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According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector continues to trend downward, with the Meme sector dropping 5.01% in the last 24 hours. Previously, the significantly rising MemeCore (M) fell by 29.56%, while BUILDon (B) and PIPPIN (PIPPIN) rose against the trend by 11.24% and 39.36%, respectively. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH) decreased by 1.67%, maintaining above $2000. Notably, Bitcoin (BTC) remained relatively strong, rising by 1.13% and breaking through $70,000.In other sectors, the PayFi sector dropped 0.82% in the last 24 hours, with Telcoin (TEL) rising by 1.82%; the DeFi sector fell by 0.85%, with Hyperliquid (HYPE) surging 3.26% during the day; the CeFi sector decreased by 0.94%, but Aster (ASTER) surged by 8.19%; the Layer1 sector fell by 1.87%, while Kaspa (KAS) rose by 6.03%; Layer2 dropped by 1.91%, with Stacks (STX) down by 3.20%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiRWA and ssiDeFi indices rose by 3.31% and 1.61%, respectively, while the ssiMeme index fell by 6.07%.

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According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector has suffered a significant setback, with a general decline of about 7% to 14% over the past 24 hours. The PayFi sector led the decline with a drop of 13.86%. Within this sector, XRP and Litecoin (LTC) fell by 12.58% and 13.87%, respectively, while Monero (XMR) dropped by 20.28%.Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) decreased by 10.10%, briefly falling below $60,000, and has now recovered to above $65,000; Ethereum (ETH) fell by 10.08%, dipping to $1,700 at one point, and is currently reported at $1,900.In other sectors, the DeFi sector dropped 7.41% over the past 24 hours, but MYX Finance (MYX) and Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose against the trend by 9.68% and 6.07%, respectively; the Layer1 sector fell by 9.93%, with Zcash (ZEC) down 16.20%; the CeFi sector declined by 10.64%, with OKB dropping 12.35%; the Meme sector decreased by 12.17%, while MemeCore (M) remained relatively strong, rising by 2.78%; the Layer2 sector fell by 13.06%, with zkSync (ZK) surging by 4.90% during the day.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market performance show that the ssiPayFi, ssiAI, and ssiDePIN indices fell by 15.49%, 14.96%, and 14.93%, respectively.

According to Gate market data, U.S. semiconductor and chip equipment stocks rose in pre-market trading, as Alphabet (GOOG.O) indicated that its capital expenditures could double by 2026. Broadcom (AVGO.O) rose by 5%, while AMD (AMD.O) and NVIDIA (NVDA.O) both saw increases of over 2%.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector has seen a widespread decline, with a 24-hour drop generally around 2% to 6%. The CeFi sector led the decline with a drop of 6.05%, where Binance Coin (BNB) fell by 7.90% and NEXO (NEXO) dropped by 8.11%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) decreased by 4.97%, dipping below $72,000 during the day, and Ethereum (ETH) fell by 4.66%, briefly dropping below $2,100.In other sectors, the DeFi sector dropped 2.09% in 24 hours, but Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose by 2.72% and River (RIVER) increased by 13.69%; the Layer2 sector fell by 2.66%, with Zora (ZORA) remaining relatively strong, rising by 2.89%; the Meme sector declined by 2.97%, while The White Whale (WHITEWHALE) surged by 28.42%; the Layer1 sector dropped by 5.73%, with Solana (SOL) falling by 6.76%; the PayFi sector decreased by 5.89%, and XRP (XRP) fell by 7.17%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market performance show that the ssiCeFi, ssiPayFi, and ssiLayer1 indices fell by 7.65%, 6.20%, and 5.51%, respectively.

