Gate Research: Crypto Risk Appetite Improves Marginally; UK Releases Roadmap for Tokenized Finance Development

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2026-07-15 03:43:53
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Gate Research Daily Report: BTC extended its rebound, while ETH outperformed BTC, although further upside will require stronger trading volume. QUAI (+34.18%), B3 (+30.49%), and DRV (+20.54%) ranked among the top gainers, with capital flowing into Layer 1 scalability, Base gaming infrastructure, and on-chain derivatives, reflecting improving risk appetite alongside the recovery in major cryptocurrencies. However, after the sharp short-term rally, sustained trading volume and fundamental support remain essential. Hyperliquid's on-chain stock perpetuals continued to gain market share, while Robinhood Chain entered the top five DEXs by weekly trading volume. Meanwhile, the UK unveiled its tokenized finance roadmap, elevating tokenization to a national strategic priority.

Crypto Market Overview

  • BTC (+3.55% | current price 64,739.1 USDT):In the context of risk asset sentiment recovery, buying back and market digestion of previous macro pressures, BTC has rebounded after fluctuation. The current price has dropped below MA5 and is still above MA10, indicating that the momentum of buying at high prices has slowed down. The current situation is more of a strong consolidation rather than a unilateral acceleration. The short-term EMA remains upward, and the medium-term and long-term moving averages have shifted from suppression to repair; MACD is still in the positive range, but the momentum of expansion is slowing down; RSI has entered the overbought area, indicating a short-term need for fluctuation and digestion.In terms of the Bollinger Bands, the price is moving above the middle band and close to the upper band, indicating that the volatility and direction are increasing simultaneously. The first support is at 63,900 USDT, with further support at 63,400 USDT to 62,300 USDT; the first resistance is at 65,100 USDT. If there is a significant increase in volume and a breakthrough, attention should be paid to the pressure near 65,800 USDT.In terms of option strategies, BTC is generally bullish, with the market focusing on the 66,000-68,000 USD Call. However, medium-term funds are more likely to participate through spread or hedging strategies, indicating optimism about the rebound while still maintaining some caution.

  • ETH (+5.18% | current price 1,875.51 USDT):In the market environment where mainstream coins are rebounding and DeFi and on-chain transaction narratives are heating up, ETH is outperforming BTC. The hourly MA5, MA10, and MA30 are in a bullish arrangement, indicating a clear short-term trend, but the price has dropped below MA5 and is close to MA10, indicating that profit-taking has started after a rapid rise. To continue the upside, new trading volume is needed. The EMA is diverging upwards in the short term, and the medium-term and long-term moving averages are gradually turning from resistance to supportThe MACD maintains positive momentum, but the marginal growth rate is slowing down; the RSI is in an overbought state, and the 4-hour level is also facing overbought digestion. In terms of the Bollinger Bands, the price is located in the upper and middle bands, with a significant widening of the bandwidth. The trend is resilient but the volatility risk is also increasing. The first support is at 1,845 USDT, the second support zone is from 1,805 USDT to 1,775 USDT; the first resistance is at 1,897 USDT, and after breaking through, attention should be paid to the pressure near 1,930 USDT.

  • Altcoins: Over the past 24 hours, BTC, ETH, and GT have rebounded simultaneously, with ETH leading the increase. The mainstream cryptocurrencies have driven a marginal recovery in risk appetite; high-flexibility public chains, blockchain game infrastructure, and derivative protocol tokens have been active, but the market rotation is still fast. Today's crypto market fear-greed index is 25, in the "extremely fearful" range. The price rebound and sentiment readings are still significantly divergent, indicating that funds are being replenished in risky assets, but confidence in macro, regulation, and continuous liquidity has not yet been fully restored.

  • Macro: On July 14th, the S&P 500 index rose 0.40% to 7,543.59 points; the Dow Jones index rose 0.01% to 52,508.27 points; the Nasdaq index rose 0.90% to 26,107.01 points. As of 1:02 AM (UTC) on July 15th, the spot gold price per ounce was reported at $4,056.51, down 0.74% in 24 hours.

QUAI Quai Network (+34.18%, market cap $18.7874 million)

According to Gate market data, the current price of QUAI is 0.01815 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 34.18%. Quai Network is a Layer 1 network that uses a multi-chain sharding architecture and proof-of-work mechanism. Its goal is to improve throughput while maintaining decentralization and security, and to support on-chain execution for payment and high-frequency applications.

