to support the emerging cryptocurrency industry, it should establish a set of laws and regulations to allow it to develop and operate safely. For example, ensuring that stablecoins are fully backed by Federal Reserve deposits or short-term Treasury bills. Legislation should define whether tokens are currencies or securities, and who will regulate them. Rules should be established to protect consumers and prohibit their use in criminal activities such as financing terrorism or illegal drug sales.Cryptographic technology has the potential to improve the financial system— for example, making it easier and cheaper for people to trade financial assets, or enabling immigrants to send money back to their families more easily. However, without strong safeguards, fraud and abuse will persist, undermining the trust needed to establish these benefits.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10 reports, South Korea has moved the impeachment vote for President Yoon Suk-yeol to 5 PM local time on Saturday.