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_CME basis compression and a 47% drop in open interest signal deleveraging, but no clear capitulation bottom has formed._ Signs of stress are building in Bitcoin’s derivatives markets. Cooling demand for futures exposure and a sharp drop in open interest signal that deleveraging is still

_Geopolitical escalation triggered $1.8B in futures selling, pushing Bitcoin sentiment into extreme bearish territory._ Escalating conflict in the Middle East sent shockwaves through crypto markets within minutes. Reports said United States President Donald Trump announced “major combat

In the past 24 hours, total liquidations across the network reached $498 million, with $357 million in long positions and $141 million in short positions. Bitcoin and Ethereum long positions were liquidated at $140 million and $101 million respectively, and a total of 144,570 people worldwide were liquidated.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to CoinGlass data, a total of 147,171 people were liquidated across the entire network in the past 24 hours, with a total liquidation amount of $505 million. Among them, long positions were liquidated for $362 million, and short positions for $143 million. The largest single liquidation occurred on Aster's BTCUSDT trading pair, valued at $11.1713 million.

PANews February 28 News, CoinAnk data shows that in the past 24 hours, the total liquidations in the cryptocurrency market across all contracts reached $382 million, including $277 million in long positions and $105 million in short positions. The total liquidation amount for BTC was $148 million, and for ETH it was $90.29 million.

Gate News bot message, a newly created wallet address "0x63c7" opened 20x leveraged long positions six hours ago. The wallet purchased 80,050 xyz:SILVER tokens valued at $7.61 million and 400 xyz:GOLD tokens valued at $2.15 million.

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount across the entire network reached $452 million, mainly caused by long positions. Long liquidations amounted to $372 million, while short liquidations totaled $79.55 million. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum suffered heavy losses, with 141,852 people liquidated. The largest single liquidation amount was $11,171,300.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $3 billion, with long and short positions accounting for 49.33% and 50.67%, respectively. The profit and loss for longs is -$189 million, and for shorts is $279 million. The giant whale address 0xa5b0..41 went long ETH at a price of $1991.53, with an unrealized profit and loss of -$8.6825 million.

Recently, Bitcoin dropped to $63,000 due to attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, but is now attempting to rebound to $64,000. Perpetual contract funding rates have fallen to -6%, indicating an increasing bearish sentiment in the market regarding the decline, even though open interest continues to grow under negative funding rates, suggesting rising market participation.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks above $1,947, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $787 million. Conversely, if ETH drops below $1,765, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $376 million.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $66,985, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $1.923 billion. Conversely, if BTC drops below $60,661, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $644 million.

According to HyperInsight's monitoring, due to market downturns, the floating losses of major long whales in BTC and ETH have increased, totaling over $13 million. Among them, the BTC long position of "pension-usdt.eth" has a floating loss of $3.17 million, while the ETH long position of "ETH波段大师" has a floating loss of approximately $9.6 million.

This essay analyzes the performance of the top 15 Perpetual Decentralized Exchanges (DEXes), highlighting key metrics such as active addresses, total volume locked (TVL), and revenue generated over recent periods. Hyperliquid leads with significant figures, followed by Lighter and Aster, among others.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, the crypto market experienced a rapid decline due to the impact of the US and Israel's actions against Iran, with $260 million in liquidations over the past 4 hours, including $224 million in long positions.

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount across the entire network reached $518 million, including $445 million from long positions and $72.68 million from short positions, covering liquidations of Bitcoin and Ethereum long and short positions. A total of 153,280 people worldwide were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation amounting to $11.1713 million.

Following reports of attacks by the US military and Israel on Iran, the cryptocurrency market plummeted. Bitcoin dropped below $64,000, and Ethereum fell over 5%. Investor sentiment sharply cooled, risk assets were sold off, and funds shifted to gold and the US dollar. The market is watching Iran's response, as a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could lead to further economic turmoil.

Gate News bot message, following Israel's attack on Iran, the cryptocurrency market experienced a sharp decline. The whale address "pension-usdt.eth," who had opened a $BTC (3x) long position totaling 1,000 $BTC valued at $67.39M, is currently facing a floating loss exceeding $3.3M. According to O

On 2026-02-28 from 07:00 to 07:15 (UTC), ETH prices surged rapidly within 15 minutes, with a range volatility of 1.56%, hitting a low of 1835.12 USDT and a high of 1863.79 USDT, yielding a return of +1.10%. Market attention significantly increased, and short-term capital activity drove increased volatility. The main drivers of this anomaly are large whale accumulation and a significant concentration of on-chain holdings. On-chain data shows approximately 2.5 million ETH flowing into "in-only" whale addresses, greatly increasing the concentration of holdings. The capital side is showing strong...

Gate News bot message, Following Israel's strike on Iran, ETH experienced a sharp decline, resulting in another liquidation for Machi(@machibigbrother). His account balance has dropped to only $13,580. He had deposited $245K just 4 days ago. According to Lookonchain's earlier report on February 28,