The rise of QUAI reflects the stage-by-stage replenishment of high-elastic public chain assets by funds. Its price was previously close to a historical low, and it gained stronger recovery elasticity after the rebound of mainstream coins. At the same time, the expansion of the public chain and the payment narrative provide trading themes. However, this round of increase is significantly higher than the overall market, and it remains to be seen whether the trading volume can be sustained in the future.

B3 B3 (+30.49%, market cap $28.719 million)

According to Gate market data, B3 is currently priced at 0.0006354 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 30.49%. B3 is a blockchain game infrastructure and platform built on the Base ecosystem, focusing on reducing the threshold for game development, account access, and cross-game interaction. It also supports in-game assets and user activities through an application chain architecture.

The strengthening of B3 is related to the rotation of the Base ecosystem and chain game infrastructure. The rebound of mainstream coins has increased the risk tolerance of small and medium-sized assets, and the low price range and high trading flexibility of B3 have attracted short-term funds. However, if there is a lack of new users, game launches, or ecosystem data in the future, the rally may still cool down quickly.

DRV Derive (+20.54%, market cap of $140 million)

According to Gate market data, DRV is currently priced at 0.1411 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 20.54%. Derive is an on-chain options and structured derivatives protocol that provides traders with options, perpetual contracts, and combined margin tools, aiming to improve the capital efficiency and professional trading experience of on-chain derivatives.

The rise of DRV coincides with the heating up of the on-chain derivatives track. Platforms like Hyperliquid have expanded stock perpetual contracts, strengthening the market's attention to on-chain trading infrastructure, and funds have also spread to similar agreements. DRV's circulation market value and transaction active level are higher than most of the projects on the gain list, but it is still necessary to be vigilant about the volatility and pullback after event-driven.

Alpha Insights

The proportion of Hyperliquid's perpetual stock contracts on the blockchain is rapidly increasing

The Block reported on July 14, 2026, that with the increase in demand for on-chain stock trading, the trading volume of Hyperliquid's HIP-3 market has approached 50% of the total trading volume of the platform's perpetual contracts. HIP-3 allows third parties to deploy perpetual contract markets, accelerating the entry of non-crypto assets such as stocks into on-chain trading scenarios, and expanding the platform's business from crypto perpetual contracts to a broader range of global assets.

This change shows that on-chain derivatives are competing for users of traditional brokers and spread contract platforms. Stock assets bring a larger potential trading market and can improve the income structure of crypto platforms, but price sources, market hours, clearing mechanisms, and regulatory boundaries will be the core tests. If trading depth can continue to grow, the competition focus of on-chain finance will further shift from "token trading" to "global asset entry".

Robinhood Chain ranks among the top five in terms of DEX weekly trading volume

The Block quoted Bernstein data on July 14, 2026, saying that Robinhood Chain's DEX trading volume exceeded $3 billion in the past week, ranking among the top five chains in terms of trading volume. Its growth is related to Robinhood's promotion of stock tokenization, on-chain meme trading, and its own infrastructure, showing that the combination of traditional financial user entry and public chain settlement layer can form considerable on-chain trading activities in a short period of time.

Robinhood's advantages lie in its existing user base, compliance channels, and asset supply, not just its underlying performance. If it unifies stock, crypto, and stablecoin trading on the chain, it may change the old path of public chains relying on native crypto users for customer acquisition, and intensify competition with Ethereum, Solana, and centralized trading platforms. However, it remains to be seen whether the trading volume can translate into long-term liquidity and protocol income.

The United Kingdom has released a roadmap for the development of tokenized finance

The Block reported on July 14, 2026, that the United Kingdom announced a roadmap for tokenized finance, expecting that related reforms could bring an annual incremental contribution of 33 billion pounds to the United Kingdom's economy. The roadmap focuses on gradually migrating traditional assets to digital platforms for publishing, trading, settlement, and market infrastructure, with the goal of improving the efficiency of capital markets and strengthening London's competitiveness in global fintech and digital asset fields.

The United Kingdom's roadmap has elevated tokenization from a pilot project to an industrial policy level, which is beneficial for banks, asset management institutions, and infrastructure service providers to invest in long-term construction. The key to truly impacting the market lies not in predicting the scale, but in the legal attributes of assets, the finality of on-chain settlement, and whether privacy and cross-border interoperability standards can be implemented. If the regulatory rules are clear, RWA and institutional-grade public chain services will have more stable demand.

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