Crypto markets broadly rise, with BTC once approaching $70,000 and ETH surging over 7%

According to SoSoValue data, Circle's Q4 2025 performance exceeded expectations across all metrics, boosting market sentiment. The overall crypto sector experienced a broad-based rally, with 24-hour gains generally ranging from about 2% to 7%. Among them, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 3.53%, breaking through $68,000 and once approaching $70,000 during the session; Ethereum (ETH) surged 7.23%, reclaiming territory above $2,000. Meanwhile, MAG7.ssi gained 5.98%, DEFI.ssi rose 6.45%, and MEME.ssi increased by 5.39%.

Sectors with notable performance also included: the GameFi sector, up 5.58% in 24 hours, with Power Protocol (POWER) surging 32.30% and The Sandbox (SAND) rising 8.70%; the Layer1 sector, up 5.21%, where Cardano (ADA) gained 10.23% and Polkadot (DOT) jumped significantly by 30.04%; the RWA sector, up 5.00%, with Ondo Finance (ONDO) rising 7.21%.

In other sectors, the DeFi sector increased by 4.79%, with Uniswap (UNI) up 13.76%; the CeFi sector rose 4.38%, with Binance Coin (BNB) gaining 5.01%; the Meme sector advanced 4.14%, with Bonk (BONK) up 7.38%; the PayFi sector climbed 2.97%, with Litecoin (LTC) rising 7.70%; the Layer2 sector increased by 2.92%, with Celestia (TIA) up 11.24%.

The crypto sector indices reflecting historical sector performance showed that the ssiRWA, ssiLayer1, and ssiDePIN indices rose by 8.18%, 6.91%, and 6.76%, respectively.