Co-founder of Multicoin Capital, Kyle Samani, announced on social media that he has decided to step down from Multicoin Capital and will continue to serve as the chairman of Forward Industries (the largest SOL treasury company).As part of the redemption request planned to be submitted to the Multicoin main fund, he will apply for a physical redemption in the form of FWDI stock and warrants, rather than cash in USD, depending on Multicoin's subsequent decisions, legal and compliance approvals, and the independent consent of Forward. Kyle expressed mixed feelings about saying goodbye, as his time at Multicoin has been one of the most meaningful and rewarding experiences of his life. Nevertheless, he looks forward to taking a break and exploring new directions in the tech field.Kyle Samani is one of the most influential investors in the cryptocurrency space. Since its founding in 2017, Multicoin has become one of the most successful crypto-focused funds, managing billions of dollars. Multicoin is one of the most well-known early institutional investors in Solana, heavily investing in the seed/early stages and steadfastly holding during the extreme situation when Solana plummeted over 90% after the FTX collapse.Kyle is one of the investors in the crypto space who loves to write long articles, and the "three mega theses" proposed by him and the Multicoin team have influenced a generation of practitioners' understanding of the intrinsic value of crypto. Forward Industries will completely pivot to the crypto space in September 2025 through a $1.65 billion PIPE (private investment in public equity), led by crypto giants such as Multicoin Capital, Jump Crypto, and Galaxy Digital, with Kyle Samani personally adding $25 million and serving as chairman.According to the latest report, as of January 15, 2026, the publicly listed Solana treasury company Forward Industries holds a total of 6,979,967.46 SOL, far exceeding other competitors, and has staked almost all SOL since establishing the Solana treasury, earning 133,450 SOL in staking rewards.

According to a report by Cointelegraph Research, the total amount of venture capital in the cryptocurrency sector will reach $34 billion in 2025, doubling from $17 billion in 2024. Among them, the tokenization of real-world assets has become the dominant narrative, with financing in this sector exceeding $2.5 billion.The investment logic has undergone a significant shift: institutions prefer projects with sustainable revenue models and clear market fit, leading to a delay in the financing stage, with seed round financing down by 18% and Series B financing up by 90%. The total market value of tokenized RWA has surpassed $38 billion, making it one of the fastest-growing segments in crypto, but there is still significant room for growth compared to the traditional market, which is worth trillions of dollars globally.Meanwhile, the financing enthusiasm for Ethereum Layer 2 and modular infrastructure has sharply declined, with financing in 2025 amounting to only $162 million, a 72% decrease from 2024. The report suggests that this is due to the L2 ecosystem becoming saturated, with investment demand having been fully released.

According to SoSoValue data, most sectors in the crypto market have retraced, with only the DePIN, AI, and SocialFi sectors remaining relatively strong, rising 0.01%, 0.06%, and 2.14% respectively over the past 24 hours. Within the DePIN sector, Arweave (AR) increased by 2.40%; in the AI sector, Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) rose by 1.33%, and Worldcoin (WLD) increased by 2.03%; in the SocialFi sector, Toncoin (TON) went up by 2.80%.In addition, Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 3.10%, briefly dropping below $73,000, but has now rebounded to above $76,000; Ethereum (ETH) decreased by 3.72%, touching $2,100 at one point, and is now approaching $2,300.In other sectors, the Layer1 sector dropped by 2.12% over the past 24 hours, with Solana (SOL) falling by 5.00%, while Cosmos Hub (ATOM) rose by 5.49%; the Meme sector declined by 0.38%, with Binance Life significantly increasing by 13.58%; the PayFi sector decreased by 0.96%, but Trust Wallet (TWT) rose by 4.20%; the Layer2 sector fell by 1.56%, with Polygon (POL) down by 3.74%; the CeFi sector dropped by 1.70%, with OKB down by 2.11%; the DeFi sector decreased by 1.93%, while Morpho Token (MORPHO) rose against the trend by 5.01%.The crypto sector indices reflecting historical market performance show that the ssiSocialFi, ssiDePIN, and ssiAI indices increased by 2.56%, 0.68%, and 0.42% respectively.

