Gate News bot message, The whale previously known for "Sold 255 $BTC to short" has reversed their position on BTC, switching from short to long. The trader opened a 40x long position on 439.92 BTC valued at $30.23M. Additionally, the whale increased their long position on Brent oil, currently holdi

Michael Saylor has transformed Strategy into the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder, owning 762,000 BTC. At the Digital Asset Summit, he introduced the preferred stock product STRC, which offers low volatility and high returns, with an 11.5% yield and approximately 2% volatility. The goal is to attract institutional capital into Bitcoin and address the issue of insufficient allocation to crypto assets.

GameStop's filings with the SEC show that in January, the company did not sell any Bitcoin but instead pledged approximately 4,709 BTC to a CEX for a covered call strategy. The company realized an unrealized gain of $2.5 million and currently holds only 1 BTC.

On March 26, 2026, from 20:00 to 20:15 (UTC), the 15-minute spot Bitcoin (BTC) candlestick return was +0.97%, with a price range of 68,428.7 to 69,460.2 USDT and an amplitude of 1.51%. Trading volume during this period increased by 18% compared to the previous period, reaching approximately $120 million. Market attention significantly intensified, and short-term volatility increased. The main driver of this movement was strong active buying in the spot market. Specifically, multiple large transfers of ≥1000 BTC appeared on-chain, with net inflows of BTC on major trading platforms totaling approximately 28.

On March 26, 2026, from 17:45 to 18:00 (UTC), Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a -0.69% return within 15 minutes, with a price range of $68,385.8 to $68,956.2 USDT and an amplitude of 0.83%. Short-term volatility increased, market attention rapidly heightened, showing concentrated downward pressure. The main driver of this movement was the approaching options expiration, with related position investors adjusting short-term holdings in response to the "maximum pain" zone ($75,000–$80,000), combined with the put/call ratio of options.

Gate News bot message, according to the March 26 update, Bitcoin ETFs recorded a 1-day net inflow of +86 BTC (+$5.92M), while showing a 7-day net outflow of -898 BTC (-$61.97M). Ethereum ETFs experienced a 1-day net outflow of -4,439 ETH (-$9.17M) and a 7-day net outflow of -121,318 ETH (-$250.64M).

Greeks.live reports that tomorrow will see the largest options settlement of the first quarter this year, with nearly 40% of options expiring. The biggest pain point for BTC is at $75,000, with low put option trading volume and overall sentiment leaning bearish. IV Crush is imminent, short-term option buyers are at a disadvantage, while institutions are building positions in future bullish options through rollovers.

Greeks.live on the X platform pointed out that March 27 will mark the largest options expiration of Q1 2026, with about 40% of options expiring. The biggest pain point for BTC is $75,000, and put option trading volume is low. Volatility warning indicates that IV Crush is approaching, and short-term options buyers are at a disadvantage. Whales are rolling over positions on Deribit, building large positions in out-of-the-money call options for June and September.

2026-03-26 15:00 to 15:15 (UTC), BTC spot price recorded a -0.77% return, trading between 68,913.1 and 69,495.9 USDT, with a volatility of 0.84%. During this period, market liquidity was sufficient but activity declined, on-site attention increased, and volatility was amplified. The main driver of this fluctuation was passive price movement in a low liquidity environment, combined with the CME Bitcoin futures March contract entering its first notice day, leading some institutions to shift and hedge their positions, which triggered a short-term downward trend. Additionally, spot and derivatives markets...

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market reached $253 million, with over 80% from long positions. BTC and ETH were liquidated for $68.88 million and $87.89 million respectively, involving a total of 90,432 traders. The largest single liquidation was $9.315 million.