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According to the official announcement, Gate will open registration for the VIP Contract Elite Challenge Year-End Gala from January 15, 15:00 to January 31, 15:00 (UTC+8), and the competition will officially start from January 19, 10:00 to February 2, 24:00 (UTC+8).This year's year-end gala is heavily enhanced, offering five supreme gifts for VIP trading users: the event features a dual-tier leaderboard with Diamond and Platinum divisions, with a total cash prize pool of up to 60,000 USDT. Users who meet the criteria but do not receive cash rewards will still receive a 100 USDT position experience voucher; elite participants from previous trading competitions can enjoy an additional 10% cash bonus. Furthermore, completing designated trading and upgrade tasks will also allow participation in a lucky draw to win VIP New Year cash red envelopes, Apple bundles, and other great gifts; VIP 5+ users who achieve specified trading volumes can unlock an 88g gold bar scratch card with a 100% winning rate; the top three in the comprehensive leaderboard will have the opportunity to gain entry qualifications for offline events (including travel and accommodation), and the overall champion will receive an exclusive custom-made pure gold ring, awarded personally by the CEO.

According to Bloomberg, deep within a vault in Singapore known as the "Asian Fort Knox," lies a complete Triceratops skeleton that is 69 million years old—one of only 24 known in the world. A group of collectors owns it, including Yoann Turpin, co-founder of the crypto market maker Wintermute.The trading executive and his co-investors paid about $5 million for the over five-meter-long fossil, which was transported from Wyoming to Singapore's Le Freeport earlier this year. All four owners have invested in cryptocurrency, including Chaw Wei Yang, who operates a platform focused on collectibles called Co-Museum.This purchase reflects a shift in the tastes of the crypto elite. After experiencing the NFT craze of 2022, their interest in digital art has begun to wane. Nowadays, executives in the digital currency space are increasingly inclined to collect antiques, precious metals, and sculptures.

10x Research points out in its latest series of studies (Part Two) that although prediction markets often claim to embody "collective intelligence," data indicates that the accuracy and profitability of the markets primarily come from a small number of information-advantaged professional traders, rather than the general public.The report states that the behavior of most users is more akin to sports betting, favoring narratives, emotion-driven decisions, and long-odds bets; in contrast, a small group of professionals systematically achieves stable returns by pricing probabilities, hedging risks, and exploiting order flow imbalances and expected convergence.Part One of 10x Research previously analyzed structural inflection points in prediction markets, including the acceleration of liquidity, clarification of regulations, and the rapid entry of both institutions and retail investors, noting that early advantages in new markets are often captured by "information advantaged" participants. Part Three will provide ten actionable trading frameworks and real-world case studies for prediction markets.The team believes that as prediction markets are set to expand further in 2026, now is a critical window to examine trading structures, emphasizing that "understanding its core mechanisms is crucial before liquidity deepens and simple arbitrage opportunities disappear."

Bitget launches the 13th Contract Elite Ranking, with a total prize pool of 750,000 USDT. The event features 4 sub-prize pools, namely the trading volume leaderboard, the profit leaderboard, the VIP elite zone, and the challenge center. Completing designated contract trading tasks can earn participants USDT airdrops and blind box rewards for specific leaderboards. The blind box prize pool includes iPhone 17 Pro Max, gold, limited Christmas merchandise, VIP experience cards, and popular tokens.Detailed rules have been published on the Bitget official platform. Users must click the "Join Now" button to complete registration in order to participate in the event. The event ends on December 30 at 23:55 (UTC+8).

Bitget launches the "Contract Elite List" 1st Anniversary Celebration event, with a total prize pool of 1,000,000 USDT. The event includes 4 sub-prize pools: trading volume leaderboard, profit leaderboard, lucky blind box draw, and VIP glory airdrop. Completing designated contract trading tasks can earn USDT airdrops and blind box rewards from specific leaderboards. The blind box prize pool includes gifts such as iPhone 17 Pro Max, VIP experience cards, popular tokens, and limited-edition merchandise. In addition, there is a bonus prize pool of 120,000 USDT available for participation in the Chinese-speaking region.The event ends on November 28 at 23:55 (UTC+8). Detailed rules have been published on the Bitget official platform. Eligible users can click the "Join Now" button to complete registration and participate in the event.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget launches the 11th Contract Elite List, with a total prize pool of 850,000 USDT. The event has 4 sub-prize pools, namely the trading volume leaderboard, profit leaderboard, lucky blind box draw, and VIP honor airdrop. Completing designated contract trading tasks can earn USDT airdrops and blind box rewards for specific leaderboards, with the blind box prize pool including iPhone 17 Pro Max, VIP experience cards, popular tokens, and limited-edition merchandise.The event ends on October 28 at 23:55 (UTC+8). Detailed rules have been published on the Bitget official platform. Users must click the "Join Now" button to complete registration in order to participate in the event.

