ChainCatcher news, according to Jin Shi reports, President Trump told CNN that he "hasn't thought about" billionaire Musk at all and won't be speaking to him anytime soon. "I'm not thinking about Elon at all. He's in trouble. That poor guy is in trouble," Trump said.The day before, the relationship between Trump and Musk publicly deteriorated as the two engaged in a social media spat. When asked if he had spoken to Musk on the phone, he replied, "No. I don't think I'll be talking to him for a while, but I wish him all the best."

ChainCatcher News, House Speaker Johnson: Musk is a friend. I have sent him a lot of messages via text. I hope he gets to read them.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated, "Even without Musk, I can win Pennsylvania, and I am disappointed with Musk. Musk's dissatisfaction is purely because the mandatory electric vehicle sales regulation has been canceled. He hasn't spoken ill of me yet, but that will happen soon."

ChainCatcher news, CNBC financial analyst Jim Cramer stated that Trump's policies are distorting market logic, attracting short sellers and leading investors to misjudge: "The recent market misjudgment has a common cause: the president's tariff policy and its ongoing nationalism in other parts of the world are disrupting trading decisions."Cramer pointed out that the market has recently often exhibited a "sell-off at the open" pattern, as there are expectations that Trump will suddenly make comments about trade or companies like Apple, and they attempt to profit from short-term declines. However, this strategy will fail on days when Trump remains silent. Cramer noted that Trump has almost single-handedly revitalized the short-selling business, with many hedge funds beginning to heavily short stocks like Nvidia or CoreWeave, firmly believing that they can make a profit based on White House policies.He warned: "Short sellers may suffer significant losses, as many companies are performing well, but the actions of the White House often obscure Wall Street's view."

ChainCatcher news, according to Inner City Press, former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, Alex Mashinsky, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for cryptocurrency-related fraud. The judge has ordered him to surrender by September 12 at the latest.Mashinsky (59) had previously pleaded guilty to two charges of commodity fraud and a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the price of the company's native token (CEL). Prosecutors stated that he "orchestrated one of the largest frauds in the crypto industry" and had suggested a 20-year prison sentence.

ChainCatcher news, the official TRUMP Meme coin announced on social media that on May 22, top TRUMP coin holders will have a private dinner with President Trump at the Trump National Club in Washington, D.C. In addition, the first batch of unlocked tokens and the daily releases over the next three months will be locked for an additional 90 days.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Wall Street Journal, informed sources revealed that President Trump has been privately discussing the dismissal of Federal Reserve Chairman Powell for months, but he has not yet made a final decision on whether to oust him before the end of his term next year. Sources said that during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago, Trump discussed the possibility of firing Powell before the end of his term with former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh, who could potentially be chosen to replace him. However, Warsh advised against firing Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and believed he should be allowed to finish his term without interference. U.S. Treasury Secretary Basant also opposed Trump's intention to remove Powell.

ChainCatcher news, according to Global Times, U.S. President Trump stated in front of Musk during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10: "I don't need Elon to do anything, I just happen to like him." He praised Musk for "doing a great job" and revealed that he once bought a red Tesla Model S at the "highest price" to express his support for Musk.

ChainCatcher news, on April 9 local time, the OpenAI Research Center in the United States filed a counterclaim against Musk, accusing him of harassment and requesting a federal judge to prevent Musk from taking any further illegal and unfair actions against OpenAI, including attacks through the media and malicious propaganda.Previously, Musk had sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing OpenAI of initially inviting Musk to fund a nonprofit AI research organization dedicated to benefiting humanity, but now focusing on profit. OpenAI emphasized that it remains committed to building the world's most capable nonprofit organization and disclosed that Musk had sought to merge OpenAI with Tesla and convert it into a for-profit entity, but withdrew after that attempt failed.

ChainCatcher news, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) has added a DM link to his X account profile.According to the Reachme website, currently users need to pay 0.08 BNB to send a message to CZ. If CZ does not reply within 5 days, the user will automatically receive a 50% refund. The maximum message length is 2000 characters, and no attachments or images are allowed.

ChainCatcher message, Zhao Changpeng changed his X account profile picture, and the new avatar is a photo of him wearing traditional Arab clothing.

ChainCatcher message, the official TON account posted on social media, "The TON Foundation celebrates Pavel Durov's passport being returned. The TON Foundation is pleased to learn that the French authorities have returned Pavel Durov's passport to him, allowing him to leave the country freely. This news marks an important resolution moment. Telegram has nearly 1 billion users worldwide, representing a global movement dedicated to communication freedom and the inalienable right to privacy. As part of the decentralized TON community, we stand with Pavel in supporting his unwavering defense of freedom of speech and online privacy rights.Our commitment to these fundamental principles remains steadfast. We firmly believe that blockchain is a technology of freedom, an innovative tool that can change the way we protect personal rights— we are proud to be part of an ecosystem that empowers individuals with the freedom and security to communicate.We extend our deepest gratitude to our community, the broader tech industry, and all the advocates of freedom of speech who loudly support Pavel Durov."

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried recently appeared on the Tucker Carlson podcast. However, under normal circumstances, media interviews in U.S. federal prisons must be approved, and this interview did not receive such approval.According to a source, Tucker Carlson may have disguised himself as a lawyer to conduct a video call and bypass the prison's approval process to interview SBF. He may have claimed to be a legal advisor, thereby obtaining permission for an unmonitored video access.

ChainCatcher news, U.S. President Trump stated on social media, "Musk is 'taking risks to stand up' to help our country, he is doing a fantastic job, but those radical people are trying to resist Tesla in an illegal and collusive manner, aiming to attack and harm Musk and everything he represents. I am going to buy a brand new Tesla car tomorrow morning to express my trust and support for Musk."Subsequently, according to The Kobeissi Letter, Tesla's stock price rose more than 6% from an overnight low and turned positive; Trump's post seems to have set the overnight price for Tesla stock $TSLA.

ChainCatcher news, according to an analysis published by The New York Times, Trump himself may be the winner of the cryptocurrency strategic reserve, as his family's crypto project has spent millions of dollars to buy cryptocurrencies, and some of these tokens may be included in the U.S. strategic reserve.Cornell University economist Eswar Prasad added, "Trump's cryptocurrency strategic reserve lacks rationality and strategy; it is only beneficial for Bitcoin holders at this stage, but it is definitely a bad thing for taxpayers."

ChainCatcher news, FTX's former CEO and co-founder SBF stated in an interview with the New York Sun while in Brooklyn prison that he believes he was wrongfully convicted.SBF said his biggest mistake was allowing Sullivan & Cromwell law firm to take over FTX in November 2022. He indicated that he should have continued to handle the liquidity issues instead of letting the firm take over and mislead clients.As a result of this decision, millions of clients were told that their funds were depleted and had to wait two years before they started receiving payments, while SBF believes that these funds should have been safe from the beginning.