ChainCatcher news, Trump stated on Truth Social that the immigration "gold card" is now open for registration, priced at 5 million dollars.Previously, on February 26, Trump announced that he is launching a program to provide residency and citizenship pathways for investors paying 5 million dollars, offering a new route for legal immigration while he is cracking down on undocumented immigrants. Trump said, "This program, known as the 'gold card,' does not require approval from Congress and will be priced at about 5 million dollars, which will give you green card privileges."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin enters its fifth era after the 2024 block reward halving, with the single block reward decreasing from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. Mining companies are responding to profit pressures through hardware upgrades, energy optimization, and regional migration. By May 1, 2025, the total network hash rate is expected to reach 831 EH/s, a 77% increase from the 2024 low of 519 EH/s, with a peak rising to 921 EH/s.The iteration of mining machines accelerates the energy efficiency competition, with Bitmain's Antminer S21+ achieving a hash rate of 216 TH/s and an energy consumption ratio of 16.5 J/TH, while MicroBT's immersion mining machine WhatsMiner M66S+ reduces energy consumption to 17 J/TH. TSMC and Samsung have already adopted 3-nanometer chip technology, with 2-nanometer processes soon to be implemented, driving continuous improvements in mining machine efficiency.Energy costs dominate the survival of mining companies, with the network difficulty rising to a historical high of 123T, and daily earnings per TH/s (Hashprice) dropping from $0.12 in April 2024 to $0.049 in the same period of 2025. The Omani government subsidizes electricity prices to maintain $0.05--$0.07 per kilowatt-hour, while semi-official projects in the UAE have electricity prices as low as $0.035--$0.045 per kilowatt-hour, attracting institutional-level mining operations. In the U.S., industrial electricity prices exceed $0.1 per kilowatt-hour, forcing mining companies to migrate to low-cost energy regions in Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.A Cointelegraph research report indicates that the growing demand for AI computing power, global regulatory adjustments, and breakthroughs in hardware technology will continue to impact the industry landscape over the next 12 to 18 months. Efficiency optimization has become a survival necessity, with only leading mining companies able to maintain competitiveness through energy arbitrage and equipment upgrades, while sovereign nations adopt strategies alongside institutional entry or reshape Bitcoin's position in the global financial system.

ChainCatcher message, Gnosis Chain posted on platform X stating that third-party applications need to take action, as the xDAI bridging contract is undergoing a critical upgrade: on Ethereum, DAI will be replaced by USDS as the default accepted token, while xDAI will continue to be minted on Gnosis Chain.Third-party applications must complete integration with the new Bridge Router contract on Ethereum by June 8, 2025.

ChainCatcher News, U.S. President Trump and Bitcoin-supporting Salvadoran President Bukele discussed trade and immigration issues during a meeting on Monday, with no mention of Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI service protocol Port3 Network today announced the complete migration of its token PORT3 liquidity from Ethereum to BNB Chain, while also announcing the upcoming launch of a new product, Rankit.Rankit, based on comprehensive social data collection and deep analytical capabilities of AI large models, provides users with a full range of project popularity assessments, user behavior analysis, and community activity ranking services. Rankit can offer social rankings for the BNB Chain ecosystem. By integrating multidimensional data indicators, Rankit enables investors and project parties to quickly grasp market dynamics and make more informed decisions.As the infrastructure for Web3 social data, Port3 Network has developed rapidly since its establishment in 2022. Its core product SoQuest, leveraging the Social-to-Earn mechanism, has accumulated over 6 million active users. The project has established a unique advantage in the Web3 social data field, successfully integrating user data from mainstream social platforms such as Telegram, Discord, and X through proprietary data collection technology, covering a user base of over 10 million. These rich data resources have built Port3's unique Web3 Social Data Layer, providing valuable data support for the entire blockchain ecosystem.The launch of Rankit is another solid step for Port3 in the field of AI applications, injecting new vitality into intelligent decision-making and ecological construction in Web3.

ChainCatcher news, dYdX has announced on platform X that over 110 million ethDYDX have not yet been migrated to the native DYDX on the dYdX chain. Nethermind has proposed to stop supporting the bridging function on the dYdX chain in about 55 days ------ after this, unbridged tokens may no longer be exchangeable.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Celo, originally an independent layer one blockchain, has officially launched its transition to an Ethereum layer two network. This transition began today on the mainnet, with Celo L1 block production paused and the network officially migrating to a layer two architecture.The core development team of the project, CLabs, first proposed the transition of Celo from a layer one to a layer two chain in July 2023. This transformation aims to integrate more closely with Ethereum, benefiting from its security and large developer ecosystem, while addressing challenges such as scalability and interoperability that Celo faced as an independent chain.The layer two development utilizes the customizable toolkit OP Stack from Optimism, which means Celo now operates as an optimistic rollup. After the transition, Celo has gained native Ethereum bridging capabilities, and block time has been reduced from 5 seconds to 1 second.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated that deepfake videos are spreading online, which are being used to promote cryptocurrency, money-making schemes, and permanent residency application services.Wong posted on Facebook and X platforms that he has seen some of these online videos and urged the public to remain vigilant, not to respond to such scams, or share personal information.

