[Initial Jobless Claims in the U.S. for the Week Ending November 29 Drop to 191,000] Data released on December 4 shows that initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending November 29 were 191,000, lower than the expected 220,000, marking a new low since the week ending September 24, 2022. The previous value was revised from 216,000 to 218,000.

[Digital Asset Holdings Completes $50 Million Financing, with BNY Mellon and Nasdaq Participating] Financial blockchain company Digital Asset Holdings LLC has completed a new round of $50 million financing, with investors including BNY Mellon, Nasdaq Inc., S&P Global, and iCapital. Earlier this year, the company raised $135 million in funding, led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets, with participation from Citadel Securities, IMC, Optiver, and others. Digital Asset Holdings is known for developing the public blockchain Canton Network, which supports asset tokenization and processes financial transactions, allowing users to determine the scope of information confidentiality. Several institutions, including Goldman Sachs and Tradeweb Markets, have used or participated in managing the Canton Network.

[Survey Shows Federal Reserve May Lower Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points on December 10] A Reuters survey indicates that 89 economists expect the Federal Reserve to lower the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on December 10, to the 3.50%-3.75% range; another 50 economists predict that the Federal Reserve will lower the rate to the 3.25%-3.50% range in the first quarter of 2026.

[Binance's New CEO Heyi Says 'CZ is History, I am the Future'] Binance posted on platform X that the new CEO, Heyi, stated at the closing of Binance Blockchain Week, 'CZ is history, I am the future.'

[Spot Gold Short-Term Fluctuations After U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Data Release] After the U.S. initial jobless claims data was released, spot gold briefly dropped by $8 and then partially rebounded, currently quoted at $4190 per ounce.