The cryptocurrency market faced a sharp correction in the early hours of January 26, with BTC erasing its entire monthly progress. After peaking at $97,000 on January 14, Bitcoin slid approximately 10.9% to briefly dip below the $87,000 mark. This volatility has pushed the January return to -0.5%, reflecting a broader “risk-off” sentiment across the digital asset space. The pullback is being attributed largely to rising uncertainty around U.S. government shutdown, alongside broader risk-off sentiment across global markets.The GameFi sector bore the brunt of the sell-off, dropping nearly 5%, led by double-digit losses in Axie Infinity (AXS). While Ethereum fell below $2,900, some assets showed resilience; notably, River (RIVER) surged 30% and Beam (BEAM) rose 19%, suggesting that despite the macro-level decline, specific project catalysts continue to drive isolated pockets of growth.

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The broader crypto market traded lower over the past 24 hours, with only a handful of sectors showing resilience as risk appetite remained subdued. Data from SoSoValue shows GameFi, AI, and RWA as the only sectors in the green, rising 1.06%, 0.98%, and 0.67% respectively. GameFi outperformed on strong gains in The Sandbox (SAND) and Axie Infinity (AXS), while the AI sector was boosted by a sharp rally in Render (RENDER) and an outsized surge in newly launched Sentient (SENT). RWA tokens also held firm, led by Pendle (PENDLE) and Sky (SKY). Meanwhile, Bitcoin slipped 0.35% to below $90,000, and Ether fell over 2% to under $3,000, dragging most major sectors lower, including Layer 2, DeFi, and Meme tokens.

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Crypto markets posted a mild recovery over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin trading near $90,000 and broader sectors posting gains, even as geopolitical developments tempered risk sentiment. Data from SoSoValue showed the GameFi sector leading performance, supported by double-digit rallies in tokens such as Axie Infinity, The Sandbox and Decentraland. Other sectors including AI, RWA and DeFi also climbed, reflecting improving risk appetite. Ethereum also climbed back above $3,000. The rebound in digital assets coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump walking back threatened tariffs on several European nations after diplomatic engagement at the World Economic Forum, a move that eased broader financial market jitters and offered relief to risk assets.

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Crypto markets slid broadly over the past 24 hours, with total market capitalization down more than 3% as selling pressure intensified across major sectors. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 4%, briefly dipping below $88,000 before stabilizing near $89,000, while Ethereum (ETH) underperformed, sliding 7.06% to break below the $3,000 level. The centralized finance (CeFi) sector led losses, dropping 5.06%, according to SoSoValue. Binance Coin (BNB) declined 5.43%, OKB fell 4.99%, and Aster (ASTER) lost 5.30%, though MX edged up 0.38%. Weakness extended to DeFi, Layer 1, Layer 2, Meme, and RWA sectors, even as select tokens including River (RIVER), Keeta (KTA), and Canton Network (CC) posted notable gains amid the broader risk-off mood.

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MakinaFi reportedly suffered a security breach resulting in the theft of 1,299 ETH, valued at approximately $4.13 million The incident was disclosed by PeckShieldAlert in a post on X, which traced the movement of the stolen funds shortly after the attack.

Exploit Details and On-Chain Trail

According to the on-chain data, the stolen ETH was routed into two Ethereum addresses following the exploit. One address, 0xbed2…dE25, was labeled as holding approximately $3.3 million of the funds, while a second address, 0xE573…f905, was identified as holding around $880,000. On-chain data from Etherscan shows that at least one funding flow to these addresses involved an entity tagged as an MEV Builder (0xa6c2…). PeckShieldAlert also noted that some transactions were preemptively processed by the MEV builder, indicating the exploit involved time-sensitive execution and transaction ordering.

What on-chain trackers are monitoring

Market participants are monitoring whether the attacker consolidates the stolen ETH into fewer wallets or transfers the funds to mixers or centralized exchanges. On-chain labels linking part of the transaction flow to an MEV builder suggest the exploit may have relied on builder-side execution rather than manual transactions. At the time of writing, MakinaFi had not published a detailed technical breakdown or mitigation update regarding the exploit.

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Bitcoin hovered near the $92,000 mark on Tuesday, stabilizing after Monday’s sharp sell-off as traders remained cautious amid broader macro uncertainty. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $92,360, down 0.4% over the past 24 hours, while Ether slipped 0.8% to $3,183. XRP bucked the trend slightly, rising 0.2% to $1.96. Sector-wise, AI-related tokens led losses, dropping more than 3.5% in the last 24 hours, while the real-world assets (RWA) sector declined over 1%, according to CoinGecko data. Sentiment on Polymarket also weakened, with the probability of Bitcoin reaching $100,000 in January falling to 21%. Bets for $105,000 stood at just 7%, while odds of a drop to $85,000 and $80,000 rose to 18% and 6%, respectively.

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