Gate Research Institute: XRD surges over 60% in 24 hours | $47 million worth of Bitcoin stolen

Cryptocurrency Asset Overview

BTC (+0.29% | Current price $89,781.7)

After a rapid decline earlier, BTC formed a clear seasonal low around $87,256, followed by a quick rebound back above $89,000. Currently, the price remains in a consolidation range between $89,300 and $89,900. Overall, panic selling pressure has been largely released in the previous downward move, and the market has entered a phase of recovery and sideways digestion after the decline. The short-term trend has shifted from weak to neutral and stable. From a technical perspective, short-term moving averages are gradually flattening, with MA5 and MA10 beginning to approach the price, while MA30 remains slightly downward, exerting some resistance above, indicating that the current structure is still in a consolidation and bottom-building phase. The rebound from around $87,000 was accompanied by significant volume, showing strong support in that area. Recently, trading volume has contracted noticeably, and the market is entering a phase of consolidation and accumulation. The area above $90,000–$90,300 is a clear resistance zone. If a volume breakout and stabilization occur above this zone, the price could further rebound to test near $91,000. Conversely, if multiple attempts to break higher are blocked, the price may fall back to around $88,500 or even $87,800 to re-verify support. Overall, BTC remains in a correction phase after a decline, with a neutral and stable structure, but no clear direction has emerged yet. It is more suitable to wait for a breakout of the range or a pullback confirmation to follow the trend.

ETH (+0.28% | Current price $2,961.38)

ETH, after a continuous decline earlier, formed a seasonal low near $2,866.50, then experienced a quick rebound back to around $3,000. However, after facing clear resistance above, it fell back again. Currently, the price is consolidating in the $2,930–$2,980 range. The overall trend remains a technical correction after a decline, with weaker rebound strength and stability compared to BTC. From the moving average structure, MA5 and MA10 are gradually flattening and beginning to approach the price, but MA30 remains downward, exerting medium- and short-term resistance, indicating that ETH has not yet escaped the weak sideways pattern. The $2,860–$2,900 zone previously saw some volume increase, indicating support in that area. Recently, trading volume has shrunk significantly, and the market is in a phase of digestion. The $3,000–$3,050 zone above is a short-term key resistance. If a volume breakout cannot be achieved, the price is likely to continue oscillating within the $2,900–$3,000 range. If it can break and stabilize above $3,050, there is a chance for further rebound toward around $3,120. Overall, ETH remains in a relatively weak correction structure, mainly oscillating within a range in the short term.

GT (+0.10% | Current price $9.91)

GT, after a decline earlier, formed a seasonal low near $9.61, then rebounded and briefly moved above $10.00. However, it faced clear resistance around $10.10 and fell back. Currently, the price is fluctuating slightly within the $9.80–$10.00 range. The overall trend is a weak correction after a decline, with rebound strength weaker than mainstream coins, mainly following the market movements. From the moving average structure, MA5 and MA10 are flattening and approaching the price, while MA30 remains downward, exerting medium-term resistance, indicating that GT is still in a weak correction phase. The rebound from around $9.60 was accompanied by some volume, but subsequent trading volume has continued to shrink, showing weak buying interest. The $10.00–$10.10 zone above is a clear resistance. Without a volume breakout, the price is likely to continue oscillating within the $9.75–$10.00 range. The key support remains in the $9.60–$9.65 zone; if broken again, the overall structure will turn weaker. Overall, GT mainly remains in a weak oscillation, not yet ready to break out into a strong independent trend.

Daily Gainers and Losers Tokens

The overall crypto market today shows a clear correction, with cautious sentiment and reduced capital activity compared to previous days. Mainstream coins generally declined, with BTC falling about 0.42%, ETH’s decline expanding to 2.35%, and XRP, SOL, among others, also experiencing varying degrees of decline. Stablecoins USDT and USDC mostly remain sideways with minimal volatility. Despite most tokens being in a downtrend, a few small-cap tokens have risen against the trend. Overall, the market is still mainly adjusting and digesting selling pressure in the short term, with risk aversion sentiment increasing.

XRD Radix (+60.19%, Market Cap $8.81 million)

According to Gate data, XRD is currently priced at 0.003718 USDT, up 60.19% in 24 hours. Radix is a high-performance public chain project focused on DeFi infrastructure, dedicated to enhancing asset security and composability of smart contracts through its unique technical architecture, and providing developers with the Scrypto smart contract language and complete toolchain support.

From market and capital flow perspectives, the recent rise of XRD was mainly driven by: first, a recent warming in market sentiment for some small- and mid-cap tokens, with capital rotating into high-elasticity assets. Due to its small market cap, XRD attracted short-term capital, leading to a rapid increase in trading volume. Second, after breaking through the previous consolidation zone, technical follow-up and quantitative capital intervention further amplified the rally. Overall, this rally reflects a phase driven by capital and technical resonance.

