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The metal market has seen a short-term pullback. Among them, international gold (XAUT) reached a high of $4,713.3 and a low of $4,621.1 within 24 hours; international silver (XAG) reached a high of $75.73 and a low of $72.79 within 24 hours. As prices broke through key ranges, market risk aversion sentiment marginally receded, significantly amplifying short-term volatility.According to CoinGlass data, Gate's metal contract trading and positions are actively synchronized. Currently, the position size of XAUT is $42.7135 million; the 24-hour contract trading volume of XAG reached $60.4477 million, a substantial increase of 1640.73% compared to the previous period. Against the backdrop of severe market fluctuations, the competition between bulls and bears has intensified, driving a rapid increase in trading activity.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate's contracts cover various traditional financial assets, including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core targets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

According to market news, Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated that Bitcoin likely bottomed around $60,000 in early February, when forced sellers were cleared from the market. The bottom is more determined by seller exhaustion rather than valuation. He believes that current selling pressure is limited, ETF inflows are absorbing daily supply, and corporate allocation of financial assets to Bitcoin is also creating sustained demand.Michael Saylor predicts that the catalyst for the next bull market will be the establishment of a banking credit and digital credit system built on Bitcoin, which will transform Bitcoin from a non-yielding asset into a capital market engine. Regarding the recently discussed threat of quantum computing, he believes the risks are exaggerated, and quantum threats remain theoretical and are likely to emerge decades later. By then, there will also be solutions. Mizuho maintains an outperform rating on Strategy with a target price of $320, which offers about 150% upside from the current stock price of $127.

Affected by expectations of Middle East peace talks and a weakening dollar, gold and silver prices have rebounded significantly after experiencing sharp fluctuations earlier. Among them, international gold (XAUT) rose by 4.48%, reaching a high of $4,591.6 in 24 hours, currently reported at $4,557.4; international silver (XAG) surged by 9.97%, hitting a high of $74.56 in 24 hours, currently reported at $73.54. The trading sentiment in the metal market remains active.According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour contract trading volume of XAUT on the Gate platform reached $120 million, consistently ranking among the top exchanges; the 24-hour contract trading volume of XAG reached $270 million, with trading volume leading the industry for a long time. With the price rebound, market confidence has been boosted, significantly enhancing the activity of metal contract trading.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate contracts cover various traditional financial assets, including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core assets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour trading volume of XAG contracts across the network reached 4.578 billion USD, a month-on-month increase of 32.3%. In centralized exchanges, liquidity is mainly distributed between Binance and Bitget, with 24-hour trading volumes of 3.059 billion and 560 million USD, ranking first and second respectively.

Silver (XAG) has broken down below the $80 integer level, currently reported at $79.13, with a 24-hour decline of 1.40%. The loss of the $80 level, as an important psychological and technical support, may exacerbate short-term volatility. According to data from the CoinGlass platform, the Gate XAG_USDT contract has a 24-hour trading volume of $141 million, ranking among the top three globally.In addition, gold-related assets have also weakened, with XAUT_USDT reported at $4,937.7, down 0.50% in 24 hours, with a trading volume of approximately $40.61 million; PAXG_USDT reported at $4,963.4, down 0.62% in 24 hours, with a trading volume of approximately $2.97 million.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Currently, Gate contracts comprehensively cover various asset categories such as metals, stocks, forex, commodities, and indices, including contracts for gold, silver, platinum, crude oil, Tesla, Microsoft, and more, supporting leverage up to 100x, helping users achieve cross-market and multi-asset strategy layouts.

According to market news, the RWA platform Matrixdock has announced the launch of the institutional-grade silver token XAGm, bringing silver, a widely traded precious metal commodity in traditional markets, into on-chain finance.This product is backed by fully physically allocated silver as the underlying asset and introduces silver bar assets that comply with LBMA Good Delivery standards, which are custodied through institutional-grade vaults. XAGm adopts Matrixdock's FRS (Fungible Reserve Standard) issuance framework, establishing a verifiable correspondence between on-chain token supply and underlying asset holdings, and will initially be deployed on the Ethereum network, with plans to expand to more blockchain ecosystems in the future.Eva Meng, head of Matrixdock, stated that there are still relatively few tokenized silver products that meet institutional-grade standards in the market. XAGm will bring fully physically allocated silver assets, custodied by professional vaults, onto the chain and operate within a clear and verifiable framework.This release also marks further expansion of the Matrixdock Reserve Layer system and enriches the on-chain precious metal reserve asset system.

