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Gate Research: Signs of Marginal Recovery in Market Sentiment | Polygon PoS Fee Burns Reach a Record High

2026-01-07 06:54:50 UTC 8955 Read

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* Market Commentary: 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, maintaining a consolidation pattern stronger than the broader market. On the sentiment side, the Fear Index rebounded to 42, clearly moving out of the “Extreme Fear” zone, though the recovery remains choppy, leaving near-term price action constrained by sentiment and trading structure.
* Top Gainers: DSYNC (+71.71%) surged on expectations surrounding progress in AI agent infrastructure and node-related products; FHE (+35.76%) rallied on rising interest in privacy computing and AI-powered payment narratives; XPLA (+43.06%) outperformed amid a dense schedule of Arena activities and renewed attention on Web3 gaming and IP co-creation. Overall, performance highlights the high sensitivity of small- to mid-cap tokens to narrative and event-driven catalysts.
* Alpha Insights: Structural signals remain broadly constructive. Aave Horizon’s RWA borrowing reached a new high, pointing to continued expansion in institutional on-chain credit; Polygon PoS recorded a record level of fee burns, reinforcing deflationary expectations and evidence of real usage demand; and multiple core Solana metrics hit new highs in 2025, underscoring its growing application scale and capital absorption capacity. Overall, fundamental positives are gradually accumulating, but trend continuation still depends on sustained sentiment stabilization and the realization of incremental catalysts. In the near term, focus remains on volume–price dynamics within the consolidation range and shifts in risk appetite.

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