ChainCatcher news, it is reported that Bitget will hold "Elite Day" on September 10 at The Royal Society in the UK. This event is co-created by Bitget and the renowned European product design studio Saturnia Design, aiming to promote a long-term development framework for digital finance in Europe, focusing on how blockchain can go beyond speculative attributes and unleash more sustainable value.Bitget's Chief Operating Officer Vugar Usi Zade stated, "Bitget Elite Day London is committed to seeking a balance between innovation, compliance, and accessibility, together drawing a clear blueprint for the sustainable future of digital finance."

ChainCatcher news, Bitget will collaborate with the renowned European product design studio Saturnia Design to hold Bitget Elite Day on June 27 at the iconic Fisherman's Bastion in Budapest. This event focuses on the sustainable value of Web3 and explores its future development directions and evolution paths.The roundtable forum will be hosted by Mike Vitez, co-founder of Saturnia Design, and will invite policy experts, technology developers, project founders, and Bitget executives from Europe to participate in the discussion. The attendees will engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as "Building a Sustainable Application Ecosystem," presenting a multi-dimensional and multi-perspective clash of ideas.

ChainCatcher news, FLock officially launches the Elite Trainer program, recruiting outstanding ML engineers, AI developers, and data scientists globally to jointly promote the development of decentralized AI training. This program will attract top talents to become training nodes and participate in on-chain federated learning in the AI Training Arena, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of AI training.Participants will receive an exclusive training wallet and 200,000 $FLOCK (provided by the FLock Foundation, non-transferable during the training period, and the specific amount may be adjusted). In addition, trainers can share 50% of the rewards after completing training tasks, with rewards paid in $FLOCK and the opportunity to experience new features in advance.We welcome professionals in the AI field to join:Kaggle/Numerai Grandmasters or Masters, as well as other AI challenge/competition winners;High-impact GitHub AI/ML contributors, top developers on platforms like LeetCode and HackerRank;Scholars who have published research results in top AI conferences/journals such as NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, TAI.

ChainCatcher news, Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi expressed a viewpoint during a podcast interview: almost all important crypto projects are created by industry natives rather than traditional elites from Google or Harvard. He cited examples such as Ethereum and the decentralized exchange Uniswap, which are all created by industry natives deeply involved in cryptocurrency.

ChainCatcher news, Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz confirmed that users with the Elite role in the Abstract Discord group will be eligible for the PENGU token airdrop.In addition, the Abstract Chain community administrator confirmed in the Discord community that community members who have obtained the Elite role and completed the form (submission window has closed) will receive the PENGU airdrop and will gain corresponding rights after the Abstract Chain mainnet launch.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, BounceBit has announced its entry into Hong Kong's elite tech incubator, Cyberport, as part of its global expansion strategy. With Cyberport's extensive resources and network, BounceBit aims not only to establish its business but also to create a strategic RWA + CeDeFi infrastructure hub to foster global innovation.

According to ChainCatcher news and statistics from the OKLink Research Institute, since November 6, 17 publicly listed companies in the United States and Japan have announced their holdings or approval of Bitcoin as a strategic asset. Among them, MicroStrategy purchased 55,500 Bitcoins for $5.4 billion, demonstrating a strong willingness to allocate. Currently, only 0.01% of publicly listed companies worldwide hold Bitcoin, which means this is just the tip of the iceberg for large institutional purchasing power, and the market is still in the "elite experimental stage."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the casual gaming project SnakeLite has announced the completion of a multi-million dollar financing round, with investors including Ace Redpoint Ventures, One Piece Labs, Mirana Ventures, Sky9 Capital, Fenbushi US, NGC, Antalpha Ventures, Gate Labs, KuCoin Ventures, Huobi Ventures, CyberConnect, Alchemy Pay, Redline Labs, Cobo Ventures, SNZ Holding, ViaBTC Capital, and others.SnakeLite has launched a battle royale PvP game on the TON blockchain, featuring a mining mode integrated with Telegram, as well as casual PvE and PvP modes that allow players to earn tokens through game interactions. SnakeLite currently supports multiple chains including TON, Solana, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Sonic.

ChainCatcher message, OKX has launched the Elite Trader Alliance. Join and level up to gradually unlock benefits such as increased earnings, enhanced brand influence, exclusive community interactions, and unique prestigious privileges, enjoying exclusive perks.Currently, the Elite Trader Alliance is actively recruiting. New signal providers will enjoy limited-time gifts and an additional 10% commission rebate for copy trading users. The Elite Trader Challenge has also been launched, where participants will have the chance to share a reward pool of 50,000 USDT. Meanwhile, regular traders can participate in the copy trading bidding competition, following top traders in the alliance to increase earnings and share a prize pool of 50,000 USDT.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Politico Pro revealed that U.S. White House officials and Democratic elite will hold a virtual roundtable with cryptocurrency industry executives next Monday to discuss digital asset policy.Reportedly, U.S. Vice President Harris's campaign officials have been invited to the meeting, and additionally, outgoing White House senior advisor Anita Dunn, billionaire Mark Cuban, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed also plan to attend the meeting.