Spot Gold Plunges Below $4440/Ounce in Short Term, Down Over 2% Intraday

December 29: US-listed TRON (TRX) rose 2.78% in pre-market trading, with a market capitalization of $370 million. Tron Inc. announced it has secured an $18 million strategic equity investment from Justin Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain. The investment comes via Black Anthem Limited subscribing to the company’s restricted common stock at $1.3775 per share.

On December 29, Nasdaq-listed Tron Inc. (TRON) announced it has secured an $18 million strategic equity investment from Justin Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain. The investment was executed via Black Anthem Limited, which subscribed to the company’s restricted common stock at $1.3775 per share. Tron Inc. noted the funds will primarily be used to significantly expand its TRX treasury reserve, further solidifying its standing as one of the most prominent public companies in the TRON ecosystem and a leading global holder of TRX.

On December 29, Eightco Holdings—a WLD Treasury-listed firm—announced its board of directors has approved a $125 million maximum stock buyback program, a move reflecting management’s strong confidence in the company’s long-term strategy and valuation. Eightco holds more than 10% of the current circulating supply of WLD (Worldcoin). Its strategic and institutional backers include BitMine (BMNR), MOZAYYX, the World Foundation, Wedbush, Coinfund, Discovery Capital, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, and Brevan Howard, among others. Eightco also noted it will leverage the Worldcoin Treasury strategy and multiple strategic investments to drive global adoption of a digital identity and authentication framework. Its subsidiary, Infinity by ORBS, is focused on enterprise-grade identity authentication that resists AI attacks—addressing identity and verification challenges posed by AI scalability.

On December 29, spot gold plummeted more than $100 intraday, falling below $4,330 per ounce—representing a 2.21% drop, according to Oriental Wealth.

As of December 29th, BitMine has increased its Ethereum (ETH) holdings by 44,463 over the past week, bringing its total position to 4,110,525 ETH.

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