Korean fintech company Hecto joins the Circle Payment Network (CPN) to provide businesses with compliant, stablecoin-based fiat payments, enabling efficient fund transfers from Korea to overseas markets.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector has generally rebounded, with the DeFi sector performing outstandingly, rising 3.53% in 24 hours. Within the sector, Hyperliquid (HYPE) increased by 11.85%, and Morpho Token (MORPHO) rose by 9.10%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 1.75%, recovering above $78,000; Ethereum (ETH) rose by 2.41%, breaking through $2,300.Other standout sectors include: the Meme sector, which rose 2.21% in 24 hours, with MemeCore (M) increasing by 12.42%; the Layer2 sector, which rose by 1.83%, with Stacks (STX) increasing by 14.71%; the CeFi sector, which rose by 1.52%, with Cronos (CRO) increasing by 7.71%; and the Layer1 sector, which rose by 1.46%, with Kaspa (KAS) increasing by 5.80%.In other sectors, the AI sector rose by 1.32%, with Kite (KITE) increasing by 9.47%; the RWA sector rose by 1.25%, with Keeta (KTA) increasing by 11.82%; and the PayFi sector rose by 0.26%, with Telcoin (TEL) increasing by 11.07%.Additionally, the NFT and GameFi sectors fell by 0.86% and 1.53%, respectively.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiDeFi, ssiLayer2, and ssiMeme indices rose by 4.24%, 1.97%, and 1.86%, respectively.

Galaxy Research Director Alex Thorn posted on the X platform, stating that on-chain data, the technical weakening of key price levels, macroeconomic uncertainty, and the lack of clear catalysts in the short term all indicate that BTC may continue to weaken in the coming weeks to months, potentially dipping near the 200-week moving average. Historically, these levels often represent excellent entry points for long-term investors.From January 28 to January 31, Bitcoin fell a total of 15%, accelerating its decline over the weekend. On Saturday alone, it dropped by 10%, and currently, about 46% of Bitcoin's supply is in a state of unrealized loss. After the close in January, Bitcoin experienced its first consecutive four-month decline since 2018. Aside from the exceptional year of 2017, Bitcoin has never seen a situation where, after a 40% retracement from its ATH, it did not further expand to a retracement of over 50% within three months. If it were to retrace 50% from the current ATH, the BTC price would be around $63,000.There is a significant on-chain holding vacuum in the $82,000--$70,000 range, increasing the likelihood of a short-term dip to test demand in that range. The current realized price is about $56,000, and the 200-week moving average is around $58,000. There is still a lack of clear evidence of whales and long-term holders significantly increasing their positions, but the profit-taking by long-term holders is clearly slowing down.Short-term catalysts remain scarce; Bitcoin has failed to participate in the "currency devaluation hedge trades" alongside gold and silver, and the narrative surrounding it is also unfavorable. Although the potential passing of the crypto market structure legislation (the CLARITY Act) could serve as an exogenous catalyst, the probability of it passing has decreased recently, and even if it does pass, its positive impact is more likely to benefit altcoins rather than BTC.Despite BTC potentially oscillating near a maximum discount of about -10% from the ETF cost basis (currently around $76,000), considering the above factors, the probability of Bitcoin further dipping to the supply gap bottom near $70,000, and possibly testing the realized price ($56,000) and the 200-week moving average ($58,000) remains high, with a time frame potentially spanning the next few weeks to months. Historically, these areas often mark the cycle bottom and provide strong entry opportunities for long-term investors.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 trending tokens in the past 24 hours are as follows:PENGUIN (8Jx8....ump): Currently priced at $0.0316, market cap of $31.51 million, 24h change -30.8%, 24h trading volume $24.16 million, number of trades 59,190;Epstein (EF22....ump): Currently priced at $0.0013, market cap of $1.2 million, 24h change -53.7%, 24h trading volume $10.72 million, number of trades 105,473;PURCH (7EW5....ump): Currently priced at $0.0076, market cap of $7.51 million, 24h change +352.9%, 24h trading volume $24.56 million, number of trades 87,756;SCF (CcYC....ump): Currently priced at $0.0007, market cap of $660,000, 24h change +19.5K%, 24h trading volume $5.49 million, number of trades 77,387;1LY (Aih3....AGS): Currently priced at $0.0008, market cap of $750,000, 24h change +24.6K%, 24h trading volume $4.69 million, number of trades 43,174;

