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Last week, BTC showed a weak consolidation pattern after a failed rebound on the 4-hour chart. The market saw a volume-driven decline followed by a low-volume rebound, indicating that the current bounce is more of a technical correction rather than a trend reversal. ETH's price action mirrors BTC's, but it is noticeably weaker. The structure remains a weak rebound within a bearish trend. On-chain capital flows are showing clear signs of defensive rebalancing. Ethereum net inflows have approached $350 million. Hyperliquid and StarkNet saw net outflows of over $200 million and $167 million, respectively. In the prediction market, industry competition is being reshaped by a "points + zero-fee" strategy.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin remains in a controlled pullback for now, but its overall price structure is showing clear signs of fatigue. Ethereum is hovering around USD 2,900, while downside risks still warrant close attention. ACU surged more than 34%, driven by expanded market access. Axie Infinity’s launch of bAXS pushed AXS up by over 32%. Zerohash is in talks to raise around USD 250 million, with a potential valuation of USD 1.5 billion. Goldman Sachs expects the January FOMC meeting to be largely uneventful, with the first rate cut of the year likely starting in June. VanEck’s first AVAX spot ETF has been listed on Nasdaq.

On January 26, major crypto assets came under broad pressure as market risk appetite continued to contract. After an emotion-driven sell-off, BTC found support around $86,000 but remains below its medium-term moving averages, while ETH broke below its previous consolidation range, with volatility expanding noticeably. The Fear & Greed Index fell to 20, indicating the market is in an extreme fear zone. Meanwhile, mid- and small-cap tokens such as TAIKO, AUCTION, and BOB moved higher against the trend, driven by factors including technical upgrades, capital rotation, and supply constraints, highlighting localized sector rotation. On the narrative front, the SocialFi thesis is rapidly unwinding, with social tokens broadly down more than 90%; BTC payments are seeing accelerated offline adoption in Las Vegas; and while on-chain stablecoin settlement volumes continue to grow, their share of real-world payments remains relatively small.