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RHB Investment Bank Bhd reported that as investors position themselves ahead of the release of key US economic data, COMEX gold futures may once again attempt to break through the resistance level of $4,400 per ounce next week. If a breakout occurs, gold prices may continue their bullish trajectory and move towards the next resistance at $4,500. If selling pressure increases, prices may fall back to the 20-day simple moving average. The bank currently maintains a positive trading outlook.

According to TechFlow, on December 21, Cointelegraph reported that Lomesh Dutta, Vice President of Growth at Dfinity Foundation, stated that AI no-code development tools combined with blockchain are challenging Amazon Web Services (AWS)'s dominance in the cloud computing market. These tools allow users to create applications through natural language prompts instead of writing code, and deploy them on decentralized blockchain infrastructure, thereby reducing reliance on centralized cloud servers. When applications are continuously generated and iterated by AI, what is needed is secure, tamper-proof infrastructure that can remain online without ongoing manual maintenance, and decentralized blockchain networks provide a brand new computing paradigm for this purpose. It is reported that currently, a large number of crypto and Web3 projects still heavily rely on centralized cloud services such as AWS for their external applications and websites. In 2025, multiple AWS outages affected many crypto platforms and exchanges. Bitget Wallet CMO Jamie Elkaleh and Uplink co-founder Carlos Lei, among other industry insiders, criticized that while the crypto industry has achieved decentralization at the ledger level, it is still far from meeting the standard at the infrastructure level.

Odaily reported that the cryptocurrency industry expressed regret over the announcement by US Senator Cynthia Lummis, a supporter of cryptocurrencies, that she will not seek re-election in 2026. Cynthia Lummis stated that although she is a devoted legislator, she feels she does not have the energy to sustain another six-year term. Collin McCune, Head of Government Affairs at a16z, commented that without Cynthia Lummis's efforts in Congress, the crypto industry would not have achieved its current success. David Sacks, the White House Director of AI and Cryptocurrency, described her as a great ally in the crypto field. Previously, Cynthia Lummis had vigorously promoted the "Responsible Financial Innovation Act" and the "Clarity for Digital Assets Act," aiming to provide regulatory clarity for digital assets. Kyle Samani, Managing Partner at Multicoin, stated that although Cynthia Lummis has decided to step down, policy work is not yet complete, and there is still legislation to be passed in 2026.