According to DLNews, VCs invested $1.4 billion in crypto companies in January 2026, a 14% increase from January 2025. Although the number of financing events dropped from 85 to 60, the amount per deal was larger, indicating a more concentrated bet from investors.This month's top investors include Wall Street firms such as Bank of New York Mellon, Fidelity, Citadel Securities, and Bain Capital, as well as crypto-native VCs like Arthur Hayes's Maelstrom Fund, Lightspeed, and Paradigm. With the clarity of U.S. regulations, funds are primarily flowing to U.S. startups focused on stablecoins, payment cards, and infrastructure.The largest financing deals in January include: crypto payment platform Rain completing a $250 million Series B round led by Iconiq Capital; institutional custody firm BitGo raising $213 million through an IPO; and trading platform LMAX Group receiving a $150 million strategic investment led by Ripple, aimed at connecting traditional markets with the blockchain settlement layer.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market continues its downward trend, with the decline narrowing. Among them, Ethereum (ETH) has dropped 6.15% in the last 24 hours, falling below $2300. Bitcoin (BTC) decreased by 1.21%, dropping below $78,000. Only the SocialFi sector remains relatively strong, rising by 0.58%. Within this sector, Toncoin (TON) increased by 0.52%, and Chiliz (CHZ) rose by 4.02%.In other sectors, the Layer2 sector fell by 1.36% in the last 24 hours, but zkSync (ZK) surged by 13.62%, and Zora (ZORA) rose by 4.73%; the Meme sector decreased by 0.12%, with MemeCore (M) remaining relatively strong, increasing by 4.79%; the Layer1 sector dropped by 1.77%, while Canton Network (CC) surged by 4.73% during the session; the DeFi sector fell by 1.93%, but MYX Finance (MYX) rose against the trend by 14.41%; the CeFi sector decreased by 2.24%, with Binance Coin (BNB) dropping by 2.49%; the PayFi sector fell by 2.92%, while Ultima (ULTIMA) surged by 19.93%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market performance show that the ssiSocialFi, ssiMeme, and ssiRWA indices increased by 1.20%, 1.14%, and 0.17%, respectively.

Step Finance released an update on the hacking incident on platform X, disclosing that several of its funding wallets were breached by an attacker last night. The initial assessment indicates that the attack was carried out through a certain attack vector. Remedial measures have been taken, and the company is closely collaborating with security experts. Relevant authorities have also been notified, and further updates on the incident will be provided.According to previous reports, the treasury and fee wallets of Step Finance were compromised. On-chain data shows that approximately 261,854 SOL tokens were unstaked and transferred during the attack, amounting to about 30 million dollars.

According to Coin Bureau, since November 11, the total network hash rate of BTC has decreased by about 12%, marking the largest drop since October 2021.

The price of Bitcoin briefly fell below the Strategy holding cost of approximately $76,037, marking the first time since October 2023 that Bitcoin has dropped below this key cost level.

According to CoinDesk, affected by the weak market liquidity over the weekend amplifying selling pressure, the price of Bitcoin has fallen below $81,000. In addition, market participants pointed out that the tense geopolitical situation in the Middle East, uncertainty over the U.S. government shutdown, and cautious sentiment within the cryptocurrency market are collectively suppressing the performance of risk assets.Market data shows that the price of Bitcoin has dropped about 2.2% in the past 24 hours. Weekend trading volumes typically decline, making prices more susceptible to rapid fluctuations. The market is still in a range-bound trend, with traders focusing on whether Bitcoin can attract a new round of buying in the $80,000-$82,000 range; otherwise, if selling pressure continues over the weekend, prices may further decline.

Coinkarma founder Benson Sun stated that Binance is indeed responsible for the crash on 1011, but the core issue does not lie with USDe, as the timeline does not match. The lowest point of the market crash was at 5:20, while USDe reached its lowest point of $0.65 at 5:54. The extreme de-pegging occurred 30 minutes after the market began to rebound, indicating that the extreme de-pegging of USDe was a secondary disaster rather than the trigger for the crash.Benson indicated that based on an analysis of extreme market conditions over the past six years, the price difference between Binance and other trading platforms during each extreme event has typically been within 5%. However, on the day of 1011, more than half of the cryptocurrencies had the lowest prices on Binance, with many deviations exceeding 50% or even 100%. Such a scale of price misalignment has not been seen in any previous black swan events. Additionally, at that time, the price of the same cryptocurrency in the USDT trading pair was significantly lower than that in the USD trading pair. This suggests that there was likely a problem with Binance's system at that time.If the point of failure was elsewhere, the most liquid Binance should not have the lowest prices. Furthermore, the withdrawal of liquidity by market makers is not the main cause. The public opinion expressed by OKX Star has sparked discussion, which is a good thing, but the focus may have been misplaced.