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**Bitcoin Rebounds Above $88k, Bearish Sentiment Eases (Altcoins Still Under Pressure) – Coinglass Data** As of January 27th, Coinglass figures show Bitcoin has climbed back above $88,000, currently trading at $88,408. Mainstream CEX and DEX funding rates indicate bearish sentiment has softened compared to yesterday, though widespread bearishness remains for altcoins. Specific funding rates for major coins are listed in the attached chart. **BlockBeats Note:** Funding rates are set by crypto exchanges to align perpetual contract prices with underlying asset values. They facilitate fund transfers between long and short traders—exchanges do not collect this fee. The mechanism adjusts traders’ holding costs or profits to keep contract prices close to spot prices. **Rate Benchmarks:** - 0.01% = baseline rate - Above 0.01% = broadly bullish market - Below 0.005% = broadly bearish market

As of January 27, alternative data shows the cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index stands at 29—up from 20 the prior day. The market has shifted out of "extreme fear" territory and into the "fear" zone. Note: The index ranges from 0 to 100, with components including: Volatility (25%), Market Volume (25%), Social Media Hype (15%), Market Surveys (15%), Bitcoin Dominance (10%), and Google Trends Analysis (10%).

On January 27th, Bitcoin scaling network Mezo announced the launch of its MEZO airdrop lookup page.

**U.S. Marshals Probe $40M Seized Crypto Theft Case; ZachXBT Alleges CMDSS Exec’s Son as Suspect** Jan. 27 — The U.S. Marshals Service is investigating a case involving roughly $40 million in seized cryptocurrency linked to a theft. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT claims John “Lick” Daghita — son of the CEO of CMDSS, a service provider for the U.S. Defense and Justice Departments — is suspected of transferring assets from a government-controlled crypto wallet managed by his father’s company. ZachXBT says he has verified at least $23 million in funds tracing back to ~$90 million in crypto the government seized in 2024 and 2025, and submitted a report to law enforcement last week. The break came after the suspect accidentally exposed their controlled wallet address in a Telegram group chat video where they bragged about their wealth; on-chain analysis later confirmed the fund linkage. U.S. Marshals Public Affairs Officer Brady McCarron noted the investigation is ongoing and decl

On January 27th, SlowMist Chief Security Officer 23pds noted in a post that the Clawdbot gateway faces security risks—hundreds of API keys and private chat logs are vulnerable to compromise. Unauthenticated instances are publicly exposed online, with multiple code flaws that could lead to credential theft and remote code execution (RCE). Public users are advised to implement a port whitelist policy.

January 27 – Per HyperInsight monitoring, a trader (nicknamed “Buddy”) added to their ETH long position today after being liquidated yesterday morning, and also opened a new HYPE long position. As of press time, the total value of their ETH and HYPE long positions exceeds $8.58 million. Details are as follows: · 25x ETH long position: 2,775 coins ($8.09 million) · 10x HYPE long position: 18,888.88 coins ($470,000)