Data: 131 million VIRTUAL tokens transferred out from Virtuals Protocol, then relayed to another anonymous address

U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $471.3 Million Inflows Led by BlackRock

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced substantial inflows at the beginning of the week, marking the strongest single-day performance in over six weeks. On Monday, Bitcoin ETFs attracted $471.3 million in net inflows. This surge reversed the previous month’s outflows and

BlackRock withdrew 2,607 BTC and 28,391 ETH from a certain CEX, for a total value of approximately $237 million

Gate News message: On April 8, according to monitoring by Onchain Lens, BlackRock withdrew 2,607 BTC from a certain CEX, worth approximately $178 million. It also withdrew 28,391 ETH, worth approximately $59 million.

Trader “set 10 big targets first,” closed BTC and ETH long positions, with cumulative profits exceeding $12 million

Gate News message, April 8, the trader "set 10 big goals first" (@Jason60704294) disclosed on social media that he has closed out his BTC and ETH long positions, choosing to take profit and exit. In this trade, his 4x leverage long on BTC generated a profit of about $12.12 million, and his 2x leverage long on ETH generated a profit of about $728k, for a total profit of more than $12 million.

Bitcoin vaults past $72,000 as U.S. stock futures surge on a two‑week U.S.–Iran ceasefire

Bitcoin and U.S. stocks surged following Trump's announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran, while oil prices fell sharply. The easing geopolitical tensions led to increased risk appetite, resulting in significant liquidations of leveraged crypto futures positions.

ETH drops 0.97% in 15 minutes: Large capital flows concentrated into exchanges and a surge in derivatives short positions converge, triggering a pullback

From 23:30 to 23:45 on April 7, 2026 (UTC), ETH’s return in the span of 15 minutes recorded -0.97%. The price range was 2241.48–2273.25 USDT, and the amplitude reached 1.40%. During this period, the market saw significant volatility; trading activity declined and risk appetite shifted toward defense, drawing widespread attention from the market. The primary drivers behind this unusual move were large capital transitioning into and then concentrating inflows into exchanges, as well as the synchronous increase in short positions in the derivatives market, which amplified spot sell pressure. On-chain data shows that, during this stage, the total large-amount inflows of ETH into exchanges exceeded 120,000 coins, accompanied by…

BTC drops 1.03% in 15 minutes: tighter macro liquidity and derivatives synchronized to amplify sell-off pressure

From 23:30 to 23:45 (UTC) on 2026-04-07, the BTC price rapidly fell within 15 minutes, with a return of -1.03%. The price range was 71,905.7 to 72,760.5 USDT, and the amplitude was 1.17%. Market attention remained high; intraday volatility significantly increased. Trading volumes across major platforms briefly surged, indicating that selling pressure and risk-avoidance sentiment had permeated mainstream cryptocurrencies. The main drivers of this deviation were the continued tightening of macro liquidity under the Fed’s hawkish signals and a concentrated adjustment in the BTC derivatives market. The Fed’s interest rate in March 2026