ChainCatcher news, Lens officially announced on the X platform that the Lens v2 version on Polygon is about to migrate to Lens Chain and upgrade to version 3. This is reportedly the largest on-chain migration for Lens to date, with the main file being a 125GB smart contract storage log, including:650,000 user accounts and their digital identities650,000 unique usernames28 million follower connections, preserving the social graph360 applications ensuring ecosystem continuity16 million user-generated content postsAfter the launch of the Lens Chain mainnet, Lens users will be able to easily use applications, interact with content, and manage accounts on the new Lens chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to U.S. media reports, the Senate Finance Committee is investigating whether Dan Morehead, founder of Pantera Capital, violated federal tax laws after moving to the tax haven of Puerto Rico.According to a letter released by the Senate Finance Committee, Morehead sold "a large number of shares" after relocating to Puerto Rico, resulting in "over $1 billion" in capital gains. The committee has requested that Morehead share information related to these transactions, including the name of his tax advisor. The letter also asks him to provide a list of all assets sold during his residency in Puerto Rico, including cryptocurrencies.Morehead stated in a declaration that he moved to Puerto Rico in 2021 and believes he has taken appropriate actions regarding his taxes. A spokesperson for Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden stated that the investigation is ongoing and declined to comment further.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong practicing accountant clementsiu, the Hong Kong Investment Promotion Agency has approved an investment immigration application using Ethereum as a proof of assets worth HKD 30 million. The application was submitted and approved by a practicing accountant in Hong Kong.The accountant stated that previously, in October 2024, they successfully handled Hong Kong's first investment immigration case using Bitcoin as proof of assets.

ChainCatcher news, as reported by Cointelegraph, former U.S. President Trump had a call with Bitcoin-supporting Salvadoran President Bukele in the early hours of January 24, Beijing time. The two discussed issues such as jointly curbing illegal immigration and combating transnational criminal gangs, without touching on topics related to cryptocurrency.

ChainCatcher news, Virtuals Protocol announced the suspension of the token migration feature. The project team stated that they discovered several tokens migrated earlier had mintable properties, allowing token creators to mint additional tokens and sell them in the liquidity pool on the Virtuals platform.To enhance user protection, the team is integrating auditing services to filter potential scam tokens. The token migration feature will remain disabled until the relevant integration is completed.

ChainCatcher message, Binance announced that it will support the contract migration of Prosper (PROS) tokens. Starting from January 20, 2025, 03:00 (UTC), Binance will suspend the deposit and withdrawal services for the old PROS tokens. The migration ratio is 1:1, and spot and margin trading will not be affected. The new PROS tokens will support both ERC20 and BEP20 chains.

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase Assets stated on platform X that all DYP holders on Coinbase need to take action: Dypius (DYP) is migrating to DYP V2. The migration bridge will close on January 8, 2025, at 19:00 Beijing time. Coinbase will not support DVP V2. Coinbase will suspend trading of Dypius (DYP) around January 18, 2025, at 03:00 Beijing time. All customers wishing to convert to DYP V2 must complete the conversion before the deadline of January 8, 2025, at 19:00 Beijing time. If users still hold DYP and wish to convert to DYP V2, they will need to use the DYP migration portal and a compatible self-custody wallet for the conversion.

ChainCatcher news, the modular blockchain Sophon based on ZKsync announces the mining migration plan.Specific timeline:• December 19, 23:59 UTC: L1 mining closes for new deposits, while an optional L1 withdrawal window opens.• December 26, 23:59 UTC: L1 withdrawal window closes, and unwithdrawn assets will be automatically cross-chained to the Sophon mainnet.• December 27: All remaining assets complete automatic cross-chain, and the first phase of SP points accumulation ends.• December 28: Sophon mainnet mining officially starts, the second phase of SP points accumulation begins, using a USD-based distribution method and supporting gas-free mining.

ChainCatcher news, Sky co-founder Rune Christensen stated that more effort will be devoted to fully migrating MKR to SKY by 2025, partly to help eliminate the confusion surrounding MKR and SKY. Updates and more details regarding the migration and conversion of MKR to SKY will be announced in 2025.Christensen stated that this will not put MKR holders' funds at risk, "The upcoming new proposal will require migration in order to gain usability from the token. Our goal is to ensure that both CoinGecko and exchanges only support SKY, while MKR will simply be a traditional wrapper representing each MKR=24,000 SKY."Sky also plans to launch more subDAOs, known as Stars, in 2025. Christensen mentioned that the changes in SKY's tokenomics (making it deflationary) open the door for a new Star strategy, under which more subDAOs can be launched and have operational freedom.