The metal market has continued its active trend recently. Among them, international gold (XAUT) reached a maximum of $4,999.2 in 24 hours, and international silver (XAG) reached a maximum of $81.59 in 24 hours. Precious metal prices overall maintained high-level fluctuations, and market trading sentiment continued to heat up.According to CoinGlass data, the trading volume of gold (XAUT) contracts on the Gate platform reached $47.88 million in 24 hours, an increase of 412.70% month-on-month, ranking third globally; the trading volume of silver (XAG) contracts was approximately $77.51 million, an increase of 933.64% month-on-month, ranking second globally. At the same time, the open interest of XAG contracts was approximately $17.82 million, ranking third globally, significantly enhancing the overall trading activity in the metal sector.Gate pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate contracts have covered various traditional financial assets such as stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core targets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to create a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

The overall trading in the metal market remains active. Among them, international gold (XAUT) reached a maximum of $5,152.6 in 24 hours, while international silver (XAG) peaked at $85.54 in the same period. Against the backdrop of high price fluctuations, the trading activity of Gate metals continues to rise, with both gold and silver contract transaction volumes ranking among the top three globally.According to real-time data from CoinGlass, the 24-hour transaction volume for Gate gold (XAUT) reached $95.89 million, while silver (XAG) exceeded $191 million, with both metal products consistently ranking in the top three globally. In the context of ongoing global macro uncertainty and persistent demand for safe-haven assets, the trading activity of metal assets continues to increase.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate contracts cover various traditional financial assets, including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core targets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

CoinShares stated that the possibility of practical quantum computers emerging in the future is not zero, sparking intense debate about the potential impact on Bitcoin security. The quantum vulnerability of Bitcoin is not an imminent crisis but a foreseeable engineering problem, and there is ample time for adjustments.From a technical perspective, the so-called quantum risk mainly comes from Shor's algorithm potentially breaking ECDSA or Schnorr signatures, thereby exposing private keys; Grover's algorithm could theoretically weaken the security strength of SHA-256. The primary potential impact is on approximately 1.7 million BTC that were early adopters of P2PK addresses, accounting for about 8% of the total supply, so the likelihood of causing a systemic market shock in the short term is limited. The common market claim that "about 25% of the supply is at risk" is considered an obvious exaggeration, as a significant portion of the risk can be mitigated through address migration and other means.Long-term attacks may have theoretical feasibility within the next decade, but short-term attacks, such as cracking private keys within 10 minutes in the mempool, remain fundamentally unfeasible in the foreseeable future, even for decades. The scale of BTC that might enter the market due to private key leaks is roughly only about 10,000 BTC, and even if it occurs, the impact on the price system is limited.Holders can proactively migrate to more secure address structures. The remaining potential targets are dispersed across about 34,000 addresses, averaging about 50 BTC each, and even under extremely optimistic assumptions of quantum technological breakthroughs, completing a comprehensive attack could still take decades.

In early February 2026, the silver price experienced a significant correction after a rapid rise in the previous period. During the year, the silver price once reached above $120 per ounce, then fell back to the $70-$80 range, with price fluctuations significantly amplifying during the high-level retreat. The market generally believes that this round of行情 is mainly influenced by the temporary easing of short squeeze, tight supply structure, and fluctuating industrial demand expectations, keeping short-term trading sentiment active.According to CoinGlass data, XAG (silver) had a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $518 million on the Gate platform, ranking third in the entire network, with an increase of 211.80%, ranking first. Meanwhile, Gate's XAG open interest reached $12.71 million, ranking in the top three, reflecting the increasing participation of funds in the silver volatility market.Currently, Gate contracts have fully covered traditional financial assets, supporting 24/7 uninterrupted contract trading for silver and other underlying assets, offering up to 100 times leverage; Gate ETF has launched XAG3L and XAG3S leveraged tokens, supporting 3 times long and short strategies. At the same time, the Gate TradFi sector has simultaneously opened CFD trading services for silver, gold, foreign exchange, indices, commodities, and some popular stocks, supporting up to 500 times leverage.In the future, Gate will continue to improve the collaborative layout of traditional financial assets and crypto assets, providing users with a more flexible, one-stop, and diversified trading experience.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into the virtual asset exchange Bithumb for allegedly exaggerating its promotions. The FTC has dispatched investigators to Bithumb's headquarters in Gangnam to obtain relevant data.It is reported that the FTC is investigating whether Bithumb's claim in a press release last year that it has "the highest liquidity among domestic virtual asset exchanges" is true. Currently, Upbit ranks first in market share. The FTC is also investigating allegations that Bithumb altered payment terms during a promotional event held at the end of last year. This promotional event aimed to provide subsidies to new users connecting to its API (Application Programming Interface).

