2026-03-13 12:45 to 2026-03-13 13:00 (UTC), BTC achieved a +0.60% return within 15 minutes, with a price range of 72341.6-72888.0 USDT and a volatility amplitude of 0.76%. Short-term price oscillations noticeably intensified. Due to abundant trading volume, market attention rose rapidly, reflecting a phase of strengthened buying power. The primary drivers of this movement are continuous net inflows into ETFs and a technical breakout of key structures. In March 2026, BTC spot ETFs attracted capital inflows as high as 1.6 billion dollars in a single week.

Gate News Report: On March 13, spot gold broke through the key level of $5,100 per ounce and is now trading at $5,108 per ounce, with an intraday gain of 0.56%.

The cryptocurrency market is showing overall strength, with total market capitalization reaching $2.51 trillion. Bitcoin is approaching $72,000, while Ethereum is around $2,100. The rally has been driven by declining crude oil prices and institutional capital inflows, while the U.S. stock market decline has created a divergence with independent cryptocurrency market movements. Leveraged market short positions are being squeezed, capital flows into spot ETFs remain robust, and geopolitical factors have also improved market sentiment.

Gate News bot message: According to the official Gate announcement on March 16, 2026, The Gate platform announced adjustments to the lending functions of MBG by Multibank Group (MBG). Effective from 16:00 on March 16, 2026, ( UTC+8, the platform will disable the ability to open new loans in the unified account spot margin, collateralized lending, and isolated margin lending services. For users with outstanding loans, the platform requires repayment to be completed before 16:00 on March 17, 2026, ) UTC+8. Loans that are not repaid by this deadline will be automatically settled and repaid by the system at that time. The platform stated that this adjustment is based on its regular project review mechanism, aiming to optimize trading experience and ensure the security of user assets. The spot trading functions will remain unaffected.

Gate News: On March 13, according to CoinGecko data, Lobster (LOBSTER) rose approximately 18.1% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at 0.02288 USD, with a 24-hour global trading volume of approximately 26.6356 million USD. Data shows that Lobster spot trading volume on the Gate platform is approximately 4.4885 million USD, ranking second among centralized exchanges.

Gate News Report: On March 13, according to monitoring by crypto analyst Trader T, the US spot Ethereum ETF had net inflows of $72.45 million on March 12. Among them, Fidelity FETH had net inflows of $52.02 million, accounting for 71.8% of total inflows; BlackRock ETHA had net inflows of $18.77 million; Bitwise ETHW had net inflows of $0.89 million; Franklin

Recently, data showed that as of 3 PM ET on March 12, the US XRP spot ETF saw net outflows of $6.0806 million, while the SOL spot ETF saw net inflows of $3.9248 million. The cumulative historical net outflows for XRP reached $17.8894 million, while SOL reached $961 million.

On March 12, monitoring data showed that US Bitcoin spot ETFs had net inflows of $54.08 million, with main inflows from BlackRock and Fidelity, while Bitwise and Grayscale experienced net outflows. Specific inflow and outflow details are as follows.

According to SoSoValue data, SOL spot ETF's net inflows reached $3.9248 million on March 12, primarily from Bitwise Solana Staking ETF. The cumulative net inflows have reached $774 million, with current total assets under management of $825 million.

According to SoSoValue data, on March 12, the US XRP Spot ETF had net outflows of $6.0806 million, with 21Shares XRP ETF experiencing net outflows of $3.0891 million. The current total assets under management are $968 million, with cumulative historical net inflows reaching $1.208 billion.