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BTC Falls 0.53% in 15 Minutes: Selling Pressure Triggered by Increased On-chain Large Fund Transfers and Surging Trading Volume

2026-03-18 12:30 to 12:45 (UTC), BTC recorded a -0.53% return within 15 minutes, with the price range between 72320.9 and 72816.1 USDT, reaching a volatility of 0.68%. During the same period, market attention increased, active trading behavior increased significantly, and volatility intensified. The main driver of this price movement was concentrated large-scale on-chain fund inflows to exchanges, with large single transfers exceeding 1,000 BTC reaching 8,200 BTC, significantly higher than outflows of 2,900 BTC, indicating that major holders or institutions were

ETH 15-minute decline of 0.94%: Whale selling pressure triggers resonance between spot sell orders and futures liquidations

2026-03-18 12:30 to 2026-03-18 12:45 (UTC), ETH declined 0.94% within 15 minutes, with the price dropping from 2263.26 USDT to 2237.51 USDT, representing a volatility range of 1.14%. During this period, market trading volume surged significantly, volatility intensified, and attention increased rapidly, with notably elevated short-term risk. The primary driver of this price movement was an on-chain whale wallet that transferred out 8,200 ETH between 12:32 and 12:36, followed by an inflow of 2,800 ETH to mainstream

ETH 15-minute decline of 0.86%: Large transfers trigger concentrated selling and long liquidation resonance suppressing the market

2026-03-18 11:15 to 2026-03-18 11:30 (UTC), ETH experienced significant short-term volatility with K-line returns recording -0.86%, a price range between 2293.37 and 2317.12 USDT, and an amplitude of 1.03%. During this period, market trading activity increased, selling pressure was concentrated and released, reflecting heightened market panic sentiment. The main driver of this abnormal movement was large on-chain transfers directly flowing into a major exchange, followed by concentrated selling. Two high-frequency transfers of 5,000 ETH each entered the exchange, creating obvious selling pressure.

25% of XRP options on Deribit are concentrated at the 1.40 USD strike price with an expiration date of March 27

Gate News reports: On March 18, data shows that XRP is currently priced at approximately $1.50, slightly higher than the $1.40 strike price of the options cluster on Deribit. This cluster is valued at $14.6 million, accounting for about 25% of the total XRP options volume on Deribit, with an expiration date of March 27.

A certain whale opened a short position with 40x leverage after BTC broke through $74,000, with a position size reaching $1.12 million.

Gate News reported that on March 18, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, within the past 10 minutes, after BTC surged over $74,000 in a short period, a whale account starting with 0x8b6 opened a new BTC short position with 40x leverage at an average entry price of $74,050 with a position size of $1.12 million. The whale is currently in a floating loss of $1,300 (-4.3%).

US pre-market storage sector continues to rise, crypto KOL CBB's short positions on MU and SNDK expand losses to $1.4 million

On March 18, U.S. storage concept stocks continued to rise, with SanDisk up 3.6% and Micron Technology up 2.7%. This put on-chain shorts under pressure, with crypto KOL CBB's short address holding approximately 12.9 million dollars, with unrealized losses of approximately 1.4 million dollars, with notable losses on short positions in SNDK and MU respectively.