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Gate News Bot Message, January 09, According to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, XRP (XRP Ledger) is trading at $2.14, up 0.66% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $2.41 and a low of $1.99. The 24-hour trading volume reached $4.278 billion. The current market capitalization is approximately $129.96 billion, an increase of $8.56 million compared to yesterday.
XRP Ledger is a decentralized public chain designed for commercial applications, maintained by a global community of enterprises and developers. The blockchain has been operating stably for over ten years, with zero error interruptions recorded, supporting thousands of transactions per second, with transaction fees costing only a few cents. XRP Ledger features multiple core functions, including a built-in high-performance decentralized exchange, cross-currency payments, payment channels, multi-signature accounts, and token issuance. The platform adopts an open-source architecture, dedicated to building the most environmentally friendly blockchain infrastructure while maintaining high performance and practicality.

Foresight News reports that, according to Dune data, on January 9th, Uniswap's daily fee capture revenue reached $1.4 million, setting a new record. Notably, among the targets of Uniswap's fee capture, the Truebit Protocol token TRU, which was hacked yesterday, contributed approximately $1.3 million.

Recently, the Bitcoin market trend has once again sparked discussions about its cyclical nature. As the price shows a clear decline in November 2025, the market has observed that the current structure is highly similar to previous cycles, making "Does the four-year cycle still hold?" one of the most core debates in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
The so-called Bitcoin four-year cycle is usually closely related to the halving mechanism. Historical data shows that after a halving occurs, Bitcoin's price often enters a rapid upward phase, followed by a peak at a high level and a deep correction, with roughly four-year intervals between peaks. Halving reduces the rate of new Bitcoin issuance, continuously affecting the supply and demand structure.

Although XRP experienced a significant correction in 2025, discussions around its long-term market capitalization potential continue to intensify. The core question in market focus is: if XRP's market cap in the future reaches the levels of Bitcoin, silver, or even Apple, what could be the theoretical price of a single XRP?
Looking back at the market, XRP once surged to $3.65 in July 2025, but then entered a sustained correction, accelerating downward in the fourth quarter, ending the year at approximately $1.84. This decline also directly dragged down its market cap performance. Data shows that XRP's market cap reached a historical peak of about $216.69 billion in 2025, but as the price weakened, it fell back to around $111.6 billion by the end of the year. Currently, XRP's market cap has rebounded to approximately $121.1 billion, but it remains significantly below the historical high.

In the crypto market, long-term price expectations for Cardano (ADA) are heating up again. Market analyst Quantum Ascend recently pointed out that Cardano may be at a critical technical inflection point, with the current oscillation around $0.39 potentially just a buildup phase before an upward move. Against the backdrop of multiple bullish signals, he believes that a trend breakout for ADA is "only a matter of time," with a potential upside of 12 to 24 times in the medium to long term.
Structurally, Quantum Ascend noted that Cardano has been operating within a clear long-term channel since 2018 and has formed a typical ABCD wave structure. The current price is considered to be in the tail end of wave D, belonging to the final stage of the correction phase. Recently, the price has moved back inside the wedge structure, which he views as an early signal of the market regaining strength.

Recently, the on-chain fund movements of Hyperliquid (HYPE) have once again attracted market attention. The address associated with the crypto investment firm Fasanara Capital transferred approximately 25,000 HYPE tokens to a major trading platform, which is worth about $660,000 at current prices. This move was quickly interpreted by the market as a potential sell signal, further amplifying short-term liquidity pressure amid an already fragile price structure.
It is worth noting that the same address previously received about 500,000 HYPE tokens from a burn address, which temporarily alleviated concerns about expanding circulating supply. However, compared to publicly visible inflows, on-chain deposits to trading platforms often better reflect genuine intentions. Even if actual selling has not yet occurred, such transfers can influence short-term expectations and liquidity dynamics. Currently, the address still holds over 570,000 HYPE tokens, most of which have not yet entered the market, but even small-scale deposits are enough to impact trader sentiment.

Foresight News reports that, according to Bloomberg, Artemis Analytics data shows that the total trading volume of stablecoins will grow by 72% to $33 trillion in 2025. Among them, USDC developed by Circle leads with $18.3 trillion in trading volume, while Tether's USDT records a trading volume of $13.3 trillion.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Gate launches the 8th VIP exclusive airdrop carnival and the 19th VIP Super Friday event.
Gate officially kicks off the 8th VIP exclusive airdrop carnival from January 8 16:00 to January 18 16:00 (UTC+8). During the event, VIP 5 and above trading users will continue to receive monthly airdrops, with a special New Year’s gift of a mysterious token worth up to 30,000 USDT.
Gate officially launches the 19th VIP Super Friday event from January 9 15:00 to January 15 23:59 (UTC+8). This event guarantees a 100% win rate, and VIP 5+ users can register to receive 1 capsule for free, with a chance to win up to

Ethereum price recently made another attempt to break through the key resistance level of $3300 but failed to do so effectively, causing the trend to slow down. Against the backdrop of waning demand in the US market, ETH has entered a short-term consolidation phase, and overall market sentiment remains cautious.
As of now, Ethereum's price hovers around $3115, down approximately 0.7% in the past 24 hours. Over the past week, ETH has traded within a range of $3008 to $3293, with a weekly increase of about 3%. However, from a longer-term perspective, Ethereum's price is still significantly below its all-time high, with a considerable retracement from the previous peak near $5000, reflecting a lack of mid-term upward momentum.

BlockBeats News, January 9th, according to HyperInsight monitoring, "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Licheng's address has just reduced ETH long positions. Currently, he is long 9862.45 ETH with 25x leverage (approximately $30.81 million), with an unrealized loss of $232,000; he is also long 27.2 million HYPE with 10x leverage (approximately $7.11 million), with an unrealized loss of $18,000.

