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BTC drops 0.68% in 15 minutes: whale selling pressure combined with macro risk aversion sentiment triggers short-term pullback

From 09:15 to 09:30 (UTC) on March 3, 2026, BTC recorded a -0.68% return within 15 minutes, with a price range of 66,595.0 to 67,141.1 USDT and an amplitude of 0.81%. Market attention increased during this period, short-term volatility intensified, and investors became highly sensitive to capital flows and risk asset sentiment. The main driver of this anomaly was a large whale short-term concentration of BTC inflows and sales on a major mainstream exchange. On-chain data shows that since early 2026, the inflow ratio of large whales (addresses holding ≥1,000 BTC) reached a recent high,

Traditional Finance Drop Alert: XPTUSD Down Over 6%

Gate News bot message: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XPTUSD has dropped 6% in the short term, with current volatility significantly higher than the recent average level, and market activity has increased.

Lantern Festival coincides with a Blood Moon "once every 46 years"! Both the Taiwan stock market and the US stock market happen to be on the edge of a cliff—coincidence or fate?

Tonight's Lantern Festival, Taiwan is also witnessing a once-in-46-years "Total Lunar Eclipse Blood Moon" phenomenon, contrasting with the turbulence in the financial markets. Due to the "Iran Shock," the US stock market was affected, with the S&P 500 reaching 6,775 points and the VIX soaring. The Taiwan stock market also faced foreign selling pressure. Studies show that lunar phases influence market sentiment, with stock returns slightly lower during the full moon.

Over the past 4 hours, the entire network has experienced liquidations exceeding $55 million, with nearly $15 million in ETH liquidations.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Coinglass data shows that in the past 4 hours, the total liquidation across the network reached $57,568,300,000, with long positions liquidated at $51,823,500,000 and short positions at $5,744,800. Among them, BTC liquidations amounted to $17,640,000, and ETH liquidations reached $14,790,000.

ETH drops below 1950 USDT

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, ETH drops below 1950 USDT, current price 1949.22 USDT.

BTC drops below 67,000 USDT

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, BTC drops below 67,000 USDT, current price 66,992.6 USDT.