Jan 19-26, 2026 Market Deep Correction and Counter-Trend Growth
Market Overview
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Global Market Cap: $3.05 Trillion (down 5.27% WoW).
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BTC Dominance: 57.05% (Market Cap: $1.74 Trillion).
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Fear & Greed Index: 19 (Extreme Fear), indicating a sharp decline in market sentiment.
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ETF Capital Flows:
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BTC ETFs: Weekly net outflow of $1.33 Billion (Cumulative inflow: $56.49 Billion).
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ETH ETFs: Weekly net outflow of $611 Million (Cumulative inflow: $12.3 Billion).
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Capital Flows & Stablecoins
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Total Market Cap: $310.8 Billion (slight decrease of 1.02%).
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Competitive Landscape: USDT (60.07%) leads, followed by USDC (23.29%).
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New Supply: 2.34 Billion newly issued this week (USDC 1.34B, USDT 1B), a 314% surge compared to last week—a strong signal of sidelined capital preparing to enter.
On-Chain Ecosystem Performance
DeFi Overview
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Total TVL: $117.2 Billion (down 9.98%).
Layer 1 Activity
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Sui: The standout performer; DEX volume surged 72.86%, and active addresses jumped 48.36%.
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Solana/Ethereum: Trading activity saw a minor recovery, but TVL pulled back by 13.19% and 10.91% respectively due to price volatility.
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BNB Chain/Aptos: Experienced significant contractions in both volume and activity.
Layer 2 Dynamics
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Total TVL: $36.64 Billion (down 6.91%).
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Market Share: Base saw a slight decrease in dominance, while Arbitrum's share increased.
Key Projects & Industry Updates
New Projects to Watch
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HyperLend: High-efficiency lending platform on Hyperliquid EVM (TGE approaching).
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Lazbubu: Web3 AI companion on BNB Chain using DAT mechanism for data sovereignty.
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Cork Protocol: A "programmable risk layer" for standardized pricing and hedging of on-chain assets/RWA.
Key Event Reminders
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Jan 26: Rainbow Wallet $RNBW airdrop snapshot (16:20 EST).
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Jan 30: Cross-chain DeFi aggregator Infinex ($INX) TGE.
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Feb 5: Rainbow official airdrop distribution.
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Industry Milestone: BitGo officially listed on the NYSE, raising $212.8M with a valuation exceeding $2B.
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