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Gate Research: BTC and ETH remain in a consolidation and recovery phase, with no confirmed trend reversal, while capital continues to rotate toward low-volatility assets and long-term narrative plays. Aave Horizon’s RWA market has surpassed $600 million in net deposits, signaling sustained institutional participation. Tokenized stocks have exceeded $1 billion in assets under management, underscoring the accelerating expansion of on-chain securities.

Gate Research Weekly Report: BTC and ETH remain in a consolidation and recovery phase, with no confirmed trend reversal, while capital continues to rotate toward low-volatility assets and long-term narrative plays. Aave Horizon’s RWA market has surpassed $600 million in net deposits, signaling sustained institutional participation. Tokenized stocks have exceeded $1 billion in assets under management, underscoring the accelerating expansion of on-chain securities. Nike has sold RTFKT, marking a phase-end unwind of its Web3 initiatives. Polymarket has introduced real estate prediction markets, further extending coverage into real-economy variables. Meanwhile, CONX, APT, and STRK are set to unlock approximately $25.23 million, $21.26 million, and $11.10 million in tokens, respectively, over the next seven days.

Gate Research: On January 7, the crypto market remained under pressure and traded in a consolidative manner, with risk appetite staying defensive. BTC pulled back from recent highs and moved into range-bound consolidation, with short-term momentum easing while the medium-term structure remains intact; ETH showed relatively resilient performance. On the thematic side, DSYNC, FHE, and XPLA posted strong gains, driven by narratives around AI agents, privacy computing, and Web3 gaming/IP co-creation. Structurally, new highs in Aave Horizon’s RWA borrowing, record Polygon PoS fee burns, and multiple Solana metrics reaching record levels in 2025 stand out as key fundamental positives, though the sustainability of the broader trend still depends on continued sentiment stabilization and the materialization of incremental catalysts.

Gate Research Daily Report: On January 7, the crypto market remained under pressure and traded in a consolidative manner, with risk appetite staying defensive. BTC pulled back from recent highs and moved into range-bound consolidation, with short-term momentum easing while the medium-term structure remains intact; ETH showed relatively resilient performance. On the thematic side, DSYNC, FHE, and XPLA posted strong gains, driven by narratives around AI agents, privacy computing, and Web3 gaming/IP co-creation. Structurally, new highs in Aave Horizon’s RWA borrowing, record Polygon PoS fee burns, and multiple Solana metrics reaching record levels in 2025 stand out as key fundamental positives, though the sustainability of the broader trend still depends on continued sentiment stabilization and the materialization of incremental catalysts.

Gate Research: BTC has stabilized again on the 4-hour timeframe, with a clear upside structure in place. Overall price action points to a mild and orderly recovery. ETH's catch-up move is gradually taking shape, with a noticeably steeper trend slope than BTC. Supported by returning capital inflows, its upside pace has continued to accelerate. Capital flows across public blockchains are showing clear divergence. More conservative, allocation-oriented capital is rotating back into core settlement layers, led by Ethereum. Base, as a user onboarding and asset distribution layer, is also seeing sustained net inflows. Polymarket Builders trading volume has reached a new all-time high, further strengthening the head effect. The increase in trading activity is mainly concentrated in a small number of mature tools, including betmoar.

This report systematically traces the evolution of crypto wallets from private key management tools in the Bitcoin era to becoming the central gateway to on-chain finance. It reviews how successive waves — including DeFi Summer, inscriptions, memes, and on-chain derivatives — have continuously expanded the functional boundaries of wallets, driving their transformation from passive asset management tools into All-In-One on-chain platforms resembling CEXs. The report also analyzes the breakthroughs in wallet monetization across asset issuance, trading, and distribution scenarios.

Gate Research: On December 31, the crypto market saw a mild recovery with a slight uptick in risk appetite. BTC and ETH traded on the stronger side of their respective ranges, with BTC consolidating between $88,000–$89,000 and awaiting a directional breakout, while ETH held firmly in the $2,950–$3,000 zone, showing relatively stronger structure as its consolidation phase approaches an inflection point. On the sector front, ELIZAOS, CC, and RECALL posted notable gains driven respectively by AI Agents, RWA institutional partnerships, and AI trading competitions. Structurally, the market cap of tokenized equities reaching new highs and a rebound in ETH staking demand are key positive signals at this stage, though the sustainability of this trend remains contingent on market sentiment and the actual delivery of expected catalysts.

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 31, the crypto market saw a mild recovery with a slight uptick in risk appetite. BTC and ETH traded on the stronger side of their respective ranges, with BTC consolidating between $88,000–$89,000 and awaiting a directional breakout, while ETH held firmly in the $2,950–$3,000 zone, showing relatively stronger structure as its consolidation phase approaches an inflection point. On the sector front, ELIZAOS, CC, and RECALL posted notable gains driven respectively by AI Agents, RWA institutional partnerships, and AI trading competitions. Structurally, the market cap of tokenized equities reaching new highs and a rebound in ETH staking demand are key positive signals at this stage, though the sustainability of this trend remains contingent on market sentiment and the actual delivery of expected catalysts.

BTC consolidated between $87,000 and $90,500 and gradually stabilized, but upward momentum remains limited. ETH continued its low-level recovery, slowly climbing after finding solid support around $2,900. CC surged 43.84% over the past week, standing out as the top performer. Ethereum led net inflows with nearly $200 million. This trend largely reflects defensive capital reallocation during a contraction phase. Transaction volumes on crypto payment cards continue to expand, and stablecoin payment use cases are accelerating, emerging as one of the few areas that maintain growth certainty in a cautious market environment.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin continues to trade within a narrow range, having faced resistance near the $90,000 level four times since mid-December. Recent price action in Ethereum suggests a clear shift toward a wait-and-see market sentiment, with bullish momentum weakening while bears have yet to take effective control. ZEROBASE surged 61.82%, mainly driven by sector rotation into privacy-focused tokens, while ZRT gained 27.80%, largely fueled by investor sentiment. The RWA sector’s TVL has surpassed that of DEXs, ranking as the fifth-largest vertical in DeFi. Bitcoin’s year-end rebound toward $90,000 has lost momentum amid insufficient demand and weakening on-chain activity. Meanwhile, as silver prices surged to record highs, trading volume in tokenized silver increased by more than 1,200%.

Gate Research: On December 29, the crypto market continued its recovery amid the low-liquidity environment brought on by the overlapping Christmas and New Year holidays. Mainstream assets showed signs of structural recovery, with overall risk appetite warming moderately but remaining cautious. TOKEN surged sharply due to its low circulating market cap combined with leaderboard effects, reflecting short-term speculative momentum.

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 29, during the low-liquidity environment caused by the overlap of the Christmas holiday and the upcoming New Year, the crypto market continued its structurally corrective trend. BTC rebounded above $88,000, while ETH is hovering near the $3,000 mark, with market sentiment remaining cautious. In terms of daily highlights, TOKEN, TAKE, and RIVER were active due to speculation, staking incentives, and product mechanism drivers. On the Alpha side, Polymarket Builders’ weekly trading volume hit a record high of $50 million; Uniswap completed the historic burn of 100 million UNI and pushed forward its fee redistribution mechanism; Solana co-founder Toly expressed optimism with a prediction that stablecoin market size would surpass $1 trillion.