Last week, funds have flowed into #Bitcoin, #Ethereum, and #Hyperliquid.

December 23: Trump says tariffs have driven the just-released strong economic data, and the situation will only get better! Also, there’s no inflation, and national security is very strong.

On December 23rd, U.S.-listed firm iPower (IPW) announced via Globenewswire that it has entered into a $30 million convertible note financing agreement to launch its Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) strategy. Of the initial $9 million commitment, roughly $4.4 million is earmarked for purchasing Bitcoin and Ethereum.

On December 23, The Information reported that Architect Financial Technologies—founded by former FTX US President Brett Harrison—has closed a $35 million funding round, valuing the firm at roughly $1.87 billion. The U.S. fintech, launched in January 2023 and headquartered in Chicago, focuses on delivering trading technology and brokerage services to institutional investors across global futures, options, traditional asset, and digital asset markets.

December 23 — Per Arkham Data, Grayscale transferred ~616 BTC (valued at roughly $54M) to Coinbase Prime just 5 minutes ago.

On December 23rd, Gnosis Chain community operators announced plans to execute a hard fork aimed at retrieving funds lost in the Balancer hack. The funds are currently outside the hacker’s control, and all remaining node operators must take appropriate steps to avoid penalties. This action follows the November 3rd exploit of the well-known DeFi protocol Balancer, which resulted in over $120 million in losses.

**December 23rd Market Update: Precious Metals Rally to New Highs; Gold Targets Lifted to $6k (2026) & $10k (2029)** Precious metals extended their gains on December 23rd: - Spot gold currently trades at $4,489.6 per ounce, marking its 50th all-time high this year and a year-to-date rise of over 70%. - Spot silver broke above $70 per ounce today, hitting a fresh peak with a roughly 135% year-to-date surge. Wall Street independent research firm Yardeni Research raised its gold price targets today: it now forecasts gold to reach $6,000 by end-2026, and still expects the metal to hit $10,000 by end-2029. Separately, after China rolled out a new gold tax policy in November 2025 (which lifted consumer gold costs), upstream tax burdens on non-investment gold (e.g., jewelry) rose by ~7%—driving a short-term jump in retail gold prices. Shuibei, China’s largest gold-jewelry wholesale hub, has also adjusted its gold pricing labels multiple times, no longer distinguishing between “in