BTC drops below 68,000 USDT

Whale "pension-usdt.eth" Faces Over $10M Floating Loss on BTC and ETH 3x Leveraged Short Positions

Gate News bot message, whale address "pension-usdt.eth" currently holds 3x leveraged short positions in BTC and ETH with floating losses exceeding $10 million as prices rise. The positions include 1,000 BTC valued at $75.64 million with a loss of $6.7 million, and 10,000 ETH valued at $23.6 millio

BTC 15-minute gain of 0.71%: Large capital inflows and long position holdings drive resonance rally

Between 2026-03-17 01:00 and 01:15 (UTC), BTC exhibited a yield of +0.71% in the spot market, with a price range of 75069.4 to 75967.9 USDT, reaching a volatility amplitude of 1.19%. During this time window, market attention notably increased, with intensified price fluctuations and short-term capital inflows driving elevated trading activity. The primary driver of this price movement was substantial on-chain BTC transfers into mainstream trading platforms, particularly featuring 3 large transactions each exceeding 1000 BTC, significantly enhancing available market liquidity. Spot and derivatives markets synchronized with [text appears to be cut off]

MicroStrategy Bought $1.57 Billion in Bitcoin This Week, Total Holdings Surpass 761,000 BTC

MicroStrategy recently purchased 22,337 bitcoins for $1.57 billion, bringing its total holdings to 761,068 bitcoins. This acquisition was mainly financed through its record-breaking preferred stock offering, STRC. MicroStrategy aims to reach a total of 1 million bitcoins by 2026, and with the current rate of accumulation, future increases are promising. This purchase has lowered the overall cost basis of its holdings, which will help improve the company's financial situation.

Bitdeer Announces February Operating Data: Hash Rate Reaches 68 EH/s, Mined 705 BTC

Bitdeer's mining and operational data disclosed in February 2026 showed that its self-operated hash rate reached 68 EH/s, with 705 BTC mined, representing a year-over-year growth of 541%. The AI cloud business is developing well, with 2,096 GPUs deployed and annualized revenue of approximately $21 million. The company is also negotiating leasing agreements with potential customers and plans to begin mass production of the SEALMINER A4-1 mining machine in March 2026.

"Brother Maji" Increases ETH Long Position to 10175 Coins, and Adds New BTC and HYPE Long Positions

Gate News reports that on March 17, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, as the cryptocurrency market rose, "Maji Dage" increased their ETH long position to 10,175 ETH, approximately worth 23.92 million USD, with an unrealized profit of 1.37 million USD. Additionally, this address added 45 BTC and 64,000 HYPE long positions, with the total unrealized profit of the account reaching 1.41 million USD.

BlackRock withdrew 3719 BTC from a certain CEX in the past 9 hours, depositing 2018 BTC

Gate News reports that on March 17, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, over the past 9 hours, BlackRock withdrew 3719 BTC (valued at $274.41 million) from a certain CEX and deposited 2018 BTC (valued at $124.88 million) to a certain CEX.