ChainCatcher News: The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending January 4 was 201,000, expected to be 218,000, and the previous value was 211,000, marking a new low since the week of February 17, 2024.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. December ADP employment figure is 122,000, expected to be 140,000, and the previous value was 146,000, marking the lowest level since August 2024.

ChainCatcher news, MicroStrategy's trading volume rivals that of the seven major tech stocks in the U.S. These seven tech stocks have a market capitalization of at least $1 trillion, far exceeding MicroStrategy's market cap by more than ten times, with Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Microsoft (MSFT) each having a market cap of over $3 trillion.Data from Market Chameleon shows that from December 2, 2024, to January 7, 2025, the average daily trading volume of MSTR stock is close to 24 million shares. This means MicroStrategy ranks sixth among other tech stocks, above Microsoft (MSFT) (average daily trading volume of 20 million shares) and META (META) (average daily trading volume of 12.2 million shares). Among the seven major tech stocks, MicroStrategy has the highest 30-day implied volatility.

ChainCatcher news, the Ripple website shows that the company has added nearly 12 new positions in the U.S. since last October.In addition, the publicly listed online broker Robinhood is hiring a compliance officer, content manager, and web developers for its U.S. cryptocurrency division. Silicon Valley venture capital firm a16z is adding two cryptocurrency engagement managers for its San Francisco and New York City offices.Meanwhile, a spokesperson stated that the blockchain company Consensys, behind the crypto wallet MetaMask and the L2 network Linea, is hiring 9 new "tier-one strategic positions" in the U.S.The company's interim Chief Talent Officer Leona Semmens stated that these positions will help Consensys expand its crypto payments, developer tools, and decentralized identity services. (DL News)

ChainCatcher news, on January 7 local time, Judge Alan G. Schwartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York dismissed President-elect Trump's latest request to delay the sentencing proceedings in his "hush money" case.Trump's lawyers argued that as President-elect, Trump enjoys the same criminal litigation immunity as the President, but this view was rejected by the court. With less than two weeks until Trump's inauguration, if sentencing is not completed before January 20, the start of his second term, presidential immunity could delay the case until after he leaves office. The court's ruling means that Trump's sentencing is still scheduled for January 10. However, Trump and his legal team have stated they will continue to seek legal avenues to delay or cancel the sentencing.

According to ChainCatcher news and monitored by Lookonchain, today the net inflow of ten U.S. Bitcoin ETFs is 8,238 BTC (approximately $828.97 million), with Fidelity seeing an inflow of 3,625 BTC (approximately $364.8 million). Currently, Fidelity holds 209,135 BTC, worth about $21.05 billion;The net inflow of nine Ethereum ETFs is 33,780 ETH (approximately $12.272 million), with BlackRock seeing an inflow of 33,618 ETH (approximately $12.214 million). Currently, BlackRock holds 1,114,423 ETH, worth about $4.05 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam will resign from his position on January 20, the day of President Donald Trump's inauguration, and will officially leave office on February 7.Behnam is concerned that regulation of digital assets, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, remains insufficient. Behnam stated, "There is still a significant portion of the digital asset space that is unregulated within the U.S. regulatory framework, and given the adoption we are seeing from some traditional financial institutions and the enormous demand from retail and institutional investors for these products, it is very important to fill this gap."He noted that the CFTC is still "well positioned to become the spot regulator for digital commodity assets."

ChainCatcher news, according to IntoTheBlock data, currently about 380,000 Bitcoin addresses are in a state of loss, accounting for less than 1% of all holders.

ChainCatcher news, Satoshi Action Fund co-founder Dennis Porter posted on X that up to 20 "strategic Bitcoin reserve" bills will be proposed at the state level in the United States (the same state will have multiple bills). Legislators are fiercely competing to be the first in history. The vast majority of these bills will be based on the SBR model from the Satoshi Action Fund.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by Dennis Porter, co-founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, on X, the 14th state in the United States is now ready to introduce "strategic Bitcoin reserve" legislation.

ChainCatcher news, Canaan Creative announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Canaan U.S. Inc. has signed a procurement agreement with a new strategic U.S. customer to supply 2,800 air-cooled Avalon A15XP mining machines. These mining machines have a hash performance of 207 Terahash per second (TH/s) and are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed that 75% of Ripple Labs' job vacancies are currently in the United States, and the company has secured more deals and partnerships in the U.S. after the November 2024 elections than in the previous six months.Garlinghouse attributes these changes to the incoming Trump administration and Trump's pro-cryptocurrency rhetoric. In a post on X on January 5, Garlinghouse wrote: "The Trump team has been driving innovation and job growth in the U.S. under the leadership of Scott Bessent, David Sacks, Paul Atkins, and others— they haven't even taken office yet, but say what you will, the 'Trump effect' has made cryptocurrency great again."

ChainCatcher message, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse posted on X: "Today, we welcome the 119th Congress in the United States------the most crypto-friendly Congress in history.The journey has just begun, but you can't deny that the entire industry is already vibrant and exciting. Let's get to work."

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, based on the latest declassified documents obtained by Coinbase through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) had explicitly opposed its member banks using public blockchain networks to provide services.The documents reveal that the FDIC's New York office sent a letter to a member bank in March 2022, expressing concerns about the bank's plan to launch a "bank digital deposit" project on a public chain, and required a new detailed review before launching any public chain-based products. Additionally, the documents also show that the FDIC had requested member banks to suspend all services related to Bitcoin trading and cryptocurrency activities.Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal believes that these documents further confirm the existence of the Biden administration's "Operation Chokepoint 2.0," which aims to suppress the cryptocurrency industry through bank regulation.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, Microsoft (MSFT.O) stated in a blog post on Friday that it will invest $80 billion in AI data centers in fiscal year 2025. Microsoft Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith wrote that more than half of Microsoft's $80 billion expenditure will be allocated to the United States. Microsoft's fiscal year 2025 will end in June this year.