Major Wall Street banks have raised their 2026 gold price targets, and Russian retail investors are rapidly increasing purchases. JPMorgan sees gold at $6,300 an ounce by year-end, with other banks also projecting higher levels. Gold is trading around $4,548, about 16 percent below its January record. Moscow Exchange data show March trading volume jumped to 42.6 tonnes and turnover rose fivefold to 534.4 billion roubles.

London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic raised $120 million in a funding round involving Nasdaq Ventures and Deutsche Bank. One Peak led the round, with participation from the British Business Bank, and Elliptic was valued at $610 million. The company plans to use the funds to expand AI-based monitoring and risk analysis tools. Elliptic provides software that tracks crypto transactions and identifies wallets linked to sanctions, fraud, ransomware and illicit funds.