The Polymarket team member shampoo accused competitor Kalshi on social media of inflating its esports trading volume through data manipulation. shampoo stated that the platform artificially increased its trading volume by approximately $1.7 billion by adding a generalized "esports" category, while actual data shows its esports trading volume is only about $63 million, less than 10% of Polymarket's esports trading volume.Additionally, Kalshi also referred to the CS market as both CS:GO and CS2 for double counting.shampoo mentioned on social media that users can verify this situation themselves by checking the API data in the network requests.

According to the official announcement, Bitget has supported U-based perpetual contracts for XAU (gold), XAG (silver), and others with a leverage limit of up to 100 times. Users can visit the official Bitget platform to refer to the updated specific positions, leverage, and maintenance margin rates, and allocate their positions reasonably based on their own risk.

Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on the X platform that the recent performance of the silver exchange-traded fund SLV is "exaggerated to the extreme," but the inflow of funds has been quite limited, attracting only about $1 billion in the past six months, and investors should pay attention to the risks.In contrast, BlackRock's Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund IBIT, despite a price pullback of about 24%, has still recorded over $6 billion in net inflows, which is a "very positive" signal for Bitcoin's long-term prospects. This indicates that when the market is favorable, any ordinary ETF can attract funds, but the ability to continue receiving inflows during prolonged difficult phases is what makes an ETF truly "hardcore."

Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas analyzed that the recent return performance of the silver ETF SLV is "quite exaggerated," but the net inflow of funds in the past six months is only about $1 billion, which does not match its price increase. In contrast, the Bitcoin spot ETF IBIT has still accumulated over $6 billion in fund inflows despite a price pullback of about 24%.Balchunas believes this is a "very good signal" for Bitcoin's long-term prospects. He pointed out that when the market environment is favorable, any ETF can attract funds, but the truly "strong" star ETFs are those that can continue to attract capital during prolonged downturns and increased volatility.

According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX has launched USDT-margined perpetual contracts for tokenized gold PAXG, XAUT, and tokenized silver XAG on January 22, with a maximum leverage of 20 times.At the same time, Huobi HTX has initiated a special event called "Gold and Silver New High Sprint Battle" from January 22, 19:00 to January 29, 19:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $88,888.During the event, users who complete registration and participate in PAXG/USDT, XAUT/USDT, and XAG/USDT contract trading with a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥5,000 USDT will be eligible to participate in a prize-winning quiz, with a 100% winning rate, and will share the prize pool based on trading volume rankings; completing the specified task of inviting friends will also earn additional rewards.

According to the official announcement, Gate Perp DEX will launch the "Real Gold and Silver XAU/XAG Trading Competition" from January 15 to January 22, with a total prize pool of 30,000 USDT. This event focuses on the on-chain real trading scenarios of gold (XAU) and silver (XAG) perpetual contracts, encouraging users to participate in the trading of mainstream safe-haven assets through a dual mechanism of new user first trade rewards and trading volume leaderboard.During the event, new users who complete their first valid trade of XAU or XAG perpetual contracts on Gate Perp DEX (with a single transaction amount of no less than 100 USDT) will receive rewards. At the same time, the platform will rank users based on their cumulative trading volume of XAU/USDT and XAG/USDT perpetual contracts during the event. Users with a cumulative trading volume of 10,000 USDT will enter the leaderboard and share a prize pool of 20,000 USDT based on their ranking, with a maximum reward of 3,000 USDT for a single address.

According to the official announcement, Bitget has launched the U-based XAG perpetual contract, with a leverage range of 1-50 times. The contract trading BOT will also be opened simultaneously.

The Binance Futures platform will launch the XAGUSDT perpetual contract on January 7, 2026, at 18:00 (UTC+8), with a maximum leverage of up to 50 times. The contract is based on silver priced in US dollars, with the settlement asset being USDT, and trading will be available 24/7.

According to DLnews, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to concerns about prediction markets threatening the integrity of sports events and elections.He pointed out that the improper incentives created by prediction markets have long existed in the stock market, where politicians can profit by shorting stocks and then press the "create disaster" button. He believes that prediction markets should be compared to social media, which is more likely to spread panic and misinformation, while prediction markets can provide useful information.Vitalik stated that he has often felt panic due to news headlines, but calmed down after checking Polymarket prices, saying, "Experienced people know the real situation; the probability of unusual events occurring is only 4%." He cited Elon Musk's claim in 2024 that a civil war in the UK was inevitable, at which time the probability given by Polymarket users was only 3%.