Whale bc1pyd Sells Entire Bitcoin Holdings Worth $384M at $118M Loss

BTC short-term decline of 0.81%: Futures long liquidation wave triggers passive selling and liquidity resonance, intensifying volatility

On 2026-03-02 from 17:30 to 17:45 (UTC), the BTC price experienced a significant fluctuation, with a period return of -0.81%. The price rapidly declined within the range of 68802.7 to 69447.1 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.93%. Trading volume during this period was significantly higher than the previous hour, indicating increased selling pressure and short-term volatility, which attracted widespread market attention. The main driver of this fluctuation was large-scale forced liquidation of long positions in the futures market. Data shows that during this hour, the total forced liquidation amount for BTC futures contracts reached as high as $117 million, with a 24-hour cumulative total of 3.8

BTC drops below 69,000 USDT

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Best Crypto To Buy: Pepeto Official Launch Date Approaches While Bitcoin Hyper and Digitap Struggle To Keep Up

Stripe just expanded its USDC payment integration to over 30 new countries, allowing merchants to accept crypto payments with instant fiat settlement for the first time. The move signals that mainstream infrastructure for digital assets is accelerating faster than most traders realize.

BTC Breaks Through 70,000 USDT

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, BTC breaks through 70,000 USDT, current price 70,020 USDT.