BXN Blackfort (+39.82%, Market Cap $29.02 million)

According to Gate data, BXN is currently priced at 0.0018468 USDT, up 39.82% in 24 hours. Blackfort is a project centered around blockchain application ecosystems, aiming to promote the use of crypto assets in real-world scenarios through its platform and tools, providing users with diverse on-chain services and infrastructure support.

From market performance and capital behavior, BXN’s recent rise was mainly driven by: recent capital rotation into small- and mid-cap tokens, with BXN gaining short-term attention amid volume increases, leading to a significant boost in trading activity. At the same time, after breaking through previous consolidation zones, it attracted follow-up capital, further amplifying the rally. Overall, this phase is mainly a capital and sentiment-driven surge, with high short-term volatility risk.

FUN Sport.Fun (+25.43%, Market Cap $14.79 million)

According to Gate data, FUN is currently priced at 0.08149 USDT, up 25.43% in 24 hours. Sport.Fun is a blockchain project focused on sports and entertainment applications, aiming to combine blockchain technology with interactive entertainment, content consumption, and betting applications to build a digital entertainment ecosystem for users.

From the price structure and sector rotation perspective, FUN’s recent rise was mainly influenced by: a recent recovery in risk appetite in some application sectors, with capital flowing back into small- and mid-cap tokens with thematic attributes. FUN benefited from sector rotation, gaining phased attention and boosting trading activity. Meanwhile, after a prior correction, it formed a seasonal bottom, and the volume breakout attracted trend and short-term capital, further expanding the rally.

Hot Topics

Law enforcement agency custody Bitcoin suspected of phishing attack, approximately $47 million assets missing

Recently, during routine confiscation of crypto assets, the Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office discovered that about 700 billion Korean won (approximately $4.77 million) worth of Bitcoin had gone missing. Preliminary investigations suggest that the assets may have been lost due to internal personnel clicking on phishing sites during operations, leading to leakage of private keys or signing permissions, which were then transferred by attackers.

On-chain data shows that these Bitcoins have been transferred in batches to multiple new addresses, with further splitting and mixing activities to obscure the flow of funds. Authorities have initiated internal investigations and technical audits, attempting to trace the attack path through on-chain tracking. This incident highlights that even institutional-grade crypto custody systems still face significant risks in private key management and operational security.

Citigroup warns that surge in on-chain activity on Ethereum may be caused by “address poisoning” scams

Citigroup recently released a research report stating that the recent record-high transaction volume and active addresses on the Ethereum network are likely not due to genuine user growth but are driven by large-scale “address poisoning” scams. Analysts pointed out that many of the new transactions involve transfer amounts below $1, which is highly consistent with typical address poisoning attacks rather than natural on-chain activity expansion.

On-chain research shows that attackers are exploiting Ethereum’s low transaction fees to send small amounts of USDT and USDC in bulk to numerous addresses at very low cost, used to “pollute” victims’ transaction records. Some smart contracts even distribute small amounts of stablecoins to hundreds of thousands of addresses in one go, with the source traced back to specialized functions for large-scale address poisoning. Citigroup notes that such behavior artificially inflates network activity metrics in the short term but does not reflect genuine demand. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s on-chain activity remains slightly declining, contrasting sharply with Ethereum, further supporting the view that the recent surge in Ethereum data is more likely driven by malicious activity.

World Liberty Financial partners with Spacecoin to launch USD1 Satellite DeFi project

The crypto project linked to the Trump family, World Liberty Financial, recently announced a partnership with satellite startup Spacecoin. The two will explore the possibility of integrating DeFi with internet connectivity via low-earth orbit satellite networks. Spacecoin stated that this cooperation involves token swaps between the projects, though specific terms have not been disclosed. The goal is to extend financial services to regions difficult for traditional banking and provide infrastructure support for payments and settlements in restricted environments.

Spacecoin is currently building a low-earth orbit satellite network, having successfully launched three satellites, positioning itself as an alternative to ground-based broadband, and constructing a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN). Meanwhile, World Liberty Financial is expanding its USD1 stablecoin application scenarios and has entered the crypto lending and settlement fields through its platform. The stablecoin’s current market cap is approximately $3.27 billion. Analysts believe this partnership marks an attempt to combine DeFi applications with satellite communication infrastructure, exploring on-chain financial cooperation in extreme or underserved regions.
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• Gate, https://www.gate.com/trade/BTC_USDT
• Farside Investors, https://farside.co.uk/btc/
• Gate, https://www.gate.com/trade/ETH_USDT
• Gate, https://www.gate.com/trade/GT_USDT
• Gate, https://www.gate.com/price
• Coindesk, https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/22/citi-sounds-the-alarm-on-address-poisoning-scams-flooding-the-ethereum-network
• The Block, https://www.theblock.co/post/383442/hilbert-group-bolsters-institutional-crypto-push-with-25-million-enigma-nordic-deal
• The Block, https://www.theblock.co/post/386806/world-liberty-financial-spacecoin

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