Today in crypto, BlackRock announced the expansion of its USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) from Ethereum to include Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, and Polygon. This marks a significant move towards establishing BUIDL as a multi-chain asset manager, following a successful partnership with Securitize that made it the largest tokenized fund in assets under management in less than 40 days. In political news, President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new agency, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), designed to cut federal spending by addressing waste in the U.S. government's $6.75 trillion budget. Trump stated this initiative will introduce substantial reform to federal agencies. Meanwhile, Consensys CEO Joe Lubin expressed that Ethereum stands to gain the most from Trump's presidency. Following the election, Bitcoin rallied by 16%, while Ethereum rose 23% in the past week, now trading around $3,200. Overall, the landscape of crypto continues to evolve amidst these significant political and financial developments.

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