Gate News reports that on March 13, an on-chain whale address beginning with 0xac0 deposited $3.26 million into Hyperliquid in the early morning hours, subsequently opening 70,000 short positions in CL (WTI crude oil futures, West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contracts) with 20x leverage. This transaction represents the address's first operation, with a position size of $6.6 million, an average opening price of $94.13, and a liquidation price of $137.29.

Recently, Hyperliquid has become the main on-chain crude oil trading platform, with 24-hour trading volume for CL contracts reaching $1.16 billion and open interest surpassing $300 million. New capital is flowing in rapidly, with 48% of million-level whale addresses being new or returning addresses, mainly bullish, with the long position opening ratio around 65.5%.

On March 13, the Nasdaq 100 declined 1.7%, causing a whale holding a 10x leveraged long position in XYZ100 to suffer an unrealized loss of $480,000. Despite the Nasdaq pullback, the whale still achieved a daily profit of $120,000 through hedges in crude oil and Bitcoin.

As of March 13, HYPE price exceeded $38, with whale address 0x4f9's HYPE long position unrealized gains reaching $870,000, with a return rate of 88%. The address began trading on March 9, with a position size of approximately $9.9 million, an average price of $34.8, and continues to accumulate.

Gate News reports: On March 13, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale address, after being dormant for 10 months, withdrew 1,870 XAUT from a certain CEX eight hours ago, worth 9.54 million USD.

CoW DAO responded to the incident where a whale lost $50.39 million while swapping aEthAAVE, stating that the decentralized trading platform was unable to complete the transaction. The team emphasized the importance of user autonomy and choice. They are researching how to balance security with user self-sovereignty and have committed to reimbursing related fees.

March 13 news: Analysts detected a whale that has been continuously accumulating positions since March 11. Nine hours ago, it withdrew 10,421 ETH from a certain exchange, with a cumulative position of 73,744.98 ETH, valued at approximately $152 million, with floating profits of about $4.04 million.

March 13, 2026, 00:00 to 00:15 (UTC), BTC price fluctuated within the range of 70394.0 to 71116.3 USDT in just 15 minutes, with a return rate of +0.84% and volatility amplitude reaching 1.02%. During this period, mainstream market attention increased, driving active trading and notably elevated price volatility, reflecting a marked warming of market sentiment during this timeframe. The primary driver of this price movement was large on-chain fund transfers and concentrated whale account buying activity. Historical on-chain data observations show that single transfers exceeding 1000 BTC have frequently served as catalysts for upward price movements.

From 2026-03-12 23:00 to 2026-03-12 23:15 (UTC), ETH experienced significant price volatility with short-term returns reaching +0.72%. The K-line range was 2064.94-2085.0 USDT with an amplitude of 0.97%. Market volatility intensified, with increased attention and rising discussion of ETH topics on-chain and across social platforms, indicating upward resonance between capital flow and market sentiment. The primary driver of this volatility was whale fund inflow and institutional buying. On-chain monitoring data showed at least two transactions exceeding 5,000 ET

On March 12, Hyperinsight detected a major holder accumulating approximately 95,000 WTI crude oil short positions within 1 hour, with a total value of $9.13 million, increasing their total position value from $14 million to $23.13 million, currently with a floating loss of $764,000.