BlockBeats News, January 9th, the Bank of Japan is reportedly considering raising its economic growth forecast due to government stimulus measures. Sources say that Bank of Japan officials have no preset stance on the pace of interest rate hikes and expect to keep rates unchanged this month. (Jin10)

ChainCatcher message: According to the data released by KalshiData, as of January 6, Kalshi's monthly nominal trading volume is approximately $1.6 billion, averaging about $272 million per day. If this pace continues, Kalshi is expected to reach a nominal trading volume of around $8.4 billion in January.
Previous data shows that in December 2025, Kalshi's trading volume was $6.38 billion, setting a new monthly record.

BlockBeats News, January 9 — According to Deribit data, options expiration and settlement will occur today at 16:00, including:
· BTC options with a notional value of $1.87 billion, put/call ratio of 1.07, and maximum pain at $90,000;
· ETH options with a notional value of $395 million, put/call ratio of 0.88, and maximum pain at $3,100.

Amid the uncertain Federal Reserve policy outlook and rising US regulatory expectations, cryptocurrency market sentiment has become more cautious. Over the past 24 hours, the overall crypto market capitalization has slightly declined by approximately 0.84%. The short-term trends of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are gradually responding to the regulatory signals conveyed by the upcoming review of the "CLARITY Act."
From a price perspective, Bitcoin experienced a technical rebound after falling to around $89,200. It is currently hovering around $91,300 but remains clearly constrained by the medium-term resistance zone at $95,000. The previous year-end rally failed to break through key resistance levels effectively, indicating ongoing profit-taking pressure at high levels. If the bulls regain momentum, Bitcoin's price may test the $92,000 region; if it falls below $88,000, deeper correction risks should be watched carefully.

Due to protests in Iran and the devaluation of the Rial, the government implemented nationwide internet shutdowns, affecting 7 million cryptocurrency users. Data shows that the cryptocurrency flow in Iran reached $3.7 billion between 2025. Under the current circumstances, offline trading solutions such as Starlink satellite internet and Blockstream satellite network are recommended for use.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, at 14:26, 280 BTC (worth approximately $25,459,300) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 37Mza...) to two anonymous addresses (starting with 327zAER... and bc1qvrc...). Among them, 110 BTC was transferred to the anonymous address (starting with 327zAER...), and 169.99999644 BTC was transferred to the anonymous address (starting with bc1qvrc...).

At the beginning of 2026, the price of Cardano (ADA) experienced a noticeable rebound, rising from around $0.30 to nearly $0.40, with a staged increase of over 20%. This trend has once again brought the criticisms of "ecological stagnation" and "ghost chain" surrounding Cardano into focus. The market is more concerned with whether this rally is driven by short-term sentiment or if there are substantial changes in the fundamentals.
From recent information, one of the core catalysts is the confirmation of phased progress in the Leios upgrade plan. According to publicly available technical tracking information from IOG, the main improvements for Leios are approximately 67% complete, with the overall technical design reaching 46%. Although aspects such as "verification of 1000 transactions per second" and testnet deployment are still in the early stages, the roadmap is relatively clear. As a long-term expansion and performance upgrade plan expected to continue until 2026, Leios is seen as a key infrastructure for Cardano to break through performance bottlenecks and improve developer and user experience.

Gate News Bot Message, January 09, According to CoinMarketCap data, at the time of press, CLO (Yei Finance) is currently trading at $0.74, up 34.41% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.75 and a low of $0.27. The 24-hour trading volume reached $38.8 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $95.2 million, an increase of $24.4 million compared to yesterday.
Yei Finance is a multi-chain DeFi platform offering cross-chain lending, trading, and bridging services. The platform includes the YeiLend lending market and YeiSwap exchange, supporting operations on multiple blockchains such as Sei, Arbitrum, and Ethereum. Users can deposit assets into a pre-funded vault once to earn cross-chain yields.

After the rebound momentum weakened in early January, the cryptocurrency market experienced a significant cooling this week, with the overall market capitalization evaporating by approximately $120 billion. The previous rally driven by spot ETF capital inflows failed to continue, and market sentiment quickly turned weaker under the dual pressures of macroeconomic and capital factors. Among them, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP became the core assets for the correction.
Changes in capital flow are a key trigger for this round of decline. Data shows that the US spot Bitcoin ETF, after continuously attracting funds, experienced a clear reversal in mid-week, with a total outflow of about $729 million over two days. As a result, Bitcoin's price quickly retreated from around $94,500, dropping to the $90,000 level at one point, with a weekly decline of over $4,500. The ETF capital shifted from net inflow to net outflow, which is seen by the market as a clear signal of a short-term decline in risk appetite.

Recently, the US cryptocurrency industry has reignited discussions on regulation. World Liberty Financial (WLFI) announced that its affiliated entity, WLTC Holdings LLC, has officially submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, World Liberty Trust Company. This move makes WLFI the latest crypto company to join the "National Trust Bank License" application process and is seen as a key milestone for stablecoins and crypto finance moving toward a federal compliance framework.
According to disclosed information, the national trust bank license applied for by WLFI will primarily serve stablecoin-related businesses. Unlike traditional commercial banks, national trust banks typically do not accept public deposits or directly issue loans but focus on asset custody, settlement, and trust services. Such licenses allow institutions to operate under a unified federal regulatory framework, avoiding the compliance costs and complexities of applying for licenses in each state. WLFI stated that the relevant institutions will comply with the GENIUS Act and implement anti-money laundering, sanctions screening, and cybersecurity compliance requirements. Customer assets will be segregated, and reserves will be held by an independent custodian.