From 14:15 to 14:30 on March 11, 2026 (UTC), Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a short-term fluctuation. The candlestick data shows a return of +0.63% within 15 minutes, with a price range of 70170.3 to 70694.9 USDT and an amplitude of 0.75%. Market attention increased during this period, volatility intensified, and both bulls and bears participated actively in short-term trading. The main driver of this fluctuation was a liquidation event in the derivatives market. Historical experience indicates that when large-scale liquidations occur in the futures and perpetual contracts markets,

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, BTC drops below 70,000 USDT, current price 69,992.9 USDT.

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, BTC breaks through 71,000 USDT, current price 71,014.9 USDT.

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, BTC breaks through 70,000 USDT, current price 70,018.4 USDT.

From 2026-03-11 13:00 to 2026-03-11 13:15 (UTC), the BTC price achieved a +0.73% return within 15 minutes, with a range quote of 69,338.6 to 69,975.0 USDT, and an amplitude of 0.92%. During this period, market activity significantly increased, trading volume surged compared to the previous period, market attention heated up, and short-term bullish sentiment dominated the market. The main driver of this anomaly was large on-chain capital flows — in the first 10 minutes before the event, multiple large BTC transfers flowed into a major exchange's hot wallet, indicating

Gate News Report, March 11th, Bitcoin crypto treasury company Strive increased its holdings by 179.12 BTC, worth approximately $12.35 million. After the increase, Strive's total holdings reached 13,310.9 BTC, ranking 11th in corporate Bitcoin holdings.

Gate News Report, March 11th, BTC price drops below the $69,000 mark, currently at $69,023, down 1.97% in the past 24 hours.

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, BTC drops below 69,000 USDT, current price 68,978.8 USDT.

On March 11, CryptoQuant detected increased selling pressure from Bitcoin miners. MARA allowed the sale of Bitcoin reserves and transferred 298 BTC; Core Scientific sold 2,174 BTC. Several mining companies are selling to strengthen their balance sheets and support AI infrastructure expansion.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale address pension-usdt.eth has been continuously shorting BTC and ETH, while going long on crude oil, with holdings reaching 1,000 BTC and 8,950 ETH. Since March 1, it has gained approximately $27 million with an 85% win rate.