January brought a notable uptick in Eurozone sentiment. The Sentix Investor Confidence index came in at -1.8, beating expectations that had looked for a steeper decline to -5.0. For context, December's reading sat at -6.2. So we're seeing improvement here—the index is climbing out of deeper negative territory. This kind of shift matters. When European investor confidence stabilizes and moves upward, it typically signals reduced economic anxiety, which can ripple across global markets including crypto. The spread between what traders predicted (-5.0) and what actually materialized (-1.8) suggests the Eurozone's economic picture isn't deteriorating as fast as some feared. That's the sort of macro tailwind that can ease risk-off sentiment and potentially improve appetite for alternative assets.