Ether infrastructure provider Symbiotic will launch a fully permissionless and stake protocol, allowing the use of any ERC-20 Token for staking and implementing a slashing mechanism to ensure network security. Several projects also plan to deploy applications on it. Meanwhile, fully Homomorphic Encryption network Mind Network completed a $10 million Pre-A round of financing, with participation from Animoca Brands, etc.

Mind AI completed a $1.2 million financing aimed at providing AI and machine learning-based digital asset market analysis services, translating social signals into profitable decisions. Investors include aixcb, Castrum Istanbul, Dewhales, SMO Capital, and many other institutions.

On January 3rd, Jinsan Data reported that gold prices rose slightly on Friday due to a weak US dollar and safe-haven inflows. Gold prices continued to pump this week as market attention shifted to policy changes proposed by US President-elect Trump, which could impact future economic and interest rate prospects. Tim Walter, Chief Market Analyst at KCM Trade, said, 'We have seen an increase in safe-haven flows, which is beneficial for gold.' 'Any pullback in the US dollar could potentially be a catalyst for a breakthrough in gold prices.' Trump's inauguration on January 20th will exacerbate uncertainty, as his proposed tariffs and protectionist policies are expected to lead to inflation and possibly trigger a trade war. In terms of geopolitics, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict are ongoing. Brokerage firm Mind