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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.

Gate Research Daily Report: On December 25, BTC first experienced a clear pullback before staging a rebound, while ETH underperformed BTC overall. After rebounding into the USD 2,960–2,980 range, ETH failed to hold its gains and quickly retreated. GT remained relatively stable over the past 24 hours, with prices mainly oscillating between USD 10.10 and USD 10.25, while CHEEL drew market attention with a surge of up to +97.10%. Meanwhile, XRP ETF net assets surpassed USD 1.25 billion, though the price continued to trade within a narrow range. ZachXBT revealed a vulnerability in the Trust Wallet browser extension, resulting in losses of at least USD 6 million for users. In addition, BTC spot ETFs recorded continued net outflows over the past week, signaling a noticeable weakening in short-term market sentiment.