Gate Research Institute: Gold and silver prices have risen to historical highs, driving significant expansion in the tokenized commodities sector

The Gate Research Institute recently released the report "Cryptocurrency Market Review for January 2026," which points out that in January, the market capitalization distribution of stablecoins on public chains remains highly concentrated. Ethereum accounts for more than half of the share, continuing its position as a core clearing and DeFi liquidity hub; Tron firmly holds second place, playing a key role as a high-frequency settlement channel in cross-chain payments and token transfers.

In terms of macro assets, gold and silver prices have risen to historical highs, driving significant expansion in the tokenized commodity sector. The total market capitalization of related tokens has surpassed $5 billion, with an increase of over 35% in the past 30 days, and monthly on-chain transfer volume exceeding $13 billion, with gold-related tokens being the main growth driver. Meanwhile, the trading volume in prediction markets reached a new high of $12 billion in January, with total on-chain transaction fees exceeding $11 million. With the support of incentive mechanisms and short-cycle high-frequency contracts, trading activity and protocol revenue have both increased.

On the capital side, the Web3 industry completed a total of 53 financing rounds in January, with a cumulative scale of approximately $1.82 billion, primarily flowing into blockchain services and CeFi-related sectors.

In terms of security, Web3 risk events exhibit a "few large amounts, dispersed small amounts" loss structure. Contract vulnerabilities remain the primary source of risk, accounting for 34.5%; among them, Step Finance suffered a supply chain attack, resulting in asset losses of approximately $40 million, making it the largest security incident of the month.